By moving its entire offshore workforce from Hubstaff and Jibble to WebWork Time Tracker, MID Construction saved ~ 50% per remote employee while acquiring additional tools that are built into WebWork. They no longer struggle with “glitchy time trackers” and have completely moved away from Hubstaff and manual WhatsApp check-ins while getting utter transparency into every employee’s work process.
Who are MID Construction?
MID Construction Group is a Los Angeles builder with extensive experience in ground‑up construction, multifamily development, commercial and retail renovations, structural, and other large‑scale projects. MID Construction Group has become a fixture in Los Angeles with 1,500 projects under their belt. An in‑house bench that ranges from architects and engineers to highly specialized trades lets the company control quality at every stage, while access to more than 200 skilled workers means crews can scale up overnight without driving up overhead.
By self‑performing much of the work and bringing in trusted local subcontractors only where it adds value, MID gives clients the oversight of a general contractor at subcontractor‑level pricing, without ever missing a deadline.
The Problems MID Construction Faced with Hubstaff and Jibble
Before WebWork, MID Construction relied on a patchwork of tools that never quite fit together. First, the team was used to logging time through WhatsApp. Then they experienced the cons of Jibble and Hubstaff, the main ones being limitations and bugs in both tools.
Glitches & false logs in Hubstaff
Timers stayed active even when on‑site staff were off duty, inflating hours and forcing managers to verify time manually.
No screenshots or tasks in Jibble
Remote engineers could clock in, but supervisors had zero visibility into what work was actually done because of the lack of screenshots and direct visibility stemming from it.
Manual WhatsApp check‑ins
Field superintendents messaged timestamps to prove location, creating a second, error‑prone data trail.
Extra cost of using a separate task app
While Hubstaff offers a separate app for task management, the team would have to pay for two separate platforms.
How WebWork Solved the Tracking and Transparency Issues
Spending time and resources on tools that didn’t provide the necessary results made the team at MID Construction search for a solution that would prove efficient and not cost a fortune.
That’s when they came across WebWork. It not only filled the gap and solved the issues they were experiencing with other trackers, but also cost around 50% less than Hubstaff.
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WebWork Fixes
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What It Delivers
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Real‑time activity verification
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Live activity percentages and automatic screenshots confirm every tracked minute.
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Task‑ & project‑based timers
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Members select the exact project and task when they clock in, so labour hours flow straight into the right cost code.
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One‑click proof for payroll
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Exportable timesheets and screenshots provide proof of work and simplify payroll.
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50% lower cost for remote seats
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At $7.99 per user, WebWork Plus halves the spend compared with Hubstaff’s GPS bundle at ~$16 per user.
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One tool for tasks & time
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Plan work and track time in the same app—eliminating the need for separate task‑management tools.
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Early Wins After Only Two Months of Using WebWork
MID Construction noticed improvement as promptly as after two months of using WebWork. Managers no longer had to make guesses or struggle with buggy time tracking.
With WebWork they now get:
Full visibility for remote teams
Every off‑shore hour now has an attached screenshot and activity score. Managers can now see how their off-shore team is performing in any corner of the world.
Clean timesheets
Payroll export time dropped from half a day to under one hour. While previously some employees struggled with filling out timesheets manually or incorrectly because of faulty time tracking, with WebWork they no longer have to worry about errors.
Budget relief with added value
By transitioning from Jibble and Hubstaff, MID Construction saves around 50% on time tracking while also getting additional tools built into WebWork..
Project costing insight
Managers can already see labour totals per project, which helps them make accurate estimations.
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Using WebWork to Make Data-Driven Decisions
With clean, task‑level hours and activity percentages flowing straight from WebWork, MID Construction is turning raw time logs into actionable performance metrics.
“With WebWork I no longer need to chase spreadsheets. The tracker tells me everything I need such as exactly how many hours each project is burning and how productive each team member is—game-changing for our budget and schedules.“
— Marry Mapula, Back Office Manager at MID Construction
1. Productivity as a KPI
Managers at MID Construction now review each employee’s activity score and use those numbers as KPIs for remote engineers and estimators, replacing subjective “busy‑ness” checks with objective data.
2. True Cost‑per‑Project
Because every timer is tied to a specific task and project code, Marry at MID Construction can pull a report that shows the exact labour hours (and therefore cost) consumed by each project. That insight is already shaping bid reviews and change‑order negotiations.
3. Faster Variance Detection
WebWork’s activity tracking flags idle‑time spikes or unusually low activity scores as potential bottlenecks long before they appear in budget overruns, giving superintendents a chance to intervene early.
4. Data‑Backed Resource Planning
Now that WebWork provides the team with actual data on project time and budget spendings, they are able to compare projected labour hours against actuals from the tracker. This allows them to fine-tune crew size for upcoming phases, keeping payroll and deadlines on target.
