Breathe Reviews

There are lots but in general this has given us a professionalism in our HR administration that we simply didn't have before at a cost that's a real no brainer.

Can't think of any, but if anything you do only get out of it what you put in so if you don't engage your staff in it and use the various features then it won't be so useful.

Each employee has their own area, holiday / work related documents / review requests all held in one place. Our department managers are spending under 10 minutes a day on managing holiday / sickness. Not to mention the ability to attach company documents (all with read receipts)

Live chat assistance is permanently in the corner - unable to change this setting.

It is relatively simple to navigate the system and complete tasks quickly using the it's basic interface

It needs updating. There is no drag and drop functionality, integration with Office 365 or CRM and data cannot be exported en masses.

I used this tool prior my current employment and I can say it's very helpful if you have a small business and need track the time of you employees. It's a very functional tool, easy to manage and perfect fit for the first stage of your documentation.

I use it for a short period but didn't find any cons at that moment. Like I said, is perfect for a small business.

Drives efficiency
Low monthly fee
Simple to use -for hr users and employees
Cloud based - no set up costs or hardware needs
Mobile
Allows for better control of documents, records and leave/expense requests

It is what it is, you can't tailor massively, but then you're comparing a product that costs £50 a month, with a bespoke database that costs £20k+ - I think the functionality is more than adequate for the vast majority of SMEs.

Without a doubt, the best part about BreatheHR is its simplicity. For the user, the web interface is clear with all features signposted in the expected places with not an ounce of bloatware in sight. Furthermore, the features themselves are extremely easy to use, with intuitive mechanisms and design choices that mean the system is suitable for users of all abilities and backgrounds. This makes the software perfect for any sort of industry, not just those that work on computers all day.

Perhaps BreatheHR's biggest strength is also its biggest weakness. This is because the system lacks the customisability to incorporate more advanced features specific to a company, meaning sometimes it is impossible to build something into the system that supports all business specific HR policies. Furthermore, the interface is dated, and does not provide a particularly responsive experience for users.

Breathe allows our employees to be more autonomous in managing their own holiday and sick leave.

It can be tricky to navigate and the customer support for the cheaper packages is not good.

As a manager it is easy to write notes from your 1-2-1's and review them in the future.

Sometimes it isn't clear if content you submit will be visible by those you manage.

The ability to manage, track and control employee footprint, such as sick leave, holidays, objectives, 1-2-1's, training, documents, performance (KPI's) and much more.

For me there are no cons to this product, is does exactly what I need and have had no issues with it at all.

- Great for managing employee holiday allocation (i.e. dashboard shows employees how many days holiday they are permitted to take, request holiday, view holiday taken etc). A calendar also shows holidays scheduled for other colleagues.
- A central location for all company policies, meaning they're more likely to get read.
- Kudos feature allows you to give kudos to your colleagues with a leaderboard showing who's been awarded the most kudos (great for staff moral).

- It's pretty basic in terms of its features.

VERY user friendly, easy to set up, good for employees to use and navigation is obvious. It can cope with multiple currencies which is a benefit for more global orgs. There is a new recruitment module which I believe is a great addition

I struggled with the Performance Management/Appraisal approach - hopefully this will be their next target

Easy to use, it helps streamline the HR process and save space by uploading the documents to the cloud and keeping track of employee holiday etc.

It does have limitations which would need to be formatted by their professional services team which could incur a charge.

Easy to use, fully functional. Our users are love being able to submit their requests any time from any device. breatheHR Support are amazing!
Here is to a lot less admin in 2019 and beyond.

There is nothing we have found that we do not like about breatheHR. The only con is now finding something else to do with all the free admin time!

Good integration with third party systems like Rota Cloud and Safety Cloud. Very good support including self service for managers and staff.

One size fits all system - so you have to accept some fields may not meet you specific needs. As with all IT systems, managers and staff will need help or training how to use the system and apps.

The ability to easily book holiday due to being able to see when the rest of the team are away is really useful. With the software being cloud based it is nice that it can easily be accessed on any device from anywhere.

Not a lot bad to say about it. I found it difficult to access documents that were uploaded to it for me to see as I couldnt find the correct area from my profile.

The ability to check the entire companies holiday dates so I can plan tasks around when people are actually in.

It is quite dull to look at and use, it feels like a program from about 7-8 years ago despite actually being a very modern package.

The cost is within budge. The system is easy to us for my team and for me and it has taken days of my life through the simple administration.

It doesn't do payroll but I can live with that.

* price
* constant improvement & development
* good customer service
* easy to use
* easy to implement

If you're lookign for an all singing, all dancing HR system which includes recruitment, payroll, training etc then this product isn't for you.

Free for Charity, allows Holiday and leave to be calculated in hours and flexes for part time shift pattern workers.

I am finding the adding of each shift pattern quite time consuming. I also find it frustrating that the recruitment section does not seem to tell you an overview of how to use it, but you almost have to post something to work it out. I am sure there are instructions somewhere, but yet to find it.

It is very easy to navigate round, it is also very simple to book holidays.

The format on some of the older internet tools (for example internet explorer) can cause the forms to not load correctly.

Perfect on all other internet platforms.

Superbe customer service, constant updates and sweet prices

No ‘variable hours’ recording function that allows you to enter hours worked on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis.

support staff is great- very helpful, easy to get a hold of. program integrates well with our other databases

Initial training to get the ball rolling, but then it gets easier from there, may not meet the specific needs