How to Use the Labor Budget

Labor budget tracking is a feature that alerts you when the total number of hours worked on a job exceeds a set number.

Track labor budget

To set up labor budget tracking:

1. Create a new job or edit an existing one.
2. Go to Settings.
3. Select the Track Labor Budget check box.
4. Enter the Total Hours Budgeted.
5. Select the Email When Budget Hits check box.
   • Click Manage Recipients to choose who receives the email notification. 
     1. You can also edit this setting by going to Admin > Company > Emails > Job Budget Alerts Recipients. 
6. Under Hours Remaining, select how many hours before the budget is hit to send the email notification. For example, if the Total Hours Budgeted is 50 and the Hours Remaining is 5, the email notification will be sent after 45 hours have been clocked against the job.
7. Click Save.

Learn more about Alerts, Notifications and Reminders.