# Construction time tracking: turn a shift into a clear time entry Canonical: https://tuntiva.com/en/guides/construction-time-tracking/ Language: en Tuntiva product team. Reviewed: 2026-10-03. ## Quick answer Construction time tracking links each shift to a worker and a site. Record start and end times and breaks consistently, then have a supervisor review the entry before payroll. Tuntiva brings this workflow into one company workspace. ## What should a shift record contain? A daily total alone may not explain where the work took place or why an entry changed. A consistent recording method makes review easier when workers move between sites. Record the worker, work date, site, start, end and breaks. Add a work description where useful. Keep ordinary hours and other hour categories clearly identified; how those categories affect pay depends on your company's agreed rules. - The same site name for every worker - One agreed way to record breaks - A named reviewer and review schedule ## Agree the routine before the first shift Show workers how to select a site, start a shift and end it. Explain what to do when a shift is left open or entered afterwards. A short shared instruction is more useful than a long list of features. In Tuntiva, a worker can join with a code supplied by the employer. The mobile workflow records shifts on the phone and shows the worker's own hours. Employers use the web app in a browser. ## Handle missing or incorrect entries Before approval, check open shifts, missing sites and unusually long entries. Ask the worker for clarification where needed. Correct the relevant entry instead of maintaining a separate correction list in messages. If a mobile entry was recorded offline, wait for synchronisation before reporting. The supervisor and accountant should use the same hours and approval status, rather than different versions of a file. ## When is a spreadsheet enough? A spreadsheet can work for a small team when one person consistently collects and checks the data. More workers, sites and reviewers increase the effort of managing versions and missing entries. A shared workspace helps when workers record their own time, supervisors review it and accounting needs approved data. Choose a system by that workflow, its permissions and the export format you actually need. ## Worked example A worker starts at Site A at 07:00 and finishes at 15:30, with a 30-minute break. The elapsed period is 8 hours 30 minutes; after subtracting the break, the entry contains 8 working hours. The supervisor checks the site, times and break before approval. This is an arithmetic example, not a rule for calculating overtime or allowances. Begin with one site and one shared instruction. Make sure a worker can submit an entry and a supervisor can find it for review. Expand only when that chain works. These guides describe work processes and Tuntiva features. They do not replace your company's payroll or filing instructions. - [Timesheet approval for payroll: what to check before exporting](https://tuntiva.com/en/guides/timesheet-approval-payroll/) - [Worksite and subcontractor management: connect teams and hours](https://tuntiva.com/en/guides/worksite-subcontractor-management/) [Tuntiva](https://tuntiva.com/en/)