Glossary
Glossary of crew time and payroll terms
Short, plain definitions of the terms that come up when a field company tracks hours, costs labor and runs payroll. Each entry starts with a one-sentence definition, then a jobsite example and a link to the guide that goes deeper.
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- GlossaryBLE gatewayA fixed receiver that listens for Bluetooth Low Energy tags and forwards the data.
- GlossaryBuddy punchingOne worker recording time for another who is not there.
- GlossaryBYODEmployees using their personal phones for work.
- GlossaryCertified payrollThe signed weekly payroll report for covered public construction projects.
- GlossaryCost codesLabels that sort a job's hours and costs by type of work.
- GlossaryDavis-Bacon ActThe federal law that sets prevailing wages on covered public construction.
- GlossaryGeofence time clockA time clock that uses a virtual boundary around a jobsite instead of a physical clock.
- GlossaryGNSSThe umbrella term for GPS and the other satellite navigation systems.
- GlossaryJob costingTracking what each job actually costs against what was estimated.
- GlossaryLabor burdenWhat an employee costs beyond the hourly wage.
- GlossaryLoaded labor rateThe full hourly cost of a worker: wage plus burden.
- GlossaryLTE-MA low-power cellular standard for small, battery-run devices.
- GlossaryManpower reportA daily count of workers and hours on a jobsite, by company and craft.
- GlossaryNB-IoTA narrowband cellular standard for small, fixed devices.
- GlossaryPortal-to-Portal ActThe federal law that limits pay for ordinary commuting and preliminary activities.
- GlossaryPrevailing wageThe minimum wage and fringe set for a job classification on covered public work.
- GlossaryRTLSA system that tracks tagged people or assets continuously, usually with fixed on-site infrastructure.
- GlossaryTime and attendanceRecording when employees work, for how long, and whether they were present.
- GlossaryTime theftBeing paid for time that was not worked.
- GlossaryTimesheet roundingAdjusting recorded start and stop times to a fixed increment.
- GlossaryWH-347The Department of Labor's optional form for certified weekly payroll.
- GlossaryWi-Fi positioningEstimating a device's location from the Wi-Fi networks it can detect.
- GlossaryWindshield timeField slang for time spent driving between work locations.
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