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Holiday management

Custom holiday management software that fits how you work

Replace spreadsheets and inbox approvals with leave software built around your rules, balances and team. See who's off at a glance, in an app with your own branding. From £400 a month + VAT, with no large up-front project fee.

Problems

  • Spreadsheets, email, or even paper requests are the system

    No single place for requests, no individual visibility of balances, or who's approved what.

  • Approvals stall when people are off

    Cover and pay get guessed while the request sits.

  • Balances and carry-over drift out of date

    Disputes, manual fixes, and awkward payroll conversations.

  • No way to enforce your rules

    Nothing stops two people on the same team booking the same week.

  • No live view of who's off this week or next month

    Planning suffers and overtime fills the gaps.

  • Weak paper trail when it's challenged

    Hard to prove a decision or hand payroll a clean record.

Recent projects

  • Leave and overtime software for a field workforce, with a calendar of who is off and approval controls

    Workforce leave & overtime for a national metering contractor

    Custom web app for ~170 engineers, managers and contractors. They replaced an off-the-shelf leave tool that was too complicated, lacked features they needed, didn't use their terminology, and their engineers disliked using it.

    • Contractor holiday and sick leave in one place
    • Multi-level approvals, with delegates when an approver is unavailable
    • Clear balances and role-based access across five roles
    • Works on phones, tablets, and desktops

    Result. Hours saved each month processing overtime reports for management and leadership.

  • Trades operations app showing jobs, costs, and holiday requests in one system

    Holiday requests inside trades business management

    Leave built into a full ops app for a UK trades contractor — same system as CRM, jobs, and costs, not a separate HR product.

    • Holiday request and approval workflow in the day-to-day app
    • Visibility of who's off alongside live work
    • Rules that match how their teams already operate
    • Works on phones, tablets, and desktops
    “Streamlined management of all of my jobs and personnel management, I wouldn't be without it.”
    — Owner, UK trades contractor
  • Holiday request form for a manufacturing team, with leave type, start and end dates, and a note for the approver

    Holiday leave for a manufacturer with two employee types

    Custom web app where staff request holiday and managers approve it — under the rules the business already uses.

    • Two request formats and rule sets, one for each employee type
    • Extra approval step for short-notice requests
    • Managers see their own team; senior staff see the whole company
    • Works on phones, tablets, and desktops

The benefits of software with Tailored Tech

  • Affordable subscriptions

    Pay monthly, like any software subscription, with no large up-front project fee. That puts tailored software within reach of small and medium businesses.

  • Custom software

    Bespoke apps designed around your processes and workflows, not the other way round.

  • Own-branded solutions

    Your logo, colours and language throughout, so it feels like your own system.

  • New build or replace what you've got

    Replace spreadsheets, email workflows or existing SaaS which doesn't meet all of your needs

FAQ

How much does it cost?

From £400 a month plus VAT. Unlike a traditional bespoke build, there's no large up-front project fee.

What's the difference between holiday management software and a leave management system?

Nothing. They're two names for the same thing, and we build it around your rules.

Will this replace our spreadsheets, inbox, or current SaaS?

Yes. Bring today's process into one platform, or replace SaaS that doesn't fit.

Can I integrate this with other systems?

Usually yes. It depends what those systems allow; we design the app to connect where it's needed.

Can it enforce our rules (teams, short notice, different staff types)?

That's the point of custom: your workflows and rules sit in the leave app — as in the projects above.

Who is it for — HR, the owner, or employees?

All of them. Each role gets the view they need; the right data reaches the right people.

How long until we're up and running?

It can be live in as little as two weeks, depending on what you need.

What happens if we stop subscribing?

You can export your data whenever you like.

Is our data secure and GDPR compliant?

Yes. Data is hosted in the UK and every app is GDPR compliant.

Does it handle UK bank holidays, part-time pro-rata and carry-over?

Yes, UK bank holidays are built in. Pro-rata, carry-over and your other entitlement rules are built to match how you work.

How is this different from Timetastic, BreatheHR or WhosOff?

Off-the-shelf tools make you fit their rules. We build around yours, in your branding, and it can sit alongside your jobs, overtime or other systems.

How do we start?

We start with a short chat, then a free discovery session. We design around your process, then build and run it on a monthly subscription. Simpler apps can be live in as little as two weeks.

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