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Construction HR and payroll solutions

Building a stronger foundation for your people and finance.

The construction industry faces unique challenges. A large range of roles to fill. Disconnected teams spread across offices, home, and on-site. Timesheets. Health and safety. Training and compliance. We give you all the tools you need to manage the whole employee journey and enable your workforce to spend less time on admin and more time in the zone.

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Building for the future

Recruit the right talent

Our skills gap analysis helps dramatically reduce the time spent searching for the right candidate, letting you fill roles as quickly and effectively as possible. You don't need to stress about a shrinking workforce. Get the right people for the right job when you need them most, and upskill them to keep them with you for the long term.

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Comprehensive payroll support

Automate every aspect of your construction payroll in a single secure system that ensures all your employees are paid accurately on time every time. Create a smooth, real-time payroll process that factors in a disconnected workforce and keeps everything running predictably. 

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The power of integrated people and finance

Create a single view of your people data with complete integration of your HR, payroll, and finance data feeds, making analysis and decision-making easy. Get a clear, holistic picture that makes it easy to communicate value to key stakeholders, and to create broader strategies that align with your vision.

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Easily monitor compliance

Our solutions mean you can keep your focus on your business, without having to stress about legislation changes and HMRC requirements. With regular updates ensuring our software is on the cutting edge, we'll ensure everything operates smoothly.

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We support 40 of the largest construction companies

A strong foundation

The right HR software for construction makes all the difference in the world. Here's how our HR, payroll and finance software can change your world of work.

Monitor compliance

Our solutions mean you can keep your focus on your business, without having to stress about legislation changes and HMRC requirements. 

Seamless integration

Bring your people, operational and finance data together into one platform, smoothing over your day-to-day and demolishing silos.

Trackable data

People First is built around remote workforce management, letting you manage employees scattered across different work sites. 

Empower employees

Put a stop to endless questions for your HR department and empower each employee to handle their day-to-day needs with self-service tools.

Build an engaged and productive workforce

Discover. Learn. Grow.

Construction workforce management software FAQs

Why is it important to invest in payroll software for the construction industry?

Rather than wasting time manually managing a complex construction payroll process, entrusting a construction payroll service and platform like People First  means you will be able to seamlessly manage your HR and payroll systems in one place. Rather than processing payroll by hand, you will have access to a single platform where you can manage all your HR, payroll, talent, and workforce management data.

By outsourcing your payroll, you will not only save time and money – you will do away with the administrative burden that is payroll and reduce manual errors. 

Forget staying up to date with legislation and losing sleep over compliance, with our payroll software for construction, you can rest assured knowing your payroll is up to date. You will also get unprecedented access to our expert support team and their knowledge built up over 40 years of experience in the industry

What does HR do in workforce management?

HR teams assess the state of your workforce, measure things like turnover and absenteeism and provide insights to keep things moving as effectively as possible. This is made a lot easier when they have access to the data they require to make those insights available.

What are the benefits of workforce management software in construction?

There are loads of great benefits to using workforce management software in construction. Crucially, it helps you ensure the right people with the right qualifications are in the right place, without having to micromanage every detail. 

Is automated payroll better?

Yes. Payroll for the construction industry is a complicated thing at the best of times, but with so many disconnected employees to deal with it can get messy fast. Automated payroll minimises the rest of data errors and lets your payroll team focus on other tasks. 

How secure is my employee data?

At MHR, data security is paramount. Our software is backed by ultramodern data centres with the latest accreditation in data security. That includes SOC2, ISO9001 and ISO27001. We also have incredibly robust processes for disaster recovery, compliance, monitoring, and support. We go above and beyond to keep your data secure. 

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