Why construction timesheets are so hard to manage
Subcontractors often deal with:
- Workers across multiple sites
- Different EBAs and awards per site or project
- Crews submitting late or incomplete timesheets
- Manual payroll calculations
The result is often:
- Payroll errors
- Compliance risk
- Hours of payroll admin every week
What's included in our free checklist
- Payroll preparation and planning – understanding EBA and award obligations and defining approval workflows.
- Timesheet structure – identifying what fields are mandatory in construction timesheets and how to capture hours worked consistently.
- Crew submissions – ensuring accurate labour tracking and improving quality of timesheet submissions.
- Compliance and verification – interpreting EBAs and awards correctly against labour hours.
- Moving to digital timesheets – understanding how automating and integrating timesheets with payroll systems can reduce manual admin and risk.
