For construction
Payroll for construction and site labour
PayrollMaster runs payroll for construction crews paid by the day. Attendance is captured at the gate by QR, biometric or geofence; overtime is computed by weekday, rest-day and public-holiday rates; minimum-wage floors apply by region and job category; and sub-monthly earnings are taxed as sub-monthly.
The problem
Why casual pay is where payroll breaks
For contractors, developers and site managers running daily-rate crews.
Labour moves between sites
A fundi is on one site on Monday and another on Thursday. Payroll has to know which — and so does whoever is costing the project.
Overtime is not one rate
Weekday, rest-day and public-holiday hours pay differently. Applying that by hand across a crew of sixty is exactly where the money quietly leaks.
Who was actually on site?
The gate register says one thing, the foreman remembers another, and the payslip has to pick. Whoever picks wrong owns the dispute.
Every crew paid on the right rate, from hours you can prove.
How it works
How does casual payroll work?
Four steps, from the gate to a compliant payslip.
- 1
Capture the attendance
Hours come in by manual entry, QR code, biometric or geofence — whatever suits the gate, the field or the site. Hours are computed automatically rather than transcribed from a notebook.
- 2
Hold the wage floor
Minimum-wage floors apply by region and job category, not as one national number. Anything below the applicable floor is flagged before you pay it, not after an inspection.
- 3
Rate the hours
Overtime is computed by type — weekday, rest-day and public-holiday hours each pay at their own rate, across the whole crew, without anyone doing it by hand.
- 4
Tax it correctly
Sub-monthly earnings get sub-monthly PAYE, with prorated relief and below-threshold exemption. Fixed-fee task workers get withholding tax — resident or non-resident — with the certificate issued automatically.
What you get
What you get for casual and gig teams
Everything below is in the product today. Casuals run on the same payroll as salaried staff — same run, same statutory return, same filing.
See pricing- Two models — timesheet-based casuals and fixed-fee task/gig workers
- Attendance via manual entry, QR code, biometric or geofence, with automatic hours
- Overtime computed by type — weekday, rest-day and holiday rates
- Minimum-wage enforcement with region and job-category floors, and below-minimum flagging
- Sub-monthly PAYE handling with prorated relief and below-threshold exemption
- Task workers: staged payments, resident and non-resident withholding tax with automatic certificates
Every market you operate in
Casual teams in more than one country?
Minimum-wage floors and sub-monthly PAYE are maintained per market. Every worker is paid against their own country’s rules.
Also for
Not quite your sector?
Casual & daily-rate teams
For employers who run large casual, seasonal or daily-rate teams.
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For tea estates, flower farms, horticulture, coffee and plantations.
Read moreHotels, restaurants & events
For hotels, lodges, restaurants, banqueting and event staffing teams.
Read moreFactories & production
For manufacturers running shift crews alongside production casuals.
Read moreGig & task workers
For delivery platforms, marketplaces and anyone paying per task.
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Questions
Construction: common questions
Can I run payroll for daily-rate site workers?
Yes. Daily-rate and casual site labour are first-class. Capture attendance at the gate, compute the hours automatically, apply the right overtime rate by type, and pay the crew on the same run as your salaried staff.
How is overtime calculated for site crews?
Overtime is computed by type — weekday, rest-day and public-holiday hours are each rated separately and applied across the crew automatically, rather than being worked out by hand at the end of the month.
How do I prove who was on site?
Attendance is captured by QR code, biometric or geofence at the point the worker arrives, so hours come from a record rather than a recollection. That record is what the payslip is built from.
Does it hold the minimum wage for construction labour?
Yes. Floors apply by region and job category, and any line below the applicable floor is flagged before payment. You configure the floors that apply to your categories; every payslip is checked against them.
Run one crew free
Start free, add a single crew, and run one real month — the attendance, the overtime, the wage floor and the PAYE that comes out of it. Compare it against your muster roll before you switch anything.