Your crew gets paid on time, every time. That's our job, not yours.
Small trades shops don't have time to wrestle with payroll software. We run it for you — including the apprenticeship tiers, overtime, and stat-holiday math — so you can stay on the tools.
What makes this industry hard
- Variable hours every cycle — overtime, stat holidays, weekend premiums
- Wage changes when crew members level up or get certified — just email us
- Job-costing reports your bookkeeper needs for year-end
- Nobody to call when a direct deposit goes sideways on a Friday
Why low cost matters for daves
Every $100 you save on payroll fees is tools, materials, or an extra site visit. We're built for small crews, not for enterprise procurement departments.
Example
Small trades crew · 5 employees · bi-weekly
A 5-person drywall crew in the Hamilton area, mostly hourly with overtime in busy weeks.
Typical monthly cost: $45–$70/month
Your situation is probably a little different — let's talk and we'll build a quote that fits.
What Makes Trades Payroll Tricky
You’re on a roof, on a job site, in a crawl space. You don’t have time to log into payroll software and enter hours for five guys. You definitely don’t have time to figure out whether the apprentice’s new wage tier kicked in this pay cycle or the next one.
But payroll still has to run. Overtime needs to be calculated right. Stat holidays can’t be missed. And when the direct deposit doesn’t land on Friday, it’s your phone that rings — not the payroll company’s.
How We Handle It
You email us the hours. We do everything else — calculations, withholdings, deposits, pay stubs, CRA remittances. When someone’s rate changes because they leveled up or got certified, you send us one line in an email and we update it for the next cycle.
No software. No spreadsheets. No “log in and enter the data yourself.” Just payroll that runs like it should — every cycle, on time, correctly.
Why Low Cost Matters in Trades
Every $100 you save on payroll overhead is tools, materials, or an extra site visit. Enterprise payroll providers charge $200+ per month because they built their pricing for companies with HR departments. We’re built for small crews — and priced accordingly.
A typical 5-person crew with biweekly pay runs $45–70 per month. That’s less than a single tool rental.