About Access PeopleHR

Small and medium businesses need to do all the same HR tasks that large-scale enterprise businesses do – but without the large HR team to do it.

Access People HR exists to solve this problem.

Time and time again, we are contacted by business owners, operations leaders, and finance managers who are spending time (and money) managing holiday requests, scheduling interviews, and preparing monthly reports on their key HR metrics. And it’s just not what they went into business to do.

Our team of experts get a buzz out of helping people like you automate your manual HR tasks, giving you back the time to do whatever it is you love, whilst giving your employees the great experience that they expect.

So, whether you’re a small 10-person business with no HR department or a growing business looking to implement a market-leading HRIS, we’re here for you.

Let’s delve a bit deeper into our specific modules and features.

*Features*

The employee records feature allows companies to store and manage employee information in one centralised location. This includes personal information, employment history, and other relevant data.

Our performance management feature helps you track employee performance over time and provides tools for creating performance reviews, setting goals and tracking progress.

We also have a recruitment feature which allows you to manage the entire hiring process, from posting job listings to tracking applications, and scheduling interviews.

Time tracking and absence management is also a feature available to users. Time tracking software offers a flexible way to record timesheets and track attendance, allowing you to manage employees’ time in a way that works best for you. And absence management software gives users a holistic understanding of employee absence.

Workflow management software (Ripple®) is also available for customers on our ‘Elite’ package. This feature allows users to build personalised workflows that encourage collaboration, save time and automate once difficult tasks for smoother work processes.

We also offer a multitude of payroll services, from payroll software to a payroll outsourcing bureau, giving customers a simple and reliable way to ensure their staff get paid correctly. In 2022, we acquired Paycircle - a cloud-based, collaborative payroll platform for modern payroll bureaus – giving more depth and flexibility to our payroll offering.

*Pricing*

Access PeopleHR provides a flexible, and affordable, three-tier pricing structure. Our basic package starts at just £5 per employee, per month, and £9 for our most advanced solution.

*Focus on what’s important*

If you’re a small to medium-sized business looking to improve your HR efficiency and scalability, Access PeopleHR is for you. With us in your corner, you can focus on growing your business, safe in the knowledge that your HR needs are being taken care of by a reliable and effective system.

Access People HR is part of The Access Group family, and together we are supporting the world of HR. From supplying HRIS’ for all sized businesses, providing learning content, payroll systems, and much more. This means that as you grow, we’re able to grow with you – supporting you every step of your journey.

Pricing starting from:

£3.00

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Key benefits of Access PeopleHR

Access PeopleHR offers a range of benefits for small to medium-sized businesses looking to improve their HR efficiency and scalability.

Centralised Employee Records: Access PeopleHR allows you to store and manage employee information in one centralised location. This includes personal information, employment history, and other relevant data. This makes it easy for managers and HR professionals to access the information they need, when they need it.

Performance Management: The performance management feature helps you to track employee performance over time and provides tools for creating performance reviews, setting goals, and tracking progress. This allows you to identify areas of strength and weakness within your workforce and make informed decisions about promotions, bonuses, and other rewards.

Recruitment Management: The recruitment feature allows you to manage the entire hiring process, from posting job listings to tracking applications, and scheduling interviews. This makes it easier to find the best candidates for your open positions.

Self-service portals: Access PeopleHR also provides self-service portals for your employees to access their personal information and request time off. This empowers them to take responsibility for their own time off and schedule, and reduces the administrative load on your HR department. Employees can also self-serve by our powerful mobile app!

Customisable and User-Friendly Interface: With a user-friendly interface and customisable options, Access PeopleHR helps businesses streamline their HR processes and improve efficiency. You can tailor the platform to your specific needs and preferences, making it easy for your team to use and navigate.

Payroll made easy: Select from payroll software or our payroll outsourcing bureau. Access PeopleHR gives you the power to manage your payroll in a way that works for you. With our recent acquisition of Paycircle – a cloud-based, collaborative payroll platform for modern payroll bureaus – SMBs will benefit from an all-encompassing and flexible payroll solution.

Cost-effective: Access PeopleHR is a cost-effective solution for companies looking to scale their HR operations. It helps you automate many of the manual tasks that are typically associated with HR management, reducing the need for additional staff or outside consultants. Prices start at £5 per employee, per month.

To sum up: Access PeopleHR offers a comprehensive solution for small to medium-sized businesses looking to improve their HR efficiency and scalability. With this software, you can focus on growing their business, safe in the knowledge that your HR needs are being taken care of by a reliable and effective system.

Typical Customers

  • Freelancers
  • Small Businesses (2-50)
  • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
  • Large enterprises (500 and more)

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Countries available

Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India and 4 others

Supported Languages

Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, German and 5 others

Pricing starting from:

£3.00

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

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Access PeopleHR Software - Navigate the PeopleHR suite from Access Button - The launchpad for your HR solutions and any other Access solutions.
Access PeopleHR Software - Get an overview of all the activity that is taking place across the organization from your dashboard.
Access PeopleHR Software - Simply manage the storage, viewing and signing of documents for your organization within our documents module.
Access PeopleHR Software - Drive a culture of continuous development and achieve high employee satisfaction with our Employee Performance solution.
Access PeopleHR Software - Keep your teams up to date and engaged with our Employee engagement solutions.
Access PeopleHR Software - Ensure compliance with Learning lite.
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Access PeopleHR Software - Navigate the PeopleHR suite from Access Button - The launchpad for your HR solutions and any other Access solutions.
Access PeopleHR Software - Get an overview of all the activity that is taking place across the organization from your dashboard.
Access PeopleHR Software - Simply manage the storage, viewing and signing of documents for your organization within our documents module.
Access PeopleHR Software - Drive a culture of continuous development and achieve high employee satisfaction with our Employee Performance solution.
Access PeopleHR Software - Keep your teams up to date and engaged with our Employee engagement solutions.
Access PeopleHR Software - Ensure compliance with Learning lite.

Features

Total features of Access PeopleHR: 97

  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Appraisal History
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assessment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Benchmarking
  • Benefits Management
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Careers Page
  • Clock In/Out
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Customisable Branding
  • Customisable Forms
  • Customisable Reports
  • Customisable Templates
  • Customizable Fields
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Storage Management
  • Document Classification
  • Document Extraction
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Self Service
  • Forms Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HR Management
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Internal HR
  • Interview Scheduling
  • Job Board Software
  • Job Management
  • Job Posting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Onboarding
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Review Management
  • Phone Number Extraction
  • Pipeline Management
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Pulse Surveys
  • Question Library
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resume Search
  • Resume Storage
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Assessment
  • Self Service Portal
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Skills Assessment
  • Skills Tracking
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Training Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Variable Workforce
  • Web Forms
  • Workflow Management

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Reviews

Overall rating

4.4 /5
(375)
Value for Money
4.4/5
Features
4.1/5
Ease of Use
4.3/5
Customer Support
4.5/5

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Raghav
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  • Industry: Airlines/Aviation
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

good website, decent ease-of-use

Reviewed on 02/07/2018

Pros

a good website with multiple functions. can see personal setup, planner, documents, policies and holiday booking.

Cons

the website could be improved to be more effective. need to reduce the profile picture size for better privacy.

Kristy
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  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A very happy customer!

Reviewed on 28/08/2019

Pros

That they take on board the feedback from users and are pushing out really good updates. Most recently, the updated features of the logbook designer, which are fantastic from the perspective of helping to automate processes and create a better audit trail for HR/Line Managers. I can't fault the customer service, who have always come back to me whenever I have had an issue.

Cons

The performance module is a bit clunky and isn't as customisable as other areas of the system, and could do with having the ability to reword the manager's sections. That being said we have adapted the logbook function with something simpler as this better suits the needs of our business.

Alternatives Considered

IRIS HR Professional and BambooHR

Reasons for Switching to Access PeopleHR

The system set up and admin. The usability for employees is so simple which is helpful with staff who aren't so tech-savvy.
Daniel
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  • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Shocking privacy risks

Reviewed on 20/07/2020

Pros

Easy to use, easy to set up. Fine for a company which wants unbridled access for all staff, but serious concerns around internal company privacy and security with some of the new features. Good for small, single office companies where everything is open.

Cons

The product was looking good and then they released an app which allows the entire company to join a group chat. As a company with very careful data handling controls and locked down teams we were absolutely shocked they would roll this out. This means self service has to be disabled and renders the product almost useless. Very unsettling that a company would just role these features out without thinking through the consequences.

With the planner individuals can see their managers planner and all their team mates - which may be great for a small office but a bit of a privacy breach for many people and companies. Very surprised we can't turn off planner access for their team / department colleagues.

Customer service is generally intercom, intercom chat bot and links to articles so a bit hit and miss.

Response from The Access Group

Thanks for reviewing People HR.

We appreciate your wish to disable chat in certain scenarios, but we have decided against developing this option.

This is partly influenced by our research around engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. But fundamentally, we believe communication is key in most organisations, and we don't want to put barriers in the way of that. Instead of building limitations, we encourage sensible use for work-related purposes.

We're proud of the security our chat offers: TLS1.2+ to encrypt the messages in transit, and AES256 to encrypt the messages at rest. Our chat also helps users to guarantee they are messaging colleagues, instead of untrusted recipients. The functionality is GDPR compliant, and if you have any concerns then our Data Protection Officer will be happy to discuss them.

I have a call with your colleague tomorrow, and hope to discuss this matter further during that conversation. I hope this helps.

Kind regards

Ranjit
Customer Services Director

Denise
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great for this SME

Reviewed on 28/08/2019

People HR Saves me valuable time, it generates reports easily and gives me the confidence my...

People HR Saves me valuable time, it generates reports easily and gives me the confidence my records are secure and GDPR compliant.

Pros

The cost and scale-ability was our immediate reason for shortlisting People HR. It was very important the employees could correct their own data. We like the mobile app for the team so that employee can upload expenses on the go or book a holiday at any time. As the Administrator I find the software very user friendly and bulk uploads save me many hours of work. When we first uploaded our data it was a really simple process. I use this for 3 companies with different account levels and it works perfectly for each company.

Cons

I would like to be able to use the recruiter tools and the performance management but the permanent cost to upgrade outweigh the time they can save me when operating a small company.

Alternatives Considered

BambooHR

Reasons for Switching to Access PeopleHR

It cme to cost. Bamboo was the bells and whistles dream tool but the costs were out of my budget.
Tim
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

PeopleHR Review

Reviewed on 28/08/2019

The real strength of people is its people! It's refreshing to find a company that walks its talk ...

The real strength of people is its people! It's refreshing to find a company that walks its talk on culture and employee brand. They are all extremely helpful, knowledgeable and VERY long suffering and patient with non-technical customers! From the sales team to the help desk team - I cannot praise them high enough.

Pros

The features are very good - wide range and very good value for money

Cons

Very little really . The only criticism is that some of the administrative features are accessed direct from employee records instead of in background settings like you would expect. An example of this is adding a new document - you have to open an employee record, and go to the add documents - and you are then given an option to create a new template. This is not very intuitive. There is an excellent logbooks facility in which you can create custom logbooks for every conceivable record you might want - this also was accessed from an employees record but they have just moved this to its own section in admin settings. They need to do the same for the other areas as well.

Alternatives Considered

Zoho Recruit, Bob and BambooHR

Reasons for Switching to Access PeopleHR

The service was exemplary from beginning to end.
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Access PeopleHR FAQs

Below are some frequently asked questions for Access PeopleHR.

Access PeopleHR offers the following pricing plans:

Professional pack: £5 per employee per month Enterprise pack: £7 per employee per month Elite pack: £8 per employee per month

Access PeopleHR has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000

Access PeopleHR supports the following languages:

Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

Access PeopleHR supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

Access PeopleHR integrates with the following applications:

Findmyshift, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Workspace, Greenhouse, Indeed, Learn Amp, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Okta, OneLogin, Pingboard, RotaCloud, Twitter/X, WeThrive, When I Work, Zapier

Access PeopleHR offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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