What is Za Firme?
An app for running a trades company, in two products. Work management: projects that move through your own phases, tasks for the crews, clients, files and photos, comments and the project finances. People & time: the timesheet, leave, overtime and trips, certificates, procedures and equipment. All in one place, for the office and the field.
What is People & time?
The second product: the timesheet with clock in and out and crew days, leave and sick days, overtime and business trips with travel orders, certificates and their expiry, procedures and checklists signed on the phone, and equipment with who has what. At the end of the month it is approved, closed and sent to the accountant in Excel.
Do we need both products?
No. Each works on its own: a transport company can use only People & time, a joinery only work management. With both, hours on a project become its labour cost, days away show on the task calendar, and a missing certificate warns when a task is assigned; People & time then costs 20% less.
We don’t use everything. Can we turn parts off?
Yes. The owner turns Timesheet, Readiness, Procedures, Equipment or Finances off in Settings › Sections: it leaves the menu and every page for everyone, and its reminders stop. Nothing is deleted; turned on again, everything is back.
Can I see where my people clocked in?
Yes, if you turn it on: location is off until the owner switches it on. Then the phone is asked only at the moment someone taps clock in or clock out, never in between, and each person sees on their clock card that it is on. Each day shows the taps on a map with the distance from the site, and a lead or a manager sees the whole crew on one map. Hours typed in by hand can have a place chosen on the map. Locations are deleted after 90 days; the hours stay.
Can people enter their hours late or change them afterwards?
Yes, until the month is closed. The app shows how late each time was entered, so you can see who forgets to clock in. If you want, turn on a limit (for example 5 minutes): past it, people ask their team lead for a correction from their phone instead of calling you.
Who is it for?
Companies of about ten people and more in construction, furniture, PVC and aluminium, metal, maintenance and transport. The owner sees everything, managers run projects and crews, and each member sees their own work.
Do I have to install anything?
No. It works in the browser on any phone or computer. Installing it (see “Install” above) adds an icon to your home screen and lets it send notifications even when it is closed.
How do I bring in my team?
Under People, invite each person by email and choose their role: owner, manager or member. They get an email with a link, set a password and are in. You can also import clients and tasks from a spreadsheet.
Can I assign work to someone without the app?
Yes. Add them on the People page and assign them tasks like anyone else; their team lead or a manager marks the work done and logs their hours, which count in the project’s labour.
Do hours logged on a task show in the timesheet?
Yes. Logging time on a task or a project puts it on that person’s day in the timesheet, with its times. Type just the hours and the times are filled in, and you can change them.
How does everyone know what is new?
People get a notification in the app, on their phone and by email when a task is assigned to them, when someone mentions them in a comment, and the day before a deadline. The installed app tells them at once; email gathers what is new into one message at most once an hour. Each person chooses which ones they want.
Where is our data, and is it safe?
On servers in the European Union (Finland), over an encrypted connection. The database is copied every hour to another country (Germany), and each company sees only its own data.
Can we try it first?
Yes: 14 days free with every feature, and no card needed to start.
How do we pay?
Monthly or yearly, one price for the whole company per product, by package: Start for up to 10 people, Tim for up to 25 and Firma for up to 50; for more we agree a price. A year costs ten months. You pay by card on the Billing page in the app, in KM, or by bank transfer: write to info@zafirme.com or call us and we send the invoice. People & time is paid by bank transfer for now.
What if we need more people than our package allows?
Nobody is removed. Invitations can still be sent, but nobody new can join until you move to a bigger package or someone leaves. Only people who have joined count, not invitations waiting to be accepted.
How do we move to another package?
The owner opens Billing in the app, clicks “Manage billing”, then “Manage subscription”, and chooses another package, monthly or yearly. Moving up charges only the difference for the rest of the period; the new limit applies as soon as the payment goes through. If the subscription is set to cancel, click “Uncancel” first. Paying by bank transfer? Write to info@zafirme.com and we change it for you.
What happens when the trial or subscription ends?
Nothing is deleted. The company becomes read-only: everyone can still see everything, and changes are possible again as soon as you renew.
Which languages?
Bosnian and English. Each person picks their own, and the emails they get come in that language.