Construction HR software should let each site be its own location with its own GPS radius, let engineers and supervisors check in at whichever site they are at, handle advances, and run payroll with PF and ESI from one console. FundRaksha HR sets each office or site with its own radius, has field mode for staff who move around, and on Pro (₹79 per employee per month + GST) adds advances and statutory payroll. Workers without smartphones need a biometric device (Enterprise) or a supervisor-managed process.
Who works where
| Role | Pattern | Suggested method |
|---|---|---|
| Site engineers | One main site, visits to others | Phone GPS at the site, or field mode |
| Supervisors and foremen | One site | Phone GPS at the site |
| Head office staff | Office | Phone GPS at the office |
| Purchase and liaison | On the move | Field mode |
| Skilled and unskilled labour | Site, often without smartphones | Biometric device at a stable site (Enterprise), or through the labour contractor |
Opening and closing sites
- When a project starts, add the site as a new location with a radius covering the plot and site office.
- Assign the site engineer and supervisors to it.
- Staff who visit several sites use field mode.
- When the project ends, move staff to the next site; their attendance history stays.
Choose the radius carefully on a large plot: it should cover the gate, site office and work area, but not the road outside.
Worked example: a contractor with four sites
A building contractor in Surat runs four residential sites with 9 engineers, 14 supervisors, 12 office and purchase staff on its own rolls, and labour supplied by contractors. Each site is a location; engineers and supervisors check in at their site; two senior engineers and the purchase team use field mode.
Supervisors often take advances for family needs; each is recovered over three to six months automatically. Purchase staff claim auto and fuel through reimbursements with bill photos. At month end, payroll for 35 people runs with PF and ESI for covered staff and professional tax under Gujarat rules, and the bank file pays everyone at once.
On Pro, 35 × ₹79 = ₹2,765 a month + GST.
Compliance points
Construction employers and labour contractors have duties under the labour codes, including registration, wage records and welfare for building workers. Where labour is supplied by a contractor, the principal employer should still check that wages, PF and ESI are paid for those workers. For your own staff, PF and ESI apply as for any establishment, and professional tax depends on the state of each site. Check pay with the salary calculator, PF calculator and ESI calculator.
FundRaksha HR's website does not describe a feature for contractor labour attendance by headcount. If your labour does not have smartphones and is not on your rolls, keep its records through the contractor, and use FundRaksha HR for your own employees.
FundRaksha HR for construction
- Each site as an office with its own radius; field mode for staff on the move.
- Account locked to the employee's own phone.
- Advances in instalments and reimbursements with bill photos (Pro).
- PF, ESI, PT and TDS with ECR, bank and Tally files (Pro).
- Biometric devices on Enterprise for stable sites.
Every plan has a 30-day free trial with your real team, and there is no bill for the trial period. After that, you pay only for active employees in the month. See pricing.
Sources
Last reviewed: 2026-10-21. Information for Indian businesses; not legal advice.