Raken Time Cards Overview

Time Cards in Raken give field teams and office admins a fast, flexible way to capture employee hours on any jobsite. Whether a supervisor is entering time for a crew at the end of the day or a worker is clocking in on their own device, every entry flows into one central place — keeping payroll accurate and ready to export.

Raken supports four ways to create time cards:

All time cards sync in real time to the daily report and are visible in Time > Time Cards on the web app — as long as employees have an active signal.

Supervisors and foremen create time cards for their entire crew in one step — selecting the crew, entering hours, cost code, and equipment if applicable, then saving. Individual edits and bulk edits are both available after saving. This is the most common time card workflow for construction crews.

Team members can create their own time card directly from the Raken mobile app or web app. This is useful when individual employees need to record their own hours independently of a supervisor entry.

To create a personal time card:

Workers do not have a Raken login by default and cannot create their own time cards. Once a worker is invited to use Time Clock, they become a Project Worker, receive their own login, and can create time entries via Time Clock.

Time Clock allows workers to clock in and out on their own device using the Raken mobile app. Each clock-in and clock-out event creates a time card entry automatically — no supervisor action needed. Time Clock entries appear alongside supervisor entries in the Time tab and daily report.

Time Clock also supports:

Kiosk mode turns a shared mobile device into a central clock-in station for the entire crew. Workers find their name on the device and clock in or out without needing their own phone or login. This is ideal for large crews or jobsites where individual devices aren't practical.

Kiosk requires the Time Clock add-on and must be enabled in Time Settings > Policies before it can be activated on a mobile device. Workers do not receive a login or email invitation — they simply use the shared Kiosk device as long as they are assigned to the project.

Time cards are accessible from two places in Raken:

From a project: Navigate to Daily Logs > Time Cards within any project. This view shows time cards for that project's current daily report. Time Cards and Work Logs are in separate sections — Time Cards track employee hours for payroll, Work Logs track activity, quantity, and subcontractor entries.

From the global Time tab: Navigate to Time > Time Cards from the left side menu on web or the bottom navigation bar on mobile. This view shows time cards across all projects and pay periods, and is the recommended place for payroll review and approval.

What you see in the Time tab depends on your account:

Time cards appear in the Time Cards section of the daily report PDF. Each entry shows the worker's name, hours, pay type, classification, shift, cost code, day total, and hours to date.

Work Logs appear in a separate Work Logs section of the same report, showing name, description, quantity, total hours, and hours to date. The same employee can appear in both sections — a Work Log entry tracks activity or quantity, while a Time Card entry tracks payroll hours. These are separate records serving different purposes.

Important: Personal time card entries will always appear under the Work Logs section of the daily report by default. To display hours exclusively in the Time Cards section, use Time Cards instead of Work Logs for all hour logging. This setting is project-wide and applies to all employees on the project — it is not configurable per employee.

There is a daily report setting to toggle the Time Cards section on or off. Even with Time Cards toggled off, time card and work log entries will still appear in the Work Logs section.

Overtime is calculated automatically every time a time card is created or edited — regardless of the order entries are made. Raken uses your Time Policy's overtime rules to determine how hours are categorized across the pay period.

Pre-built overtime templates available:

Custom rules are also supported. Pay types can be manually overridden per entry via the ellipsis (...) menu.

The project dashboard tile has been removed. Time cards are now accessed from Daily Logs > Time Cards within a project, or from Time > Time Cards in the global Time tab. All the same functionality is available — it's just in a new location.

Time Cards track individual employee hours for payroll — they include pay type, classification, cost code, and overtime. They are the right tool when you need accurate, employee-level hour records for payroll processing.

Work Logs are designed for tracking manpower and progress on site by company. For General Contractors, this typically means logging subcontractor activity — headcount, hours, and work performed — grouped by company so it's consistently reportable. Work Logs are not tied to individual payroll records.

The same employee can appear in both sections of the daily report — a Work Log entry and a Time Card entry are separate records serving different purposes. If you are tracking hours for individual employees for payroll, use Time Cards. If you are logging crew activity and headcount by company or subcontractor, use Work Logs.

Yes. Navigate to Time > Time Cards on the web app or the Time tab on the mobile app to see all time cards across all projects for any pay period.

Yes. Time cards can be exported and synced to supported accounting and payroll systems. See the Accounting Software Integrations collection for setup guides.

The Time Clock add-on lets workers clock themselves in and out on their own devices. Without it, time cards are created by supervisors or admins on behalf of employees. Contact your account manager to add Time Clock to your account.

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