Crew Time Clock for Contractors — Real Labor Cost per Job

Real labor cost on every job, not a guess

Crews clock in to a project from their phone the moment they roll up to the jobsite. BuildCrux captures every minute on every project, applies your workspace pay rates and rounding policy, and rolls the labor cost straight into Project Financials and Reports — closing the fourth and last cost category that makes profitability honest. No spreadsheets, no payroll guesswork, no end-of-week reconstruction. Field workers see a 56-pixel live timer and accrued dollars while they work. Office staff see who is on the clock right now, on which project, and what it is costing per hour. Admins set min-shift hours and round-up policy once at the workspace level, and everyone sees consistent billable totals across web, Android, and iOS.

Part of BuildCrux's all-in-one platform
Crew Time Clock — live product screenshot
✓Live timer + accrued $ on mobile
✓Workspace min-shift + round-up policy
✓Flows into Project Financials + Reports

What you get

Crews tap "Clock in," pick a project, and a live 56-pixel timer runs while they work — accrued labor dollars update every second.
Pay rate is captured at clock-in, so retroactive rate changes never rewrite history on closed shifts.
Workspace-wide minimum shift hours (4h residential, 8h union commercial, etc.) and round-up policy (15 / 30 / 60 min) applied automatically at clock-out.
Project Financials show a Labor row alongside Expenses, Mileage, and Sub Payments — the 4th cost category that turns Profit / Loss honest.
Reports → Profitability adds Labor to the costs column for every project; the Labor Summary card breaks down billable hours, total shifts, and labor cost across any date range.
A live "Clocked in now" widget on the contractor dashboard shows every crew member on the clock, on which project, with their accrued dollars updating live.
Admin shift-edit endpoint stamps edited_at / edited_by / edit_reason for payroll audit when a worker forgets to clock out.
12-hour-forgotten-clock-out push reminder pings the worker after 12h with a one-tap clock-out so labor doesn't balloon overnight.
Mobile + web stay in lockstep — "Min applied" and "Rounded" chips show wherever billable exceeds raw elapsed time.
Included on every plan — Solo, Crew, Office, and Enterprise — at no extra cost.

Crew Time Clock — frequently asked questions

How do crews clock in on a jobsite?

Workers tap "Clock in" on their phone, pick the project, and a live timer runs while they work with accrued labor dollars updating as they go. It stays in lockstep across web, Android, and iOS.

Does the labor cost actually show up in my job numbers?

Yes — clocked hours flow into Project Financials as a Labor row alongside Expenses, Mileage, and Sub Payments, and into the Profitability report. That gives you real labor cost on a job instead of an end-of-week guess.

Can I set minimum shift hours or round time up?

Admins set a workspace-wide minimum shift and a round-up policy of 15, 30, or 60 minutes once, and BuildCrux applies it automatically at clock-out. "Min applied" and "Rounded" chips show up wherever billable time exceeds the raw elapsed time.

What happens if someone forgets to clock out?

A reminder pushes to the worker after 12 hours with a one-tap clock-out so labor doesn't balloon overnight, and an admin can edit the shift with the change stamped for a payroll audit trail. The time clock is included on every plan at no extra cost.

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