Guides · Labour
How do you track site labour and daily attendance?
Updated 2026-07-17
Tracking site labour comes down to one change: mark attendance on a phone at the site, mapped to the right project and contractor — instead of a paper muster roll that gets collected, argued over and re-keyed days later. Do that, and the day’s labour cost lands on the correct project automatically, wages come out right, and advances stay under control.
Civixo handles labour and attendance mobile-first, so the field and the office work off the same numbers.
Paper muster rolls are where wages go wrong
When attendance is on paper, it’s late, it’s disputed, and someone re-types it into a sheet. Every step adds error and delay to your wage bill. Marking it once, on a phone at the site, removes all of that — and the office sees it the moment it’s marked.
Cost that lands on the right job
Attendance only helps if the cost reaches the right project. Every worker is mapped to a project and a contractor, so the day’s labour posts against that job — which is exactly what makes a project’s live profit-and-loss trustworthy.
Advances, tracked against wages
Advances to labour and contractors are one of the biggest sources of leakage on a site. Civixo tracks what’s advanced against what’s owed, so nothing is paid twice and nothing is forgotten at settlement.
Common questions
How is site attendance marked?
On a phone, at the site — mobile-first. The supervisor marks who worked on which project that day, and it reaches the office instantly. No paper muster roll to collect and re-key later.
Does labour cost land on the right project?
Yes. Every worker is mapped to a project and contractor, so the day's labour cost posts against the correct job automatically — which is what makes per-project profitability real.
How are wages and labour types handled?
Civixo keeps a labour and worker master with wage and labour-type management, so a day of attendance turns into the right wage without manual calculation.
Can I track advances given to labour and contractors?
Yes. Advances to workers and contractors are tracked against their wages, so you always know what's been paid ahead and what's still due — one of the main places cash leaks on a site.
Does the office see site attendance in real time?
Yes — because the field app and the office web run on the same data. What the supervisor marks at site, the office sees immediately.