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Breathe
Breathe HR
The HR side of your business, made brilliantly simple
If your employee details are spread across spreadsheets, emails and disconnected apps, Breathe brings them together. It's a UK HR platform launched in 2012 for small and medium-sized businesses. More than 17,000 of them use it, along with over 1,000 UK HR consultancies.
Three everyday HR problems Breathe fixes
Information everywhere: one central, accurate record for every employee.
Endless chasing: staff book leave, sign documents electronically and follow shared workflows.
A small HR team: start with the essentials and add more as you grow.
The essentials: Core HR
Store records and documents securely, manage holiday and leave, track sickness and absence, and let staff update their own details. Collect e-signatures, set goals, run one-to-ones and reviews, and spot trends with built-in reports.
Optional extras
Rota, Time and Attendance: plan shifts and track hours
Expenses: claims, receipts and manager sign-off
Recruitment: advertise roles and follow each candidate
Health and Safety: risk assessments, incidents and compliance evidence
e-Learning: assign UK-specific courses and see who's completed what
Breathe is also building an AI Assistant to answer HR and policy questions, and plans to launch payroll in late 2026.
Who gets the most from it
UK organisations with up to 200 people, particularly charities, schools, healthcare, retail, start-ups and professional services firms with lean HR. If you need multinational payroll, global compliance or enterprise workforce planning, weigh it up first.
Pricing, support and security
Plans start from £24 a month for your whole organisation, with no long-term contracts or hidden fees. Try it free for 14 days, with UK-based support from setup onwards. Breathe holds ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 accreditation and keeps your data in UK data centres, protected by encryption and access controls.
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Actus
Advance Change
Transform your workforce with customizable performance management solutions.
Actus serves as an all-in-one talent, performance, and learning platform designed specifically for businesses with over 100 employees. This performance management software offers extensive customization capabilities, allowing it to align seamlessly with your organization's specific requirements, ultimately conserving resources and streamlining long-term processes. Key features encompass goal setting and appraisal, one-on-one meetings, surveys, employee recognition, onboarding, talent management, succession planning, and a variety of additional functionalities to enhance workforce development. With Actus, organizations can ensure that their performance management practices are both efficient and effective.
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BambooHR
BambooHR®
Set people free to do great work.
BambooHR® is an all-in-one HR software solution for small and medium-sized businesses that drives business efficiency and fosters a great employee experience. By automating HR processes (from recruiting and onboarding to payroll, benefits, performance management, and time tracking), BambooHR frees HR teams to focus on strategic initiatives and culture, while ensuring compliance with regulations and delivering measurable ROI. Its intuitive platform centralizes data and insights, empowering HR leaders and executives to make informed decisions that support growth and productivity.
BambooHR Expert Services extends the platform with HR consultants who advise on strategy and help get those decisions built into the account, plus Managed Payroll specialists who run the full cycle for US-based employees.
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webonboarding
Signifo
Streamline onboarding, enhance engagement, and boost employee retention.
Webonboarding significantly accelerates and streamlines the employee onboarding process by removing the need for physical paperwork and digitally tracking tasks and progress through our tailored software solution. Our goal is to provide each new hire with an outstanding onboarding experience from the very moment they receive their job offer. Human resources experts widely recognize that effective employee onboarding is essential for the successful assimilation of new staff into the company. When done properly, onboarding helps new employees grasp the company culture and their individual responsibilities, which can greatly affect their engagement, loyalty, and retention. Our cutting-edge paperless onboarding system not only automates and simplifies this journey but also saves precious time and resources, allowing you to focus on what truly matters—your workforce. Furthermore, it plays a crucial role in coordinating the interactions among Recruitment, HR, Hiring Managers, and the new hire, ensuring a smooth transition into their new role. By investing in this innovative approach, organizations can foster a positive experience that sets the tone for long-term success.
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Fourth
Fourth
Empowering growth through streamlined operations and engaged teams.
Achieving success requires leveraging talent, maintaining exceptional operational standards, and honoring your brand's promises. With more than twenty years of experience in advanced technology and service expertise, Fourth is uniquely positioned to optimize the development of compliant and cost-effective schedules, guaranteeing accurate payroll processing while enhancing employee engagement to improve customer satisfaction. By offering a wide range of modern mobile and back-office tools, Fourth enables operators to monitor performance, predict demand, and oversee costs and compliance seamlessly within their operations. This extensive suite of services and software mitigates the administrative burdens, risks, and costs linked to managing HR and payroll in-house, allowing you to concentrate on expanding your business. Consequently, this strategic focus enables you to utilize your resources wisely, fostering an environment conducive to sustained growth and success. Ultimately, Fourth provides the necessary support to transform your operational efficiency and drive your business forward.