Heyns Civils needed attendance records that matched the quality, safety, and compliance standards it applies across bulk earthworks, civil infrastructure, and external works projects. WorkWeek replaced manual supervisor-submitted records with verified clock-ins and real-time site visibility. Heyns Civils has been with WorkWeek for about 1 year and currently tracks 72 active employees.
Heyns Civils shows what changes when a business gets more accurate time tracking, site attendance records, and payroll data. Instead of working from paper, WhatsApp updates, or delayed submissions, managers can see clearer information during the day and use it to make faster decisions.
The challenge
Before WorkWeek, attendance at Heyns Civils was recorded manually. With teams working across bulk earthworks and civil infrastructure sites, the office depended on supervisor-submitted records that could not be independently verified at the point of clock-in.
For a business where OHS compliance, quality control, and on-time delivery are operational commitments rather than slogans, that created a gap between what was reported and what could actually be trusted. Knowing who is on site and when they arrived is not only a payroll requirement on civil engineering projects, it is a safety and compliance one too.
What changed with WorkWeek
WorkWeek introduced geolocation and selfie verification to every clock-in across the Heyns Civils operation. The app now confirms not just when an employee clocked in, but that they were physically present at the correct site when they did it.
For the management team, attendance stopped being a reporting exercise dependent on supervisor submissions and became a real-time, verifiable record. The data exists before anyone asks for it, and it holds up when it needs to.
The outcome
The manual process has been replaced by a live, location-confirmed attendance record that management can check at any point and rely on at month end. Payroll is prepared from data the team trusts, time disputes are resolved against a verified record, and off-site clock-in attempts are flagged before they reach the payroll run.
Beyond payroll, the verified attendance record supports the compliance and safety expectations that civil engineering sites require. Management can now see who is on any active site during the working day without contacting a supervisor, which strengthens control across quality, labour, and delivery.
What this looks like in practice
- Location-confirmed clock-ins replace supervisor-submitted records across active sites.
- OHS and compliance records are built on verified attendance data rather than paperwork assembled after the fact.
- Payroll is prepared from data the team trusts, reducing corrections and disputes at month end.
- Off-site clock-in attempts are flagged before they reach the payroll run.
- Management can check who is on any active site without contacting a supervisor.
Key takeaways
That is what makes this case study useful for other teams in South Africa. The gains show up in more accurate attendance records, faster payroll preparation, fewer manual corrections, and better visibility of what is happening on site or in the field. For businesses like Heyns Civils, those improvements have a direct effect on labour control and daily reporting.
- Location-confirmed clock-ins replaced supervisor-submitted attendance records
- OHS and compliance records are now built on verified attendance data
- Management can check who is on any active site without calling a supervisor
