Roberto Silva
Compliance and Payroll Lead
Compliance and payroll lead at Klees. 15 years in construction payroll, prevailing wage, certified payroll, and OSHA reporting. CPP certified.
Articles by Roberto Silva (13)
Hybrid Teams: Tracking Hours Across Field, Office, and Home
Running two time systems for one payroll costs more than the software. How to track crews, office staff, and remote workers in one timesheet without flattening them.
Remote Employee Productivity: What to Measure and What to Ignore
Activity percentage, hours logged, and messages sent are the three worst productivity metrics in common use. What to track instead when you cannot see people work.
Signs of Remote Employee Burnout Managers Miss
Remote overwork is invisible by default — nobody sees the laptop still open at 10 PM. The early signals, and what your own time data can tell you before someone quits.
Home Office Management: A Practical Guide for Small Employers
Equipment, expenses, stipends, safety, and the reimbursement rules that catch employers out — what a small business actually owes remote staff working from home.
The True Cost of Buddy Punching (With Calculator)
How to calculate the actual dollar cost of buddy punching for your crew, with formulas, illustrative scenarios, and what to do once you have the number.
Mileage Tracking for Construction Fleets
Why mileage tracking belongs in your construction time clock, not a separate app — the IRS audit posture, the reimbursement math, and the Klees integration.
Run Weekly Payroll for 50 Cleaners in 22 Minutes
The repeatable weekly payroll playbook for cleaning operators with 50-person crews. Cuts a half-day payroll close to 22 minutes, end to end.
ClockShark Has No Selfie Verification: What It Costs
ClockShark tracks GPS but not identity. Here's the buddy-punching exposure that creates, and how PinShot selfie verification in Klees closes the gap.
How to Stop Buddy Punching in a Cleaning Crew
Buddy punching costs commercial cleaning operators thousands per month. Here is the verification stack that ends it without alienating honest cleaners.
Cleaning Crew Ghost Shifts: How PinShot Catches Them
Ghost shifts on overnight cleaning crews cost commercial operators thousands per month. Here is how PinShot selfie verification and geofencing shut
The Hidden Cost of Construction Worker Time Fraud
What time fraud actually costs a construction GC each year, the four most common patterns, and the FLSA-grade controls that shut it down without alienating
9 Construction Time Tracking Mistakes That Cost $40K
Nine payroll-killing time tracking mistakes that quietly drain construction GCs of $40K+ a year — and the FLSA, DOL, and certified-payroll fixes for each one.
GPS Time Tracking for Field Workers: How It Works
How GPS time tracking works for field crews — geofences, breadcrumb logs, battery impact, and the legal privacy line every construction operator must hold.