Admins, managers, or foremen can create job schedules for your crew using our drag-and-drop scheduling tool. Published schedules are automatically sent to crew members.
2. Clocking in and out
Crew members can clock in and out using our mobile apps, you can set up a tablet as a kiosk, or a site foreman can clock everyone in and out at the same time.
3. Viewing timesheets
Buddy Punch compiles all clock-in and out data into timesheets that you can view on the admin dashboard. Crew hours and overtime are automatically calculated for you.
4. Running payroll
Use Buddy Punch as your payroll provider, or integrate our data with payroll providers like QuickBooks and ADP. Running payroll will be faster and more accurate than ever before.
Features to prevent off-site punching and monitor locations
GPS on punch
When crew members clock in and out, log their location on their timesheets. You can then review this data to make sure everyone was on-site when they punched in and out.
Geofencing
Prevent crew members from clocking in before they arrive on the job site or clocking out after they leave with geofences — virtual, location-based radiuses you create around your job sites.
Real-time GPS
See where all crew members are located at any time on a map, or track crew members’ routes and movements throughout the day. Real-time GPS can be enabled or disabled per employee.
Advanced features for construction and field crews
Job tracking
Create job codes for your different projects. Employees select a job code when clocking in, then you can see exactly how many hours were worked on specific projects.
Prevailing wage rates
Set up project-specific rates for your prevailing wage jobs, and Buddy Punch automatically assigns the appropriate pay rates to the hours crew members work on those jobs.
Flexible punching options
Set up Buddy Punch on a tablet to use it as a portable time clock kiosk, or have your site foreman clock everyone who’s on-site in and out at the same time.
Photos on punch
Require your employees to take a photo of themselves when clocking in or out. This prevents buddy punching — employees punching in and out for each other.
Features to save you time and money
Overtime alerts
Get a notification when crew members are nearing overtime to eliminate or reduce unexpected overtime costs.
Time card approvals
Get foremen to validate crew members’ hours worked and approve their timesheets before running payroll.
Reports
Create custom reports to meet the needs of your specific business. Download any report as a PDF, spreadsheet, or CSV file.
Time-off administration
Set up accrual rules for paid time off, and let employees make time-off requests. PTO hours will be included in payroll calculations.
Automatic breaks
Specify how long employees need to work before a break triggers and how long the break is, then automatically deduct breaks from timecards.
Time card editing
If a crew member forgets to clock in or out, an admin can easily go into their timecard and edit the hours to make sure they’re paid properly.
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“Super easy to report time and have employees correct mistakes they make while tracking time, so it’s less of a burden for the admin office to validate.”
“I like the ability to track where employees are. Prior to this app, we had an employee who was being dishonest about where they were, and it cost us money when it came to billing customers.”
“It’s easy for a company with different divisions and multiple buildings. It solves the issue of having an actual punch clock in one area — everyone can clock in from their workstation.”
“I like that employees can clock in and out on their phones since we have construction sites where there isn’t a mobile office. It also lets them select the job they are working on so we can have accurate billing.”
“Employees can punch in wherever they are assigned. We can use a geofence if employees are not punching in at the yard. We can see where they are when they punch in. It’s prevented stealing time.”
“I was able to easily navigate the app. The guys were able to easily use it! It’s much more efficient than the handwritten timesheets we were using.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Buddy Punch only tracks your employees’ locations when they’re on the clock — never when they’re not working. If you use GPS on punch, their locations are only logged when they clock in and out. If you use geofencing, their locations are only checked when they clock in and out. If you use real-time GPS, their locations are only tracked between when they clock in and out.
If you’re only collecting GPS data at clock in and out (for GPS on punch or geofencing), very little data is used — less than 10 KB on average. And since the app only needs to be active at clock in and out, there isn’t any battery drain associated with it.
For our real-time GPS tracking feature, while the app will shorten the phone’s battery life somewhat, we’ve designed it so that it can run in the background and minimize this impact.
Buddy Punch has direct integrations with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Paylocity, PayPlus, SurePayroll, and more. All you need to do is set up the integration, and then you can push your timesheet data to your payroll provider in seconds.
If we don’t have a direct integration with your accounting or payroll software, you can create your own integration using Zapier. You can also download any reports as Excel or CSV files that can be uploaded to your accounting or payroll software.
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GPS on punch
GPS on punch
Geofencing
Real-time GPS
Job tracking
Job tracking
Prevailing wage rates
Flexible punching options
Photos on punch
Time card approvals
Reports
Time-off administration
Automatic breaks
Time card editing