Built around the people on site.
Sites, crews and assignments change throughout the working week. Build a clearer payroll conversation around how hours are recorded, who approves them and what happens when a project ends. Then look at rewards terms your people can understand wherever they’re working.
Capturing hours across sites
When people work across several sites or on short jobs, the hard part is often getting reliable hours to payroll on time. Who records them, who checks them and when’s the cut-off? A site supervisor, an office administrator and the payroll provider each have a role. Working out that chain before you start is worth more than any promise on a website, and it makes pay day calmer for everyone.
- Who records hours on each site
- Who checks and approves them
- The cut-off before each pay run
- How late or disputed hours are handled
- Where site paperwork is kept
Crews, subcontractors and clarity
Many trade businesses use a mix of employees, labour hire and subcontractors. Each is treated differently, and this website can’t advise how a particular worker should be classified. What you can do is list the groups you use and describe them clearly in your enquiry. Then ask what the payroll arrangement would cover, and what stays outside it, so there are no surprises later.
- The groups of workers you use
- Which groups would be covered by payroll
- Which would be outside the arrangement
- Who confirms classification questions
- How you communicate with crews day to day
Points for people on the tools
A rewards program can be a way to recognise reliability and effort across a crew, but it has to be simple to explain on site. Ask what activity could be eligible, how a worker checks their points without a trip to the office and what happens when a project ends. Rewards sit alongside the payroll arrangement, with eligibility and options agreed directly before anyone takes part.
- What eligible activity could look like
- How a worker checks their points
- How the program is explained on site
- What happens when a project finishes
- Whether it suits both short and long jobs
Your questions, answered.
Can this work for small trade businesses?
This website doesn’t address business size, so describe yours in an enquiry. Whether and how YTS can help is discussed directly, with what’s covered and the terms agreed before any onboarding.
Does this cover subcontractor payments?
What’s covered is agreed individually and nothing is assumed here. Explain how you engage subcontractors and ask what would and wouldn’t be included, and get advice on classification from a qualified professional.
Do I have to offer rewards to my crew?
Rewards are discussed alongside payroll, and how they’re offered is part of the agreement. Say whether you want payroll only, payroll with points, or something else, and the options can be explained.