Employment solutions that work as hard as your crew

Between site crews, subcontractors and compliance obligations, running a construction business is complex enough. Employment Hero handles the employment side so you can focus on what gets built.

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What’s slowing your construction business down?

PAIN POINT 1

A dispersed, constantly shifting workforce

Construction businesses rarely have all their people in one place. Site workers, office staff, project managers and subcontractors operate across different locations, shifts and project timelines. Keeping payroll, records and compliance current across all of them without a centralised system is a constant drain.

✦ EMPLOYMENT HERO

One platform manages your entire workforce, on-site and in the office. Employees clock in via the mobile app, timesheets sync to payroll automatically, and you have full visibility across every site from anywhere.

PAIN POINT 2

Complex workforce structures and employment agreements

Construction businesses typically run on a mix of employed tradespeople, site labourers, admin staff and independent contractors. Staying on top of differing hourly rates, site-specific allowances, overtime and statutory leave across multiple Individual Employment Agreements (IEAs) is where payroll errors happen.

✦ EMPLOYMENT HERO

Our automated payroll engine takes the complexity out of construction pay runs, applying the correct agreement terms, site allowances, schedular payments and IR330C deductions automatically for every shift.

PAIN POINT 3

Rapid scaling without HR foundations

When a new project kicks off, you need people fast. But scaling quickly without proper onboarding, contract management and compliance documentation creates risk, and fixing it later costs more than getting it right from the start.

✦ EMPLOYMENT HERO

Digital onboarding, automated contract generation and a centralised HR system give you the foundation to scale confidently.

Still doing this manually? It’s time to automate

Site workers clock in and out from their phone with GPS location and photo verification to confirm they are on site. Timesheets feed directly into payroll, removing manual data entry and eliminating the disputes that come from paper-based records.

From tradesperson site allowances to overtime thresholds and public holiday rates, Employment Hero applies the correct employment agreement rules for every worker. When statutory pay rates or minimum wage rates update, the system updates automatically, no manual checking required.

Issue digital contracts, collect IRD numbers and KiwiSaver details, and run site inductions before a new hire sets foot on site. This is particularly critical in construction, where health, safety and employment compliance documentation needs to be airtight before work begins.

When a project ramps up, you need qualified tradespeople fast. Employment Hero’s AI Recruitment Agent scores, screens and shortlists candidates automatically, compressing what used to be a week of manual CV reviews into minutes so you can get the right crew on site before the window closes.