
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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Take productivity to new heights with Hubstaff!
Hubstaff offers time-tracking apps for your desktop, web browser, or mobile device. Once you start tracking time to a task, Hubstaff will quietly run in the background as you work, consuming virtually no resources. You can easily switch between tasks or stop tracking with just a few clicks. Tracking your team's efficiency can be a challenge, but we've equipped Hubstaff with several great features to help you determine how they perform.
Hubstaff works best when you have clear expectations for your team. It helps you determine each team member's average productivity levels to identify improvements or declines in their performance over time. In other words, the more you use Hubstaff, the better the results you'll get.
Available for Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS & Android.
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Papershift
Planning rotas becomes a challenge due to staff absences and fluctuating availability. Papershift simplifies this process by allowing staff to submit leave requests and indicate their availability, enabling you to automatically generate the weekly rota with just three clicks. Whether you're assigning employees to various shifts, teams, locations, roles, or clients, Papershift makes it straightforward to create and manage your schedule! You can either drag employees into the desired slots or let the auto-assign feature handle it for you. Seamlessly manage holidays, employee availability, qualifications, and contracted hours while setting precise viewing and editing permissions for each user. The Papershift Plan App provides employees with real-time access to their shifts and job notes, as well as the ability to request time off and apply for available shifts. If permitted, they can even insert themselves directly into the shift template. Consolidate all absence management tasks in one platform, including online holiday requests, tracking annual leave entitlements, and customizable absence categories like sick leave or parental leave, ensuring that every aspect of scheduling is covered efficiently. By streamlining these processes, Papershift enhances communication and reduces administrative burdens for everyone involved.
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WhosOff
WhosOff makes it easy to reduce time spent on paperwork and chase leave requests around the office. It also allows you to make important information available to your employees. Our goal is to provide the best employee holiday planner and back it up with a second-to none support service. WhosOff has recorded over 23.4 million sick records to date, helping companies to monitor their sick leave and reduce sick days. Our employee holiday tracker is a great tool for managing staff leave requests. Companies can track important meetings and other out-of-office time through WhosOff thanks to its flexibility. WhosOff provides a simple solution to the perennial problem of managing staff leave. It doesn't matter if you are a small business or a large corporation. Our work holiday planner helps businesses manage leave without affecting employee productivity.
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