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Features & Specs

  1. Holiday/leave management

  2. Sick leave and lateness

  3. Unlimited HR document storage

  4. Overtime tracker

  5. Shifts & rotas

  6. Vaccine tracker

  7. Back to work navigator tool

  8. Payroll Management

  9. Expense Management

  10. Employee Assistance Programme

  11. Health & Safety software advice

  12. Talent manangement

  13. HR templates & guides

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Questions & Answers

As answered by people managing BrightHR.
  1. What makes BrightHR unique?

    BrightHR is more than just a software suite, it’s a business partner for accelerating growth. Unlike other HR platforms, we combine award-winning technology with our 24/7 unique HR and health & safety advice service, helping business owners of all sizes stay compliant and focus on running their business. A recent example of this would be the launch of BrightHR Payroll, one of the first of its kind to seamlessly connect HR and payroll in one centralised system. Cutting admin, reducing errors, and centralising people processes. In today’s landscape, we recognise that proactivity is the name of the game, and arm business owners with the tools needed to keep pace with rapid and unpredictable change.

  2. Why should a person choose BrightHR over its competitors?

    BrightHR goes beyond basic HR software by offering a total compliance and people management solution. With BrightHR, you get expert support 24/7 from qualified HR and health & safety professionals, something most competitors don’t offer.

    When someone switches to BrightHR, we ensure they don’t pay twice on their old contract; we migrate their data at zero cost; and provide tailored, comprehensive training and onboarding for your entire team. We’re confident that people who switch to BrightHR, stay with BrightHR. With regular feature updates that rise to meet the same challenges that our clients face, we aim to be a long-term partner that grows with your business.

  3. How would you describe the primary audience of BrightHR?

    BrightHR at it’s heart is designed primarily for small and medium-sized businesses. Offering straightforward, intuitive solutions that aim to tackle common challenges and ease the pressures of HR and health & safety compliance.

    Our services are increasingly being adopted by larger enterprises, however. With tailored solutions and flexible support, BrightHR adapts to the complexity of larger organisations whilst retaining the same ease-of-use loved by the smaller business community. Whether you’re managing a team of 10 or 10,000, we’ve got the tools and the expertise to support your growth.

  4. What's the story behind BrightHR?

    BrightHR is part of Peninsula Business Services, formed in 1983 by Peter and Fred Done to provide affordable and reliable legal advice to UK employers. In 2015, we saw that small business owners were spending hours every day on their HR and compliance tasks. We set off to create a system to make those same tasks easier and quicker than ever before; BrightHR.

    Since then, BrightHR has grown at unprecedented pace, offering 24/7 employment law advice, expert health & safety support, a confidential wellbeing service and much more. We’re now used by over 100,000 businesses in the UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia—and growing more every day.

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Reviews

  1. User avatar
    Holly
    · People and Operations Coordinator at Penrith Cleaning Services Ltd ·
     
    Ewan was very helpful

    BrightHR is clearly set out and easy to use but Ewan was happy to answer any questions and to help me to get the most out of possible integrations.

  2. User avatar
    Warren Siwale
    · Operations Manager at Cleanse Correct LTD ·
     
    Ewan Logsdon - Customer Service

    Had an onboarding meeting and Ewan was great! Walked me through the Bright Software smoothly and was informative, concise and well spoken. He ensured that I understood everything. All in all this was a great experience.

    Competitors:
    Pros:    Informative
    Cons:    None
  3.  
    Excellent

    The guidance and explanations provided on the queries were very helpful. I also learned a few new options.

  4. User avatar
    Nicola Jones
    · Manager at Cybi dental practice ·
     
    Excellent service

    Just converted to the new and updated system, great training and help from Ewan. He explained every thing with ease and explained what every it.

    Thank you for everything

    Competitors:
  5. User avatar
    Bernadette Render
    · Owner at obliViaR Ltd ·
     
    Great Software

    Bright HR have everything covered and they can't do enough to help you. Highly recommend!

  6. User avatar
    Stephen Robinson
    · Operations Manager at Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council ·
     
    Great service.

    We have recently started using BrightHR. The system and service have been great and the onboarding team are fantastic.

  7. User avatar
    Caroline O'Grady
    · Office Manager at Britannia Pier UK LTd ·
     
    Good Start

    A good fupportive start to using a brand new system

  8. User avatar
    nathalie
    · CSO at Mentivity ·
     
    Great service, transforming our business operations

    Bright HR is an incredible platform and service, it's transforming our business operations. Ewan Logsdon our account manager is very knowledgable.

  9.  
    Amazing onboarding experience!

    Had an amazing onboarding experience with Ewan Logsdon today. He was so knowledgeable and explained everything really clearly!

  10.  
    Powerful, intuitive system

    New customer, but a happy one. First impressions are great and the training and onboarding has been simple. Thanks to Ewan for the great start.

  11. User avatar
    Keziah Berelson
    · Co-Artistic Director at Mafwa Theatre ·
     
    Warm welcome

    Charlie was bright and efficient in today's induction and set us off on the right foot.

  12. User avatar
    Caroline
    · Assistant PM at Newton Drive Health Centre ·
     
    New user

    Thank you Samuel Lambrou for my training this morning it was very informative and I am looking forward to utilising all of BrightHR's excellant features.

  13. User avatar
    Joelle Harding
    · Ops Manager at MHAF Ltd. ·
     
    Ewan was very helpful!

    Thanks you!

  14. User avatar
    Margaret McHugh
    · Owner at Bob abs Wave ·
     

    Want was extremely helpful and patient this morning, our meeting didn't go as planned as I was unable to connect, he has kindly rescheduled. Margaret

  15.  
    Very clear

    We had a very useful session with ​​​​Ewan Logsdon - seems like a great system!

  16. User avatar
    Cavan
    · Working at European Astrotech ·
     
    Very helpful introduction
  17. User avatar
    Amina
    · Administrator at Roop Cottage ·
     
    Professional Trainer

    Very patient and walked me through the process.

  18. User avatar
    Gillian
    · Working at M D MOORE ·
     
    A pleasure

    Great experience, made the process so easy.

    Pros:    Patient|Knowledgable|Polite
    Cons:    None
  19. User avatar
    Julie
    · Head of accounts at The Great Northern Tiling Company ·
     
    New to Bright HR

    I have found the integration process straight forward. Very happy with the competetive rates for both HR and H&S. The site is extremely user friendly. Many thanks to both Kezi and our new account manager Ewan Logsdon who have shown great patience with this new user.

  20. User avatar
    Sarah
    · Compliance Manager at Hillside Health Clinic ·
     
    Helpful and informative

    Charlie helped myself and my Manager navigate around the BrightHR system as there were a few areas that we were not familiar with. Training was clear and thorough.

  21.  
    Excellent

    Very easy to use , onboarding is excellent

  22. User avatar
    Evan MacDougall
    · Director at Ilfracombe Dental Practice ·
     

    I'm not brilliant with computers, but this platform is intuitive and covers all that I need for my business.

  23. User avatar
    Hannah Wareham
    · Operations and Finance Manager at Blackdown Dental Equipment Services ·
     
    Lovely app and lovely group of people - would use time and time again

    This app is super easy to use and we really rely on it to have a smooth HR operating process. The team are super helpful too and Ewan talked me through the app in great detail and was incredibly easy to talk to. Thanks!

    Pros:    Easy to use|Super simple|Helpful customer support
  24. User avatar
    marika pincigher
    · HR Manager at MONS FROMAGER-AFFINEUR LTD ·
     
    Bright HR induction

    We have had our induction with Ewan today, he walked us through the portal and helped setting up some employees and a drafted rota. The session was then extended for extra questions. Brilliant service and support! Thank you very much

  25. User avatar
    Rachel Hunt
    · Practice Manager at STAR Animal Rehabilitation &Veterinary Clinic ·
     
    Excellent service

    We are currently in the midst of swapping HR/H&S provider over to Bright. What can I say, so far exceptional. The platform is so much easier to navigate around. I'm not tech savvy at all and even for my competencies - It is easy, very user friendly. Still early days but so far, so good.

    Pros:    Easy navigation|User-friendly|Helpful support
  26. User avatar
    Matthew Ryland
    · HR Manager at PCP Gratings ·
     
    Comprehensive Service

    Having used a HRIS and similar systems before I am happy to say that Bright HR and Bright Safe has exceeded my expectations, I attribute this mainly to the on boarding team going above and beyond to finds solutions to my numerous and sometimes probably quite annoying questions, Charlie Butler's inexhaustible patience and willingness to answer my quieries deserves recgnonition, The system seems comprehensive, and it should be noted, anything it doesn't currently do you can request.

    Pros:    Good customer support|Learning management system|System simplicity|Easy onboarding
    Cons:    Automation and custom functions|Api integration
  27. User avatar
    Ionela Pruteanu
    · General manager at A&M Brunch Ltd ·
     
    Thank you all team your the support

    Special thank you to Conor and Camelia

  28.  
    Brilliant

    Absolutely brilliant software It does so much & is really easy to use Natasha Okparavero Is fab at her job and the training was easy to follow

    Competitors: breatheHR
  29. User avatar
    Guest
    · Working at Art Works ·
     
    Great run through

    Really good software great overview of how to work it today.

  30. User avatar
    Kay Haslam
    · Finance Manager at T40 Technologies Limited ·
     
    Initial Bright HR training

    Thank you for the training Whilst the system is intuitive it was really helpful to have someone to talk through scenarios and show me how to use the system. Natasha Okparavero was very. helpful

  31.  

    I had a really good follow up onboarding call with Charlie Butler today. She answered all my queries and we covered far more than I expected to, including Bright Safe. If she didn't know the answer immediately, Charlie found out while we on the call, and she also showed me how to register for the Bright HR and Bright Safe onboarding webinars. It was exactly what I needed, thank you.

  32. User avatar
    Bruce Winton
    · Clerk at Shinfield Parish Council ·
     

    Great onboarding meeting with Charlie. Good run through everything we needed to know and coped with our technical issues.

    BrightHR looks really clear and intuitive to use which I like.

  33. User avatar
    George McMullan
    · Director at Iskcon Scotland ·
     
    Helpful and attentive

    Despite my complete ignorance of HR systems and computers, Ewan was patient and friendly throughout the orienteering session. He was attentive to my level of competence and kindly went at my pace
    I’m confident that I can grasp the system with a little practice and guidance. Much obliged.

  34. User avatar
    Sam Bainbridge
    · Operations Director at FIRST ·
     
    Excellent support and customer service

    Natasha talked me through the Bright Safe software fully and was able to help me navigate the system and answered all the questions I had. Very enjoyable and informative onboarding experience. Natasha was engaging, personable and friendly throughout.

  35. User avatar
    Tamsin Weston
    · Bar staff at Phoenix Bar ·
     
    Great app - and customer service

    BrightHR is a great app for the staff to use. Easy to navigate. Gareth Cartledge has been a great help throughout, teaching us different things and very patient!

    Pros:    Easy to navigate
  36. User avatar
    Tatiana Cant
    · Town Clerk at Bude-Stratton Town Council ·
     
    Great overview!

    Natasha gave a very thorough and engaging review of the functionality of the systems. All very helpful for me as a newly signed up customer. Thank you!

  37. User avatar
    Nigel Parker
    · EMEA Distribution General Manager at simplehuman (UK) ltd ·
     
    Excellent Advice & Support

    I've worked with bright for several years and considered using other suppliers but have never found better all-round support for our HR & H&S needs. bright listen to our issues and are continuously developing their systems to improve support, advice and functionality.

    Pros:    Great templates in the library.|Excellent hr support and advice.|Continuously improving|Excellent listeners
    Cons:    Complicated user interface.
  38. User avatar
    Sandra Gravino
    · Head of HR at Farla Medical Healthcare Ltd ·
     
    A Fantastic System

    BrightHR is so user friendly and also looks incredibly professional and Modern. We also have a great advocate Account Manager ​​​​Hadesa Sonne who truly cares for our needs and expectations.

    Competitors: People HR, Core HR, Workday, Bob, BambooHR
    Pros:    User-friendly|Organisation|Automation|Mobile app|Expensis|Straightforward
    Cons:    I would like more training videos|Payroll software|Employee engagement|Built-in templates|Esign|Email automation|Third party service integration|Monday|Perks with bonuses|Heaps of training materials free
  39. User avatar
    Karen Cheney
    · Operations Manager at CASPA ·
     
    really simple and easy to use system

    Bright HR has everything you need at your fingertips, instant advice, documentation, policies etc., all written and ready to be set up in your organisations style. It's really simple and easy to navigate as well.

  40. User avatar
    Abigail
    · Manager at Chele Care ·
     

    He was very patient and explained well Got a lot from the training. I felt confident after the training

  41. User avatar
    Chris Hindson
    · Estates Manager at Campbell Park Parish Council ·
     
    Simple to use

    A really easy to use system, takes the stress of managing the nuts and bolts of HR away (holidays, rotas, document management) the H&S stuff is good to, and there's great support too.

  42. User avatar
    Rich
    · Director at Hello Fit ·
     
    Arron was great

    Well spoken and added humour to what could have been a very slow webinar

  43. User avatar
    Danielle Johnson
    · Acting Depute Manager at Clever Clogs Childcare Centre ·
     
    Excellent Service

    With it only being Charlie’s first week I am very impressed and the quality of her teams meeting this afternoon. She was very thorough and continued to ensure that I was understanding the information she was providing. She went above and beyond to ensure that the service offered was excellent and she succeeded at that.

    She also offered up a follow up teams meeting after a staff meeting to discuss BrightHR further with my team to go over a few things I’m still unsure of.

    Exceptional service.

  44. User avatar
    Keith Jones
     
    Quick service

    Emailed an issue with accessing the portal which was resolved within 60 minutes

  45. User avatar
    Mariam Samatar
    · Operational Director at DeniCare ·
     
    Bright HR onboarding

    I would like to thank Samuel Lambrou for taking the time to let me go through all the different aspects of Bright on my screen while patiently guiding me through with all the necessary information I needed.

  46. User avatar
    Ethan
    · Veg choppa at Fb ·
     
    Account issues sorted

    Had problems logging into my account, Got them sorted

    Pros:    Quick and friendly
  47. User avatar
    Gary Clulow
    · Director at Erwin Agri-Care Ltd ·
     

    Thank you very much to Ewan Logsdon who gave me a very professional induction this morning, answered all my questions in detail.

  48. User avatar
    Cheryl Smith
    · Owner at The baby spa ·
     
    Fantastic hr platform for our business

    Loving the improvements since we signed up with Brighthr from the absence management , hr filing , expenses and now click in and click out

    Competitors: HRonline
    Pros:    Easy user interface|Super simple|Excellent features
  49. User avatar
    Annie-Rae
    · Office and Account Manager at KAM Construction Ltd ·
     
    Competitors: Brightsafe
  50. User avatar
    Dana Voinea
    · H&S Manager at City Abseiling ·
     
    Pros:    Great user experience
    Cons:    None so far

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