CATEGORIES OF LABOR

The type of labor performed must be broken down and reported by category to show how labor has been used. For timekeeping and labor reporting purposes, all labor is classified as either productive or overhead.

Productive Labor

PRODUCTIVE LABOR includes labor that directly or indirectly contributes to the accomplishment of the mission of the unit, including construction operations, military operations, and training. Productive labor is accounted for in three categories: direct labor, indirect labor, and military, which is called "other" on some timekeeping cards.

1. DIRECT LABOR includes labor expended directly on assigned construction tasks either in the field or in the shop that contributes directly to the completion of an end product. Direct labor must be reported separately for each assigned construction task.

2. INDIRECT LABOR comprises labor required to support construction operations but does not produce an end product itself.

3. MILITARY or "Other" includes military functions and training necessary to support the mission.

Overhead Labor

OVERHEAD LABOR is not considered to be productive labor because it does not contribute directly or indirectly to the completion of an end product. Included is labor that must be performed regardless of the assigned mission.

LABOR CODES

During the planning and scheduling of a construction project, each phase of the project considered as direct labor is given an identifying code. Because there are many types of construction projects involving different operations, codes for direct labor reporting can vary from one activity to another. For example, excavating and setting forms can be assigned code R-15; laying block, code R- 16; and installing bond beams, code R-17. You will use direct labor codes to report each hour spent by each of your crew members during each workday on assigned construction tasks.

Codes are also used to report time spent by crew members in the following categories: indirect labor, military operations and readiness, disaster control operations, training, and overhead labor. The codes shown in figure 1-3 are used at most activities to indicate time spent in these categories.

TIMEKEEPING CARDS

Your report is submitted on a Daily Labor Distribution Report form (timekeeping card), like the one shown in figure 1-4. The form provides a breakdown by man-hours of the activities in the various labor codes for each crew member for each

Figure 1-3.-Labor codes.

Figure 1-4.-Typical timekeeping card.

day on any given project. It is reviewed at the company level by the staff and platoon commander and then initialed by the company commander before it is forwarded to the operations department. It is tabulated by the management division of the operations department, along with all of the daily labor distribution reports received from each company and department in the unit. This report is the means by which the operations office analyzes the labor distribution of total manpower resources for each day. It also serves as feeder information for preparation of the monthly operations report and any other source reports required of the unit. This information must be accurate and timely. Each level in the company organization should review the report for an analysis of its own internal construction management and performance.

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