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.

Trusted by construction and building businesses globally.
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 contracts
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 employment contracts is where payroll errors happen.
✦ EMPLOYMENT HERO
Our automated payroll engine takes the complexity out of construction pay runs, applying the correct contract terms, site allowances, CIS deductions and tax obligations 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
Mobile clock-in for site workers

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.
Automated contract and site-pay compliance

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

Issue digital contracts, collect National Insurance numbers and pension 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.
AI Recruitment for volume hiring

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.
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