FAQ's

See our frequently asked questions and how we can help.

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People HR helps you make huge impact for a very competitive price. In fact, with packages starting as low as £3 per employee per month, it is one of the lowest cost solutions on the market.

And with a package to suit every type of organisation – from the smallest of start-ups to the most established corporation – you’re bound to find the right HR system for your workforce.

At People HR, we publish our prices on our website, so that you can easily work out what it’s going to cost. We don’t believe in hiding our pricing behind pushy salespeople or annoying online forms.

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We can get you up and running in People HR in a few days! Our friendly team will take you through our proven implementation plan step by step to ensure you can get the most from the solution. We have handy how to guides to take you through everything from loading data to creating your org chart and user permissions, along with comprehensive training guides to help all your users get going as quickly as possible.

You can sign up to PeopleHR with a monthly rolling contract, or take advantage of our special offers for longer commitments such as 12 month contracts.

People HR has an open API that you can use, along with a wide range of pre-built integrations to a range of business applications such as Payroll solutions, Training/LMS applications and many other popular systems.

Yes! But don’t worry, employees will only have limited system access, and they won’t be able to see any confidential data that they don’t have permission to view.

With People HR, you can engage your entire workforce with employee self-service. This means that employees can see their own HR record, in order to view things like payslips and training documents, while being able to perform basic HR functions such as submitting leave requests or asking their managers to approve a timesheet.

Managers get a slightly boosted set of permissions, so that they can help to manage details for people in their team.

And as the system administrator, you will have full control over everything that goes in and out of your HR system.

Our friendly training team can provide on-demand training, from either a range of standard courses or, if you have more specific needs, can tailor training to your particular requirements.

No! People HR is what we call an “SaaS solution” – meaning it exists completely in the cloud. This means that there’s nothing to download, nothing to install, and you can access your entire HR system via any browser on any device.

Unlike outdated on-premise systems, which require expensive IT maintenance and regular manual updates, People HR is maintained in the background by our expert IT technicians. You don’t need any in-house IT support, and we perform all updates in the cloud, meaning whenever you log in to People HR you’re always accessing the latest version of the software.

People HR has a range of integrations with office tools including Word, Excel, Google Docs and calendars such as Outlook and Google Calendar. People HR is designed to integrate as seamlessly as possible with other applications to really drive productivity.

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The People HR mobile app is available for free on Android or IOS devices. This gives you a highly optimised way for you and your employees to engage with your HR system. Whether you’re requesting leave, submitting expense requests, reviewing the company calendar or simply chatting to a colleague, the People HR mobile app enhances your experience with the People HR system.

Not only is People HR accessible via your mobile browser, but it is actually optimised for use on a smartphone. This means that every element of design has been considered from the perspective of desktop and mobile accessibility – meaning no pinching or pulling or squinting to see what you’re trying to achieve.

Your data is stored in a secure Managed Data Centre in the UK, with 24x7x365 onsite monitoring . Our security protocols meet the highest levels of compliance including ISO 27001, 14001 and 9001, PCI-DSS, SSAE18 and SOC 1, 2 and 3. Our data hosting is fully compliant with UK and EU legislation.

People HR takes the security of your sensitive data very seriously. For more information, we have a full FAQ dedicated to security which you can find on our security page.

We make regular updates to the application and give all users notice in advance of any feature updates we make in advance, with release notes to tell you what has changed and how to use any new features we add. We make sure updates are fully tested and usually release every other month.

When you first join People HR, we’ll give you a special URL. This is your company’s own unique website address, which you will put into your browser. From there, you’ll be able to log in and access your company’s modern and powerful HR system from anywhere.

People HR is an always on solution, available 24/7 from any device. Our wide range of help tools, including how to guides, FAQ’s and our comprehensive Customer Portal is also available anytime. Our support desk is open 9am to 5pm on UK working days.

All your data can be exported to other office applications, allowing you to get the most from your HR solution. From exporting reports to Excel, mail merges to Word or dropping files into Google Drive, PeopleHR brings your HR data to life.

People HR has built in tools that allow users to tailor the solution to suit their particular needs, including colour schemes and layouts.