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Time tracking for contractors and trades

Multi-site GPS punch, drive-time rules, 1099 vs W-2 separation, and trailer kiosks — for GCs, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and finish trades.

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contractors team using ShiftDeck on the job

Pain points every contractors owner knows

These aren't hypothetical — they're the exact headaches that eat your Friday afternoons and make payroll week miserable.

  • Crews bounce between three jobs in a day and the punch log can't tell you which hours belong to which GC invoice.
  • 1099 subs and W-2 employees mix on the same crew, and your payroll process can't keep them straight.
  • Drive-time should be paid (or not) per company rule — and your spreadsheet doesn't enforce it consistently.
  • Foremen want to see who's where right now, not at 6pm when everyone's already home.

Features that fix it — mapped to your workflow

Every bullet below links to a feature page with full details, screenshots, and FAQ. Nothing vaporware — it's either live or on the 90-day roadmap.

GPS punch

Location at clock-in proves presence on each job — settles GC and customer disputes in 30 seconds.

Per-site geofences

Auto-flag clock-ins that happen outside the trailer radius for foreman review.

Job and cost-code tagging

Every punch ties to a job and cost code so labor flows clean to your GC invoice and job-costing report.

Trailer kiosk

iPad on a stand by the gang box — PIN entry for crew members without smartphones.

Monday-to-Friday in ShiftDeck

Here's what a typical week looks like for a contractors shop running ShiftDeck. No theory — just the steps.

  1. Add each active job site as a ShiftDeck job with address, geofence radius, and cost code.
  2. Tag each crew member as W-2 or 1099 — their hours flow to separate payroll/1099 reports.
  3. Crew clocks in by tapping a job; GPS attaches and geofence validates automatically.
  4. Foremen approve exceptions through the week (missed clock-outs, off-site punches, drive-time rules).
  5. Friday: export labor by job for GC billing, export payroll by employee classification, close the week.

Contractors FAQ

Yes — set the worker classification on the team record. Hours roll up on separate reports, and payroll exports filter by W-2 or 1099 so each goes to the right process.

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Run your contractors team on ShiftDeck

GPS-verified clock-ins, drag-and-drop scheduling, one-click payroll export — built for owner-operators, not enterprise procurement.

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$69/mo · $690/yr (save ~17 %) · $499 Founders Lifetime (100 spots)