- HR software
HR software for modern Irish businesses
Everything you need to manage your HR processes and staff all in one place
- Stay fully staffed with absence management tools
- Create conflict-free shifts and rotas with ease
- Go paperless with unlimited document storage
- Simplify time-tracking with our clocking-in app
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Transform your HR processes with BrightHR
Staff holiday planner
Ditch the paperwork, save time and take the hassle out of managing staff holidays with BrightHR's digital holiday planner.
Say goodbye to paper holiday requests, messy spreadsheets and calendars stuck to the wall. With BrightHR, you can manage annual leave in one convenient place, saving valuable time on admin, making it easier to stay on top of who's off and when.
Approve holiday requests in a click and avoid scheduling headaches. Get instant notifications when employees request time off, spot potential team clashes before approving leave and check remaining holiday allowances at a glance. That means less time chasing paperwork and more time focusing on running your business.
Shift and rota scheduling
Make rota planning simple with a drag and drop scheduler to save you time and stress.
Absence management
Manage all types of employee leave with absence management tools to help you stay on top of sickness, lateness, and more.
Clocking in and out
Get a real-time view of who’s clocked in, out, or on a break by letting staff clock their own hours.
Recruitment tools
Simplify the recruitment and onboarding process with digital recruitment tools powered by AI.
See our HR software in action
See our HR software in action
Google ReviewsWhy Irish business choose HR software from BrightHR
Self-service employee access
With their own BrightHR logins, your employees can access the suite of HR features to manage their own tasks.
From making annual leave requests to tracking their performance goals, self-service access for employees helps take the headache out of HR.
Giving employees the ability to manage some of their own human resources not only saves businesses valuable time but also allows managers the opportunity to focus on bigger, higher-priority tasks, without getting caught up in everyday HR admin and employee requests.
Mobile apps for on the go
With BrightHR, Blip and PoP available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store all your HR processes can be handled on the go.
Support from HR experts
With BrightHR Irish businesses gain access to a team of HR experts alongside digital HR tools. The HR software is backed by experts with years of industry experience and expertise.
Hear from Irish employers using BrightHR
DEBRA Ireland is a charity organisation dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare and painful genetic skin condition.
By choosing BrightHR for their HR software, the DEBRA Ireland team can keep on top of HR admin and reduce time spent on paperwork by automating the management of important processes.
"I would absolutely recommend BrightHR to other organisations seeking a HR solution as it is a very efficient, easy to use system for both managers and staff."
Explore more HR tools included with HR software
Access all the HR and employment documents you need in your pocket. Enjoy unlimited document storage space. Upload, store, and view documents in seconds.
Meet your tex obligations and keep accurate records. Store all your payroll details in one central location. So, you can lower your risk of error and enjoy better peace of mind.
Avoid costly mistakes with our step-by-step planner. Helping you avoid tribunals and penalties with unlimited advice, and expert HR templates.
Give your employees praise to recognise them for their hardwork. Boost employee morale and improve your workplace culture with a team recognition tool.
Keep a digital record of employee expenses with an all-in-one employee expense tracking app.
Support employees with performance management tools designed to continue the development of your staff with smart goals and objectives they can keep track of.
Built for businesses like yours
BrightHR's HR software for Irish businesses provides practical solutions for organisations across a range of sectors, including:
- Hospitality
- Healthcare
- Education
- Construction
- Agriculture
With digital tools designed to help save time and money, alongside access to expert advice, BrightHR helps businesses like yours simplify people management and manage everyday HR tasks with confidence.
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Read moreHR Software FAQs
BrightHR’s software gives you the end-to-end tools that remove HR admin burden from your people management. This includes tools like rota management, time tracking, absence management, expense tracking, document storage and payroll reporting. But with BrightHR we also include other features such as an online advertising marketplace and employee perks platform, a learning management system, e-learning and chat tools to access expert HR advice helping you stay compliant.
With BrightHR you have a choice of software packages, HR, Health & Safety or a combined HR and health & safety software package. You also have the choice of adding HR or Health & Safety advice and documentation services. Within BrightHR all of the features, such as rota management, timekeeping, clocking in and out, absence management and sick leave, expense tracking and document storage are included in the package. This is offered at a cost effective fixed price based on employee numbers. The features work together with the simplest of design, giving you the necessary tools you need to manage your business.
The right HR software will save you time by automating admin and HR tasks. This will save you money through cost control tools like overtime tracking, expense tracking and sick leave management. It will also help you with attracting and onboarding new staff, storing all employee records and compliantly handling redundancies. The best HR software, like BrightHR will also provide employment law and HR documentation inlcuding employment contracts, job ad templates, HR policies and guides. Why create an employee handbook from scratch when intuitive HR software will provide it for you? This will ensure small and medium-sized businesses can scale up without falling behind on compliance or losing time because of outdated processes.
To get an accurate quote for your business size and needs it’s best to book a free demo and talk to an agent. There are always offers that we’re running that we don’t want you to miss out on from not talking to one of our agents! We offer fixed pricing ensuring that when you sign up you have price protection with your agreement helping you scale up your business with no hidden fees or costs. Find out more through our pricing journey.
Yes! You can easily Book a Demo and get one of our expert agents to answer any questions you may have. They will walk you through the features and how to use them. There is no cost or any commitment – the demo is completely free of charge. Also you can try some of our features for free! Try our Rota Lite product, our incident tracking tool or advertise your business on our online marketplace as a free one-off perk!
A Guide to HR Software
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Your guide to choosing the right HR software
The right HR software can become the backbone of your business. But there’s lots to consider when choosing your provider.
From a handy checklist of the features you need to look for, to the risks that software can help you avoid, our Guide to HR Software covers it all.
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