CubeHR

Leave Management for Construction

Leave management for construction businesses

Manage annual leave, CSCS shutdowns, and site closures across distributed construction teams. Pro-rata calculations for part-time workers and subcontractors, with coverage planning built in.

The difference

Why construction teams use CubeHR for leave management

  • Plan leave around site shutdowns and seasonal closures

  • Pro-rata calculations for part-time and fixed-term contracts

  • Team calendar showing who's off across all sites

  • Mobile app so site workers request leave from anywhere

  • Manager approvals with one tap from mobile notifications

  • Automatic bank holiday allocation for all UK dates

In practice

How construction businesses actually use it

Illustrative examples of how it gets used, not customer case studies.
  • A 60-person professional services firm tracked all leave in a shared Google Sheet. Three different versions existed, balances rarely matched, and disputes were common at year-end.

  • A healthcare provider with 40% part-time staff was manually calculating pro-rata entitlements in Excel, leading to errors and overpayments.

  • A company with offices in England and Scotland needed different bank holiday calendars for each location, but their existing system only supported one.

The problem

Construction HR problems that leave management solves

  • Tracking hours across multiple sites

    Workers move between sites daily. Paper timesheets are unreliable, and payroll takes days to process.

  • Right to work compliance

    High workforce turnover means right to work checks must be thorough and up-to-date. Fines for non-compliance are severe.

  • Training and certification expiry

    CSCS cards, PASMA, IPAF, first aid: dozens of certifications that must be current. Tracking them in spreadsheets is a liability.

  • Health & safety documentation

    Incident reports, near-miss records, and safety briefing acknowledgements need to be documented and accessible.

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Questions

Leave Management FAQ

Does CubeHR handle the UK statutory 28-day minimum?

Yes. CubeHR enforces the 5.6-week statutory minimum for full-time employees, including the option to include or exclude bank holidays from that entitlement. Part-time employees get a pro-rata equivalent automatically.

Can employees request half days?

Yes. Leave requests support full days, AM half-days, and PM half-days. You can also configure custom leave units if your company uses hours-based tracking.

How does carryover work?

You set a carryover limit (e.g., 5 days) and an expiry date (e.g., March 31). Unused days up to the limit automatically carry forward. CubeHR deducts from carried-over days first.

Can we have different leave policies for different teams?

Absolutely. Leave policies can be configured at company, location, department, or individual level. A London office could have 25 days while Manchester has 28 - CubeHR handles it all.

Does it integrate with our calendar?

Yes. CubeHR generates iCal feeds that sync with Outlook, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar. Approved leave appears automatically in your team's calendars.

Coming soon

Sort leave management for your construction business

CubeHR is in early access. We are onboarding a limited number of UK businesses at a time so every one is set up properly. Register your interest and we will be in touch about a place.

  • GDPR compliant · UK data residency
  • Set up in an afternoon
  • Built for UK employment law