
Breathe (also written Breathe HR or BreatheHR) has helped UK small and medium-sized businesses manage their people since 2012. Instead of juggling spreadsheets and separate tools, you get one place for records, leave, documents, performance, reporting and compliance.
What you get as standard
Core HR covers secure employee records and documents, holiday and leave, sickness and absence, self-service, e-signatures, performance (goals, feedback, one-to-ones and reviews), and reporting and analytics.
Add more when you need it
Recruitment: job ads, hiring workflows and candidate tracking
e-Learning: UK-specific courses and completion tracking
Health and Safety: risk assessments, incidents and certifications
Expenses: claims, receipts and manager approvals
Rota, Time and Attendance: shifts, availability and hours
Coming soon: an AI Assistant that answers HR and policy questions from your company information, and payroll in late 2026.
The difference it makes
One accurate record means no more typing details twice. Self-service and shared workflows cut the chasing. And you can start with Core HR and add modules later, so it works even when HR is one person's part-time job.
Is Breathe right for you?
It works best for UK businesses with up to 200 employees moving HR off spreadsheets, especially with lean or shared HR roles. With 200+ staff or needs like multinational payroll or complex global compliance, look carefully first. Breathe isn't a global enterprise HCM (human capital management) suite.
Why businesses choose Breathe
Used by 17,000+ businesses and 1,000+ UK HR consultancies
From £24 a month per organisation, with no long-term contracts or hidden fees
Free 14-day trial, no obligation
UK-based support from setup onwards
ISO 27001 and ISO 42
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OrangeHRM delivers a world-class HRMS experience, empowering you to become the HR hero your organization needs. From automating manual tasks to overseeing the entire employee lifecycle, our platform provides every tool necessary to help your team excel. Today, thousands of businesses globally rely on OrangeHRM as their primary HR management solution.
Scalable for any stage of growth, from agile startups to global enterprises, our software streamlines HR operations through a robust suite of capabilities, including:
-HR Administration
-Employee Management
-Reporting & Analytics
-Mobile App
-Recruitment
-Onboarding
-Request Desk
-Leave Management
-Time and Attendance
-Roster
-Performance Management
-Career Development
-Training
-Surveys
-Employee Voice
-Discipline
Whether you prefer cloud-based or on-premise hosting, OrangeHRM ensures your HR automation is simple, secure, and highly efficient.
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Deel
Deel is the global HR platform for remote teams. Simplify every aspect of international hiring and payroll with automated onboarding, end-to-end compliance, and integrated global payments, built from the ground up with local expertise.
Deel's legal network help mitigate risk with localized contracts that are tailored to local labor laws. Deel manages common HR tasks such as local benefits, deductions, and payslips, making it easier than ever to hire internationally.
While Deel provides an integrated platform for global contracts and payments, HR professionals can also integrate Deel with their accounting and reporting software.
Deel is built with security and compliance in mind—it's GDPR compliant, and clients can manage DPA agreements, IP protection, and equipment use at anytime through the dashboard.
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EMP Trust HR
EMP Trust is a best-of-breed provider and industry leader for employee onboarding, Form I-9, and E-Verify software that allows companies to effectively hire, manage talent, comply with Federal and State regulations while creating a visually rich onboarding experience for your new hires.
We help to attract and retain the best talent with our solutions and we work with major HCM providers including SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, Workday, ADP, UKG, and others.
EMP Trust HR's employee onboarding software provides new hires forms with a standard new hire portal and branding with electronic Form I-9 and E-Verify. New hire forms include Federal and all State Tax Forms, Direct Deposit, New Hire Policies, and Handbook Signoffs.
We are also a DHS E-Verify agent with seamless integration to DHS, certified on every version, and one of the largest processes of employment eligibility verification with the Department of Homeland Security.
We provide an HCM & Talent Management Platform to improve your new hire onboarding experience. Our solutions incorporate all your HR required documents to be fully electronic, including Form I-9, Federal, State, City, and company-specific forms with electronic signature capability.
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