Project Payroll · Construction
Construction payroll and timesheets, done right in Employment Hero
Commercial and residential crews move between jobs in the same week. Overtime, RDOs, fares, travel and site allowances need the right job and work type behind them, not a weekly total on a sheet.
Construction payroll setup
The construction rules behind every site hour
Construction payroll needs the award and your EBA set up properly in Employment Hero. Review classifications, all-purpose allowances, overtime, RDO accrual and shutdown rules against the agreement. Crew Time captures and sends approved hours; your payroll team runs the pay in Employment Hero.
See how our construction payroll software approach handles awards, EBAs and site hours in Employment Hero.
Applicable instruments: MA000020 Building & Construction General On-site Award. Coverage depends on the work, worker and agreement.
Plain answers on construction EBAs, site allowances and RDOs
Roster pattern
Different jobs. One worked day.
Plan crews against jobs and shifts. When a worker moves sites during the day, split their timesheet into job and cost-code blocks. The roster is the plan; the foreman checks the hours actually worked.
Employment Hero construction workflow
From site hours to Employment Hero
Clock on by phone or site kiosk. The foreman checks the day. Approved timesheets go to Employment Hero with job, location and work type. Your payroll team runs the pay there.
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Clock onsite
Phone or site kiosk, works offline and syncs when signal returns.
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Job-costedhours
Every hour coded to job, cost code and work type.
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Dockets andapprovals
Foreman approves the day, client signs the daily docket.
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Award/EBA rulesin EH
Employment Hero calculates penalties, allowances and RDOs from your setup.
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Pay runin EH
Your team runs pay in Employment Hero. We never touch wages.
We can build your award and EBA setup in Employment Hero. Custom quote, book a call.
Crew Time is an independent add-on, not an Employment Hero product or official partner. Other payroll connections come later.
Next steps
Keep the crew, the setup and the site records together
Construction
Keep payroll in Employment Hero. Get site time right.
Talk to us about your crews, sites and award or agreement setup.
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