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Once again, September was a big month at Trak. Throughout the month, we released four updates to the app, including a number of new integrations and upgraded features. On top of regular bug fixes, here’s what was new in September.

Here are the latest pricing changes for Burdens products this September.

Earlier today, the Victorian State Government announced the relaxing of some of the restrictions implemented to stop the spread of COVID-19. This means that from the 28th of September, approximately 127,000 individuals will be able to return to on-site work, provided they carry a Permitted Worker Permit and the business has a COVID Safe Plan in place. Full details on permitted industries and COVID restrictions and requirements can be found here. Although there were a number of changes to various industries today, those most important for the majority of Trak users are:

On Trak, you’re able to enter hourly rates for each user. This means that when your workers add their hours to their timesheet, it’s added to the job as an expense, and contributes to the numbers shown in the finance summary.

The average Australian tradie is often stereotyped as being strong, unemotional and easy going. Expecting people to live up to this image is completely unrealistic at the best of times, and now more than ever.As a result of this pressure to meet the stereotype, many tradies try to be stoic and push negative feelings to the back of their minds, avoiding discussing any issues with friends and family so as not to appear weak. While tradies will openly chat about physical health, the discussion of mental health is still regarded as somewhat taboo (particularly on the job site) and as a result, is often avoided until someone's at their breaking point.This culture helps contribute to these alarming stats:

Here are the latest pricing changes for Burdens products this September.