Construction and Trades HR System

The complete system for $249. The six toolkits cost $394 when purchased separately, and the two workbooks that bring them together are exclusive to this system.

Running HR for a construction or trades business means keeping several things moving at once. Crew attendance, hiring, foreman documentation, license tracking, onboarding, and technician pay all need attention. This system brings those six areas together, with a clear starting point and an order for putting the tools to work.

The Construction and Trades HR System combines six field toolkits with two workbooks that connect the work. The Contractor HR Audit Checklist helps you decide where to start. The Seasonal Staffing Planner compares crew capacity with upcoming work. Together, they give you a practical way to manage the full program.

What is inside

You receive six toolkits, each with its own Start Here, plus two exclusive workbooks under one license. All 49 files arrive numbered in one folder. The root Start Here lists every file.

• 1. Crew Attendance and No-Show System. Track attendance points by crew and foreman. Includes the weather-day policy, foreman conversation scripts, and bilingual crew forms.
• 2. Construction and Trades Hiring Kit. Includes the field hiring guide, five trade job descriptions, the apprentice pipeline guide, a bilingual application, a ride-along evaluation form, and a hiring workbook with a candidate tracker and interview scoring sheet. Use the materials to evaluate candidates against one fair standard.
• 3. Foreman Field Toolkit. A field workbook for the crew roster, jobsite documentation, toolbox talks, and the incident log. Also includes jobsite conversation scripts and bilingual documentation forms for foremen managing the crew day to day.
• 4. License and Certification Tracker, Trades Edition. One register with expiration runways, a blocks-work flag, and a crew coverage matrix. Includes a quarterly verification walk to confirm the records are accurate.
• 5. Field Onboarding System. Organize a field hire's first ninety days, starting on day one. Includes the onboarding plan workbook, the first day jobsite checklist, the PPE issue log, the company vehicle agreement, and the tool issue and return agreement.
• 6. Technician Pay and Retention Toolkit. Build wage ladders, review technician placement, assess retention risk, and use stay-conversation tools to discuss pay progression and employee concerns, including when a dollar an hour and an unclear path forward could make a technician consider leaving.
• Contractor HR Audit Checklist (Excel, exclusive to this system). Score your field HR practices section by section, identify which groups need attention, and track owners and priorities. An evidence rule keeps the scores grounded in documented information.
• Seasonal Staffing Planner (Excel, exclusive to this system). Compare crew capacity with the work ahead. See where staffing gaps may occur, how large they are, and when they are expected, so you can plan hiring or move people between crews before the gaps affect the schedule.

Also included: the Product License, one license covering everything in this system.

What makes it different

The two exclusive workbooks bring the six toolkits together. The audit identifies gaps and shows which groups need attention first. The staffing planner helps you prepare for seasonal changes in crew demand. Both workbooks are available only as part of this system.

Each toolkit includes the same workbooks, guides, scripts, bilingual forms, and completed examples as the standalone product. Files are numbered, with a recommended order that starts with the audit. You can follow the full rollout or begin with one area, such as attendance, and return to the others when you are ready.

Questions contractors ask

Where do I start?

For the full rollout, complete the audit during your first week, before opening any toolkit. The root Start Here explains the full order.

Is this just the six products zipped together?

No. You receive all six toolkits under one license, with a single order for using them. The Contractor HR Audit Checklist and Seasonal Staffing Planner are exclusive to this system and are not sold separately.

Who runs it day to day?

It is designed for owners and office managers who handle field HR themselves at construction and trades businesses with roughly 5 to 150 field employees.

Do I need special software?

No special software is needed. The documents open in Word, the guides are PDF, and the workbooks open in Excel or Google Sheets. A short guide for using Google Sheets is included.

Prefer to start with one area? 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 also available individually.

What is the refund policy?

Digital products are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. To request a refund, email support@truestephr.com or reply to your receipt within 30 days of purchase.

How the download works

Your files arrive as a single ZIP download, best opened on a computer. Save it, extract it (right-click and select Extract All on Windows, or double-click on a Mac), then open the Start Here file first. PDFs open in any reader, and editable files work in Microsoft Word and Excel or free equivalents, including LibreOffice, Google Docs, and Google Sheets. No other software is needed. Step-by-step help for every device is at truestephr.com/pages/download-help.

Scope

These working tools and editable templates provide general HR information, not legal advice. Attendance, leave, wage, licensing, and overtime rules vary by jurisdiction and change over time, so have policies and pay decisions reviewed against applicable law by qualified counsel before finalizing them.

Built to the TrueStep HR standard. Backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. Questions: support@truestephr.com.