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HR software to help your business grow

Outdated HR processes can hold your business back. Modern HR software streamlines how you attract, develop, and retain talent. With the right tools, watch your team become more engaged and productive, driving the growth your business needs.

Sage HR

Manage and engage your workforce wherever they are.

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Sage People

Attract, manage and retain top talent. Ideal for businesses with 200 - 5000 employees.

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What are the benefits of HR software?

Streamline HR tasks with software that enhances employee experience, supports career growth, boosts productivity, and provides insights into people operations.

Streamlined HR processes

Our HR systems automate tasks like holiday approvals and expired document alerts, minimising manual effort, and preventing costly errors.

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Empower employees with self-service

Employee self-service empowers staff to own and manage their data, reducing reliance on HR teams and ensuring more accurate, up-to-date information. Our HR software promotes engagement, improving the employee experience by providing better access to HR data.

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Clear insights from HR reporting and analytics

Sage HR systems provide powerful insights, enabling HR teams to make informed, data-driven decisions backed by accurate, actionable data.

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Centralised employee data

Our HR solutions centralise all employee data and documents in one secure location, making it easier to access, update, and analyse information. This streamlined approach strengthens data protection and compliance with relevant laws and regulations, safeguarding your business.

HR software features

HR management software gives businesses the tools to efficiently manage employee-related tasks.

HR reports and data

Use reports to help your business make impactful decisions backed by accurate people data.

Leave management

Track and manage employee time-off with our HR solutions. Automate requests, approvals, and annual leave balances.

Performance management

Streamline reviews, set goals, track progress, and foster development with real-time feedback.

Recruitment

Use HR software to post jobs, filter applicants, schedule interviews, and onboard new hires.

Timesheets

Automate time record submissions, ensure accurate tracking, and process payroll on time.

Automated workflows

Our workflows automate HR tasks, like creating, scheduling, and collecting employee survey responses.

Access our HR software anytime, anywhere

Mobile HR software allows managers and employees to access and self-serve at their convenience.

Help your staff thrive with HR software solutions

Sage HR

Flexible HR modules for small and mid-sized businesses.

For small to medium sized businesses that want a modular HR system that will simplify processes across the end-to-end employment journey.

  • Simplified end-to-end HR system that’s easy to administrate
  • Core HR and leave management with additional modules for performance, timesheets, shift scheduling, recruitment and expenses
  • Modular design, pricing and setup
  • Ready to go out of the box, no implementation required
  • Establish a single source of truth for all your employee data
  • Automate people processes to reduce admin and improve productivity
  • Easy to navigate employee self-serve for better employee experience
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Sage People

Flexible HR solution for global businesses with 500+ employees.

For medium sized businesses that want to manage global or multi-locational teams from a single, scalable cloud system.

  • Highly configurable HR and people solution managed by your HR team
  • Core HR, attendance and leave, performance and talent management, compensation management with additional recruitment module available
  • Built on Salesforce, an enterprise grade platform
  • Team of implementation experts to get maximum value, followed by a dedicated Customer Success Manager
  • Meet multi-national, multi-currency and multi-locational employee requirements
  • Advanced workflows and configurable reporting to meet specific business requirements
  • Customisable branding and content per business area for personalised employee self-serve

Anthony Cummings 
Director of Infrastructure and Operations, Tenth Revolution Group

“Sage People enables us to improve the way we do things and make our employee experiences even better.”

HR software FAQs

HR software is a suite of applications that helps businesses deal with employee administration, making life easier for HR staff, but also catering to the needs of the employees. At a minimum it covers core HR tasks like tracking time and attendance, managing employee databases, and distributing important internal announcements. Popular solutions also provide self-service options so employees can update their own data.
 
However, an HR management system can go far beyond that, often including modules that handle talent management, recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, and career development.
 
The software interconnects with various systems storing employee data, such as payroll and performance, to accurately retrieve up-to-date information. This information can then be displayed in a user-friendly format, processed through advanced analytics, and used to guide critical workforce decisions.
 
In effect, repetitive, admin-heavy tasks are automated, allowing HR staff to focus on more strategic tasks like employee engagement, talent development, and building a positive workplace culture.

Solutions like Sage People and Sage HR are designed to support your compliance journey, helping you adhere to UK employment laws and regulations. We simplify the management of staff, statutory leave (like maternity/paternity), and reporting requirements (such as P60s).
 
Sage HR solutions are tightly integrated with Sage Payroll, ensuring seamless data transfer and efficient payroll processing—a significant advantage for UK businesses. These tools are especially suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), making them ideal for organisations with limited HR staff. Additionally, Sage HR meets the preference for affordable, user-friendly tools among smaller companies.
 
Sage People offers a customisable portal experience for both your business and employees while delivering powerful insights for data-driven decision-making. This product streamlines HR processes, boosting productivity, and supports agile business practices with configurable workflows. You can manage talent, track performance, and control the workforce experience within one unified system, no matter where your people are located.

All companies can benefit from HR software, because all companies are in a battle to save costs. The challenge is to ascertain how much budget you have, and look for a solution that addresses your particular pain points within that price range. 
  
One of the most common challenges in HR is dealing with growth of the business, which has obvious implications on recruitment but also in the day to day administration of greater numbers of employees. 
  
A particularly successful business area may trigger high employee turnover, as professionals assess better opportunities in the market. Additionally, companies with remote or geographically dispersed employees have an extra layer of complexity that HR software can keep in order.
  
Businesses may also see a need for HR software in handling the complexities of labor laws, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.

By automating most HR processes, this kind of software saves time and minimises errors, reducing the HR team’s administrative burden. A key feature is centralisation of employee data, which ensures that information is accurate, up-to-date and easily accessible.
  
These solutions allow the HR team to spend more time addressing the needs of individual employees and devising motivational activities. Investing in employees’ career development is beneficial to the company in the long-run, fostering employee engagement and a positive atmosphere in the workplace.
  
Another way HR software makes employees feel more engaged is through self-service portals, where they can request time off or enter insurance details.
  
The HR system also gives management teams instant access to key metrics like employee turnover, performance trends, and training effectiveness. This helps leaders optimise company resources and adjust business strategies accordingly.

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