HR Technology and Automation for Construction and Real Estate
Records that survive people, and approvals that do not queue.
What this looks like in construction and real estate
The parts of hr technology and automation that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Systems That Work at Site
Head office software rarely survives contact with a site gate.
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Systems That Work at Site
Head office software rarely survives contact with a site gate.
What this coversHideConstruction HR technology fails when it is designed for an office. The capture has to happen at the gate, in conditions that include dust, sun, poor network and a workforce that changes weekly.
- Site-level attendance capture, offline-capable
- Gate pass and access control linked to the employee record
- Separate handling for own payroll and contractor labour
- Labour headcount by site, trade and contractor, live
- Site induction and safety training records held per person
- Demobilisation lists generated from site records
- Wage and advance reconciliation at site level
- Consolidated project-level reporting without re-entry
The own-payroll versus contractor-labour distinction has to be structural in the system rather than a note in a field, because every meaningful report depends on it.
The general method — what hr technology and automation covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the hr process automation page. What is above is the part that differs for construction and real estate.
Other HR topics for construction and real estate
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
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