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PeopleXD Evo

Streamline time off with our intuitive staff holiday booking system

Simplify and control holiday requests across every site and department with our scalable, AI-powered holiday management software -  saving HR teams hours each week through automated approvals, policy enforcement, and complete visibility of staff availability.

Bring clarity and control to employee holiday booking at the scale your business demands.

Our Access People solutions are trusted by 19,000+ organisations in the UK and Ireland

Smart holiday booking for modern businesses

  • Automate approvals – employees request holidays online or via the holiday booking app; managers approve in seconds.
  • Prevent clashes – configurable rules ensure minimum staffing levels and avoid overlapping holidays.
  • Enforce company policy – manage carryover limits, entitlement, and black-out periods automatically.
  • Instant visibility – shared calendars and dashboards give real-time insight across your teams.
  • Integrated workflow – syncs with payroll and workforce management modules within PeopleXD Evo.
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Built for large and multi-site organisations

Designed to handle complex holiday rules, multiple entities, and thousands of employees.

Whether you operate across several sites or manage a large, shift-based workforce, PeopleXD Evo’s staff holiday tracker scales with you. Configure policies by department, location, or role - all within one central platform.

  • Configurable holiday policies for regions, job roles, and union agreements.
  • Audit-ready records for every request and approval.
  • Central oversight with local manager autonomy.
  • Scalable deployment supporting thousands of users.
  • Compliant by design with Working Time Regulations and minimum wage rules.

Integrate holiday booking with your wider workforce strategy

Because PeopleXD Evo brings together HR, Payroll, Workforce Management, and Analytics, your holiday data doesn’t live in isolation.

Payroll accuracy

Approved holidays automatically flow into pay calculations.

Workforce planning

Link approved leave to rota planning for better coverage.

Strategic insight

Identify busy periods, underused entitlements, and holiday trends.

Talk to our team about how PeopleXD Evo’s Staff Holiday Booking System supports enterprises with 500+ employees.

Give employees transparency and control

Empower your people to plan their holidays with confidence. Through the self-service portal or mobile holiday booking app, employees can:

  • View remaining entitlement in real time
  • See who’s already booked time off
  • Request or cancel holidays in just a few clicks
  • Receive instant notifications on approval status

Managers benefit from visibility too - clear dashboards show team availability and ensure smooth resourcing during peak periods.

Cineworld success story

Discover how Access PeopleXD Evo’s holiday management software helps organisations like yours save time and reduce admin.

"The impact of Access PeopleXD on the business has been immediate and transformative. Holiday requests and shift swaps are automated, taking no management time. It’s not very often we get the chance to hand back five hours to every senior manager every week."

Leon Foster Hill, Senior HR Business Partner at Cineworld.

Leverage the power of AI and People Analytics

Our HR and Payroll software is now powered by Access Evo - our new AI-embedded software experience.

We’re putting cutting-edge AI and People Analytics to work across your entire HCM suite, connecting it like never before. 

Copilot, your AI-powered HR Assistant, provides instant answers to HR queries, delegates routine tasks, and uses generative AI to create content and guide you on HR best practice. 

Our embedded People Analytics, provide you with real-time actionable insights giving you the ability to easily diagnose trends, identify challenges and accelerate business impact. 

AI Feed automates priority workflows, ensuring employees are aware of critical tasks, and can drive action in the moment.

Why work with us?

We’re more than HR software; we’re your partner in shaping a thriving, future-ready organisation. 

With 30 years of experience and commitment to innovation, we offer a comprehensive suite of award-winning business software solutions, from payroll software to ERP, finance to employee benefits, and beyond. 

We help you keep all the moving parts of your organisation together in a single digital workspace, bringing everything together for when your people need it. With a single sign-on, everyone benefits from increased efficiency and productivity.

Staff holiday booking system FAQs

How do you manage staff annual leave?

Smart, cloud-based holiday planning software helps HR teams and managers to manage staff holidays by providing clear visibility of all holidays requested and booked. Software can automate and streamline the holiday approval process, and significantly reduce enquiries and heavy manual admin around annual leave entitlement.

A more advanced holiday booking system will provide mobile self-service functionality to give employees visibility of their annual leave entitlement and control over managing their holiday bookings. Managers will receive real-time notifications and a view of their team’s availability and any conflicts or staff shortages. This allows them to approve or decline holiday requests quickly and seamlessly.

If your software for managing staff holidays is part of a wider HR or workforce management solution, you’ll be able to get a better view of your data all in one place, including staff clocking in and out, rostering and shift swapping to support a more joined-up approach to your HR strategy.

What is the difference between a staff holiday booking system and absence management software?

A staff holiday booking system helps managers and employees to easily view, request and approve holiday requests in a central location. Absence management software is a more holistic solution helping organisations to manage all absences on one system; from holiday entitlement to parental leave and sickness.

Does the holiday booking system include an app?

Many popular holiday booking systems offer mobile apps for convenient booking and managing requests on the go. Access holiday planning software offers an app that’s available on IOS and Android for your staff to book holidays on the go, wherever they are.

How much holiday are my staff entitled to?

Full-time workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of annual leave each year, working out as 28 days paid holiday as a minimum. Part-time workers and those working irregular hours have a different entitlement.

Read our guide to holiday entitlement to find out more.

PeopleXD Evo Support

What kind of support will I get during and after implementation?

You’ll have access to always-on support that covers both technical expertise and strategic guidance to help your HR suite deliver the ROI you expect.

Who will be my main point of contact?

After you go live with your system and depending on the level of support you require, you may be assigned a Dedicated Customer Success Manager to help you get the most out of your system, alongside a Technical Success Manager who provides proactive technical advice. 

How quickly can I expect issues to be resolved?

We offer contractual service commitments with rapid response guarantees to ensure any issues are handled swiftly. This is tailored to the level of support package you have.

Do you monitor and optimise the system after go-live?

Yes – we provide proactive system monitoring and preventive optimisation so potential issues are addressed before they impact performance.

Will my team get training and best-practice advice?

Absolutely. We offer comprehensive training resources and ongoing best-practice guidance to help your team get the most from the system.

Does support stop once the system is live?

No – we offer support packages which provide an end-to-end partnership, from initial implementation right through to supporting your wider digital transformation.