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Months later it is one person’s word against another’s, and the company holds the risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Foreman Field Toolkit gives the field leader the conversations, the forms, and the paper trail: scripts for the five hardest jobsite moments, incident forms in English and Spanish, and one workbook that keeps the crew record current in five minutes a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1. Start Here (PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e The one-page map: load the roster, log events the day they happen, run and log the toolbox talks, review open items weekly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2. Foreman Field Toolkit Workbook (Excel).\u003c\/strong\u003e Crew roster by trade and jobsite, a jobsite documentation log for attendance, safety, quality, conduct, coaching, and recognition, a toolbox talk log with topic, crew count, and sign-in status, and an incident log with open follow-ups, all with completed examples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3. Jobsite Conversation Scripts (PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e Word-for-word scripts for the five conversations foremen face most: the no-show who comes back, the safety violation, quality rework, crew conflict, and apprentice coaching, each with likely responses and documentation guidance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4. Bilingual Incident Documentation Forms (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e Four forms in English and Spanish side by side, each with a completed example, so the write-up is understood and signed the same day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus the Product License and a short guide to using the workbook in Google Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe toolbox talk log is the quiet differentiator. Most crews run the talks and keep no record; this workbook makes the record a thirty-second row, which is exactly what you want on file when a safety question comes up later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scripts are written for the jobsite, not the conference room: short, direct, facts first, with the documentation step built into each one. The completed examples use a fictional contractor, Beacon Mechanical and Sons, so the standard is visible before the first hard moment lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions field leaders ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill foremen use it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is built for five minutes a week. Events go in the day they happen, talks get a row, and the weekly review is one tab. The scripts are read before the moment, not during it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it work for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical crews, not just general construction?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. The roster, logs, and scripts are written for field crews across the trades, and every example is a working contractor scenario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need special software?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. The documents open in Word, and the workbook opens in Excel or Google Sheets. A short guide for Google Sheets is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are looking for\u003c\/strong\u003e what the foreman reaches for around the role, the Crew Attendance and No-Show System runs attendance, the Technician Pay and Retention Toolkit sets pay and keeps people, and the Construction and Trades HR System brings the whole field HR system into one purchase below the cost of the parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the download works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer: save it, extract it (right-click and Extract All on Windows, double-click on a Mac), and open the Start Here file first. PDFs open in any reader, and the editable files work in Microsoft Word and Excel or their free equivalents, including LibreOffice and Google Docs and Sheets. No other software is needed. Step-by-step help for every device is at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/truestephr.com\/pages\/download-help\"\u003etruestephr.com\/pages\/download-help\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eScope\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis kit is a set of working tools and editable templates for handling performance, conduct, and people decisions in a clear, consistent, and defensible way. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for qualified counsel on your specific situation. Conversations about performance, pay, and conduct can carry legal consequences, and discipline, documentation, and termination rules vary by state. Where a matter is heading toward discipline or separation, or where an employee raises a complaint about harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or safety, have the facts and your next step reviewed against applicable law before you act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt to the TrueStep HR standard. Backed by a 14-day money-back guarantee. 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The shop down the road offers a little more, the counteroffer gets invented in a panic the day the resignation lands, and either way the company loses: the tech, or the pay structure, or both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Technician Pay and Retention Toolkit gives you the ladder, the conversations, and the counteroffer decision before you need them: a pay progression every technician can see, stay conversations on a cadence, and a clear framework for the moment a resignation hits the desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1. Start Here (PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e The one-page map: build the ladder, place your technicians, run the risk review, then use the scripts and the guide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2. Technician Pay Progression Ladder (Excel).\u003c\/strong\u003e A ladder builder where you define the levels, the requirements for each, and your pay range for each level, a technician placement tab that shows where each person sits in your range, and a retention risk review you score so you act on the high scores before they resign, all with completed examples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3. Retention Conversation Scripts (PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e The stay conversation you hold on a cadence and the counteroffer response for the day a resignation lands, each word for word with likely responses and documentation guidance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4. Counteroffer Decision Guide (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e When to counter, when not to, and how to structure one that holds, with a decision worksheet you complete before you respond.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus the Product License and a short guide to using the workbook in Google Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll pay figures in this toolkit are yours. No scraped market wage data is included, because scraped data goes stale and varies by market; the ladder turns your own market knowledge into posted levels and visible steps, which is what keeps a good technician from needing to resign to get a raise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe counteroffer guide is the piece most owners wish they had last time. It separates the counter that keeps a tech for years from the one that buys six months at a premium, and the worksheet makes the decision before the emotion does. The examples use a fictional company, Beacon Mechanical and Sons, with illustrative numbers only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions owners and operations managers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it tell me what to pay technicians?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt turns your rates into a ladder, placements, and a risk review. Market pay is local and moves quickly, so the numbers start from your current data rather than a built-in figure. You bring the rates; the toolkit gives them structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is this different from a salary band spreadsheet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBands are for salaried roles. 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A short guide for Google Sheets is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are looking for\u003c\/strong\u003e the rest of the field HR system, the Construction and Trades Hiring Kit fills the crew, the Crew Attendance and No-Show System runs attendance, and the Construction and Trades HR System brings all of it into one purchase below the cost of the parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the download works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer: save it, extract it (right-click and Extract All on Windows, double-click on a Mac), and open the Start Here file first. PDFs open in any reader, and the editable files work in Microsoft Word and Excel or their free equivalents, including LibreOffice and Google Docs and Sheets. No other software is needed. 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Manager Script Library (Word).\u003c\/strong\u003e Twenty-six scripts across eight sections, from the first attendance talk to the termination meeting run with HR, each written to be said almost word for word, with the objective, preparation, exact wording, replies organized by what the employee is likely to say back, documentation guidance, and follow-up actions. A Script Selector matches the situation in front of you to the right script in under a minute.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3. Conversation Planner and Log (Excel).\u003c\/strong\u003e Plan the conversation down one form: the facts with dates, the standard, the outcome you want, your opening line, and the responses you expect. Then log what was said, what was agreed, and the follow-up date, and let the log flag it when a follow-up comes due or runs late.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4. Conversation Quick Reference (PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e The universal arc every hard conversation follows, the five rules that run through all of them, and the hard-stop list: where you pause and bring in HR the same day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus the Product License and a short guide to using the workbook in Google Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe replies are the difference. Most script collections give you an opening line and abandon you at the first pushback. Every script here carries the likely responses, organized by what the employee says back, with the suggested reply for each, so the conversation does not fall apart at the moment it matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe library also knows its limits, and says so out loud: if a conversation reaches harassment, discrimination, a medical condition or a request for leave, a threat, or anything physical, the script stops and the rule is to bring it to HR the same day. Some conversations are not a manager’s to run alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions managers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich conversations does it cover?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-six, across eight sections: attendance, performance and improvement plans, conduct, pay and promotion, retention and resignations, conflict and complaints, growth and recognition, and the termination and position elimination meetings run with HR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this for one industry?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. The scripts are written for any manager who runs people: a plant, a crew, a practice, an office. The situations are universal; the words are specific.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I read the script during the conversation?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou plan from it the day before with the planner, then run the conversation from your plan. The scripts are written to be said almost word for word, and the quick reference carries the arc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need special software?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. The library opens in Word, the quick reference is PDF, and the planner opens in Excel or Google Sheets. A short guide for Google Sheets is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are looking for\u003c\/strong\u003e the plan and templates the scripts support, the New Manager Kit carries the 30, 60, and 90 day plan and the core templates, and the New Manager System brings the assessment, the kit, and the toolkits into one purchase below the cost of the parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the download works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer: save it, extract it (right-click and Extract All on Windows, double-click on a Mac), and open the Start Here file first. PDFs open in any reader, and the editable files work in Microsoft Word and Excel or their free equivalents, including LibreOffice and Google Docs and Sheets. No other software is needed. 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Hiring in the Trades Field Guide (PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e Ten sections that walk the hire in order: the labor market you are hiring in with sourced figures, sourcing where trade candidates are, a structured interview with the questions you cannot ask, the paid working interview, the apprenticeship pipeline, and the compliance basics after the yes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3. Field Job Descriptions (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e Five ready-to-post descriptions for foreman, journeyman, apprentice, service technician, and installer, written for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors, with shaded brackets for your company and your market and a fully completed example posting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4. Apprentice Pipeline Guide (PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e When you cannot buy a finished journeyman, grow one: why it pays, where trainees come from, how to screen for the right ones, wage steps that pay off, and how to keep them past year one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5. Bilingual Employment Application (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e A full employment application in English and Spanish, side by side, so a strong field candidate is never lost to a language barrier. Print it for the counter or complete it on a tablet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6. Ride-Along Evaluation Form (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e A structured scoresheet for the working interview in the truck or on the jobsite, so every candidate is measured the same way and the decision comes from notes, not memory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e7. Hiring Workbook (Excel).\u003c\/strong\u003e A candidate tracker for the whole pipeline, an eight-dimension interview scoring sheet, and a role skills checklist, all with completed examples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus the Product License and a short guide to using the workbook in Google Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe working interview is treated as what it is: paid, compensable time when real work is performed. The field guide and the ride-along form both carry that rule, so the most useful step in a trades hire does not become a wage claim. Every workforce figure in the guide traces to a named source, and every template ships beside a completed example for the fictional company Beacon Mechanical and Sons, so you see how a finished posting and a scored interview read before you fill in your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions owners and office managers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich roles does it cover?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeman, journeyman, apprentice, service technician, and installer, with trade lines for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical inside each description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the Spanish application a separate document?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. The application carries English and Spanish side by side in one document, so the file on the counter and the file in the truck are the same file.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I have to run the ride-along?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, but it is the step that proves the skills before the offer. If you run it, the form keeps the scoring consistent and the guide covers running it as paid time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need special software?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. The documents open in Word, and the workbook opens in Excel or Google Sheets. 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Field Onboarding Plan Workbook (Excel).\u003c\/strong\u003e A plan setup tab, a thirty-, sixty-, and ninety-day ramp with a goal and a way to know it is met for each phase, an onboarding checklist from pre-boarding through the first month, a compliance tracker for I-9, W-4, state new-hire reporting, and the trade items like license, EPA card, OSHA card, and fit test, and a check-in log for the week-one conversation and the 30-, 60-, and 90-day reviews, all with completed examples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3. First Day Jobsite Checklist (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e Day one start to finish: what is staged before the morning, the paperwork, the safety orientation, the introductions, and the end-of-day debrief, worked by a supervisor or lead with the new hire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4. PPE Issue Log (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e Issue the right protective equipment, record what went out, and collect the signature, with the federal OSHA employer payment rule summarized on the form.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5. Company Vehicle Agreement (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e Vehicle assignment with the responsibilities, the consent, and the personal-use tax note a cheap template leaves out, plus a clear callout on when counsel should review.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6. Tool Issue and Return Agreement (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e Every issued tool listed with serial number, condition, and replacement value, clear return terms, and the wage rules a deduction clause should never skip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus the Product License and a short guide to using the workbook in Google Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vehicle and the tools. Generic onboarding templates stop at the offer letter and the tax forms, and the two most expensive things a shop hands a new field employee, a vehicle and a bag of tools, go out the door on a handshake. This system puts both on paper with the risk points flagged, and the completed examples use the fictional company Beacon Mechanical and Sons so every form shows what finished looks like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions owners and office managers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the compliance tracker replace the official forms?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. It tracks that each item was completed, verified, and filed on time: the federal forms, state new-hire reporting, and the trade items like license, EPA card, and OSHA card. The official forms come free from the agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I deduct tool damage from pay?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes, and sometimes not. Wage rules on deductions vary by location and can turn a deduction into a violation. 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A short guide for Google Sheets is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are looking for\u003c\/strong\u003e the pieces around onboarding, the Construction and Trades Hiring Kit fills the roles you onboard, the License and Certification Tracker keeps tickets and cards current, and the Construction and Trades HR System brings the whole field HR system into one purchase below the cost of the parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the download works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer: save it, extract it (right-click and Extract All on Windows, double-click on a Mac), and open the Start Here file first. PDFs open in any reader, and the editable files work in Microsoft Word and Excel or their free equivalents, including LibreOffice and Google Docs and Sheets. No other software is needed. Step-by-step help for every device is at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/truestephr.com\/pages\/download-help\"\u003etruestephr.com\/pages\/download-help\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eScope\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis system is a set of working tools and editable templates for running field onboarding in a clear, consistent, and defensible way. It is not legal or tax advice, and it is not a substitute for qualified counsel on your specific situation. Wage-deduction, vehicle personal-use tax, and new-hire paperwork rules vary by jurisdiction and change, so confirm what applies to you and use the current official version of each form before you rely on this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt to the TrueStep HR standard. Backed by a 14-day money-back guarantee. 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Foreman Attendance Conversation Scripts (PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e Word-for-word scripts for the hardest attendance conversations, from the first pattern to the final warning, each with the objective, the exact wording, likely responses with suggested replies, and the documentation step.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5. Bilingual Crew Attendance Forms (Word and PDF).\u003c\/strong\u003e The attendance forms in English and Spanish side by side, using the standard jobsite terms a crew will recognize, each with a completed example.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus the Product License and a short guide to using the workbook in Google Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe weather day is handled end to end, not mentioned and dropped: a zero-point occurrence type in the tracker, a dedicated policy section, a weather-day option on the return-to-work form, and pay handling pointed at your counsel. 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Technician Pay and Retention Toolkit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wage ladders, technician placement, a retention risk review, and the stay-conversation tools that keep good technicians from leaving over a dollar an hour and a path they cannot see.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContractor HR Audit Checklist (Excel, exclusive to this system).\u003c\/strong\u003e The scored walk through your field HR, section by section, that tells you which folder to open first and tracks owners and priorities against an honest evidence rule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Staffing Planner (Excel, exclusive to this system).\u003c\/strong\u003e The tool that sizes crews against the work ahead, showing where you run short by how much and by when, so you hire or shift people before the gap hits the schedule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus the Product License, one license covering everything in this system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two exclusives are tools you cannot buy separately, and they are what turn six toolkits into a program. 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It is built for owners and office managers running the field HR themselves at shops with roughly 5 to 150 field employees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need special software?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. The documents open in Word, the guides are PDF, and the workbooks open in Excel or Google Sheets, with a short guide for the Sheets path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are looking for\u003c\/strong\u003e a single piece rather than the whole system, the Construction and Trades Hiring Kit, the Field Onboarding System, the Crew Attendance and No-Show System, and the Technician Pay and Retention Toolkit are each available on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the download works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer: save it, extract it (right-click and Extract All on Windows, double-click on a Mac), and open the Start Here file first. PDFs open in any reader, and the editable files work in Microsoft Word and Excel or their free equivalents, including LibreOffice and Google Docs and Sheets. No other software is needed. Step-by-step help for every device is at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/truestephr.com\/pages\/download-help\"\u003etruestephr.com\/pages\/download-help\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eScope\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis system is a set of working tools and editable templates for running construction and trades HR in a clear, consistent, and defensible way. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for qualified counsel on your specific situation. Attendance, leave, wage, licensing, and overtime rules vary by jurisdiction and change over time, so have policies and pay decisions reviewed against applicable law before you finalize them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt to the TrueStep HR standard. Backed by a 14-day money-back guarantee. 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