The Time Clock: Tracking Handyman Hours for Payroll
Two Kinds of Hours
There are hours on a job and hours on the clock. Hours on the job tell you what to bill and how long a task takes. Hours on the clock tell you what to pay.
Clocking In on the Same Phone
Techs clock in and out in the tech app, on the same phone they run their day on. Hours are recorded as they happen, not reconstructed on Friday.
Payroll Export
Hours, and tips if you use them, can be exported for payroll, so whoever runs payroll isn't copying numbers off a paper sheet.
Compare the Two
Over a month, compare clocked hours to job hours. If a tech clocks 40 hours and logs 22 on jobs, the gap is drive time, supply runs and waiting. Tighter routes and a better-stocked truck shrink it.
Fair to Everyone
Accurate hours protect your techs too. Nobody wants a dispute over whether they worked 38 or 41 hours.
Keep Reading
Next in this series: Your First Week With Handyman Software: A Day-by-Day Setup Plan. Before that came Reviews and Tips: Getting Credit for Good Handyman Work. For the full picture, go back to the handyman software overview.
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