HR software built for construction companies. GPS site attendance for multiple locations, contract labour payroll, project-wise employee tracking & compliance. Works across India. Free trial.
Construction workers do not sit in a fixed office — they work across active project sites that change as projects progress. Avani's GPS-based mobile attendance lets workers and site supervisors mark attendance directly at the construction site with a geo-fenced check-in. Each project site is configured with its own GPS boundary, so attendance is automatically captured at the correct location without paper registers or shared biometric devices. Workers who travel between sites show movement across project locations in real time.
Construction companies rely heavily on contract labour — masons, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and general labour engaged through sub-contractors. Avani tracks contract workers separately from direct employees: store contractor name, contractor licence number (mandatory under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970), contract period, daily wage rate, and site assignment. Contractor-wise payment summaries are generated for the principal employer's compliance records. PF and ESI applicability is determined per contractor agreement and wage level.
Construction sites maintain a muster roll — a daily record of every worker present on site. Avani generates a digital muster roll from GPS attendance data, with site-wise worker counts, contractor-wise breakdowns, and absent or late flags for every working day. Supervisors can also perform manual muster roll entry from the mobile app for sites with limited connectivity. The muster roll is available for download at any time for labour inspections or contractor billing reconciliation.
Construction establishments are covered under EPF and ESI for both direct and contract employees. Avani computes EPF (12% + 12% on basic wages) and ESI (0.75% employee + 3.25% employer for workers earning up to ₹21,000 gross) for all eligible workers. In states where Professional Tax applies — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana — the correct PT slab is deducted automatically. EPFO ECR files and ESIC challan data are generated for each payroll cycle, keeping a construction company compliant across every project state.
A construction company may run five active projects simultaneously in different cities or states. Each project has its own workforce mix, contractors, and site-specific statutory requirements. Avani supports multi-branch org structures where each project is a branch: workers are assigned to their active project, attendance is geo-fenced to each site, and payroll is run for the entire company in one consolidated process. Project-wise cost reports help project managers track labour costs against budget.
Construction workers are often paid on a daily wage basis, with payment weekly or fortnightly rather than monthly. Avani supports daily wage rate structures where worker compensation is calculated from actual days present on site, derived from GPS muster roll data. Weekly or fortnightly payment runs can be configured alongside the regular monthly payroll for permanent staff — ensuring workers are paid on their expected cycle without a separate wage register process.
Avani's GPS attendance is configured per project branch, not a fixed office. When a project site changes location or expands to a new area, the site geo-fence is updated in the admin panel — no device reconfiguration or hardware changes needed. Workers and site supervisors mark attendance via the Avani mobile app, which captures their GPS coordinates and validates them against the site's configured geo-fence. For very large project sites (townships, highways, infrastructure projects), the geo-fence radius can be set to cover the entire site perimeter. Attendance is automatically assigned to the correct project for payroll and compliance.
The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 requires the principal employer (the construction company) to maintain records of contract workers including contractor name, contractor licence number, worker names, wages paid, and attendance. Avani tracks contract workers as a separate employee category with fields for contractor name, contractor licence, contract period, and daily wage rate. Attendance is tracked via GPS muster roll, contractor-wise payment summaries are generated for sub-contractor billing, and the records are available for download during labour department inspections.
Yes. Avani supports daily wage rate structures where worker compensation is computed from actual days present on site, derived from the GPS muster roll. Weekly or fortnightly payment runs for daily wage workers can be configured alongside the standard monthly payroll run for permanent staff (site managers, engineers, office staff). This means a single Avani account handles both payroll cycles without a separate wage register process. PF and ESI deductions are computed correctly for each payment cycle.
Construction establishments are covered under EPF and ESI for both direct employees and contract workers (the principal employer carries joint liability for contract labour statutory dues in many cases). Avani computes EPF contributions (12% employer + 12% employee on basic wages) and ESI (0.75% employee + 3.25% employer for workers earning up to ₹21,000 gross) for all eligible workers. The monthly EPFO ECR file and ESIC challan data are generated automatically. In states with Professional Tax (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana), the correct PT slab is applied per each project site's state.
Yes. Avani supports multi-branch org structures where each project site is a branch. A construction company with simultaneous projects in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Noida can manage all of them from one account. Each site has its own GPS geo-fence, workforce composition, and state-wise statutory configuration. Workers and supervisors are assigned to their active project. The head-office HR team runs one combined payroll across all sites with project-wise breakdown reports and state-wise compliance files for PF, ESI, and PT.
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