Find out why 20,000 new customers chose BrightHR this year...
How our customer-driven innovation powers your business
In the last year alone, HR, health & safety, and payroll legislation worldwide has changed drastically. Our response? To invest in our products to help business owners achieve their growth potential. Which is precisely why 20,000 new businesses chose us this year!
Watch our Chief Growth Officer Thea Watson and our CTO, Alastair Brown discuss how we’re led by customer feedback and why this makes us leaders in the HR tech space...
See how BrightHR software saves business owners 4x their investment
BrightHR is more than just a software provider. Last year we introduced 24 major releases based on customer feedback, technological innovation, and market demand. Let's look at what we've achieved together, and more importantly, what's to come...
We said, we did!
Last year, our Leaders in Tech report said we’d deliver on these features. Well.. we did!
Explore the top product releases that have saved business owners time and money...
BrightHR’s mission is to make sure every feature adds value to our customers. From the 60,000 praise points that have been shared with employees via our recognition tool, to the 10 billion minutes of work that has been distributed by our shifts and rota software—driving value is at the heart of everything we do.
Here’s a spotlight of the most popular new features! What’s your favourite from this spotlight?
Praise enhancements
Our employee recognition platform Praise is now more accessible than ever. With 60,000+ praise points shared and 10 customisable values, it’s easier than ever to strengthen employee commitment to your values.
We said, we did!
Last year, our Leaders in Tech report said we’d deliver on these features. Well.. we did!
Explore the top product releases that have saved business owners time and money...
BrightHR’s mission is to make sure every feature adds value to our customers. From the 60,000 praise points that have been shared with employees via our recognition tool, to the 10 billion minutes of work that has been distributed by our shifts and rota software—driving value is at the heart of everything we do.
Here’s a spotlight of the most popular new features! What’s your favourite from this spotlight?
Praise enhancements
Our employee recognition platform Praise is now more accessible than ever. With 60,000+ praise points shared and 10 customisable values, it’s easier than ever to strengthen employee commitment to your values.
The year in global stats
According to our Payback Calculator, on average, business owners get €4 back for every €1 spent with BrightHR*. Here's a snapshot of the last year 12 months in eye-opening figures and savings...
5,208,850
HR and health & safety pre-made documents downloaded
60,970
Employee praise points given to staff via BrightHR’s Praise tool
750,686
E-learning courses completed on our Learning Management System
3,471,414
Global clock-ins logged in our time-keeping app, Blip
169,307,884
Hours of work offered to employees with shifts and rotas
*All sources have been fact-checked by market research. See BrightHR’s Payback Calculator for sources and full T&Cs.
Take a virtual tour of our HR software
With customer feedback at the heart of our business, we collected 6,552 feedback comments that have helped shape our roadmap.
We pride ourselves on our industry leading user experience, which is why this year we made our dashboard more intuitive and user-friendly than ever in an essential update!
Look inside the BrightHR dashboard to see what some of our most used features were. Take a virtual software tour...
Cut advertising costs with Bright Exchange!
Reach 1 million+ potential customers without touching your advertising budget with our online marketplace.
We know the cost to advertise has spiked in recent years. That’s why we’re committed to making sure small businesses don’t get left behind!
Advertising with us has helped companies like The Cinema Society grow their revenue by as much as €300k.
With 661,062 ads created globally by businesses for FREE this year, that’s a lot of brand exposure, helping small businesses attract consumer attention without spending a penny!
661,061
adverts created in the last 12 months
540,948
total logins
€300,000
revenue for top advertisers
Success stories
The Workplace Depot
Helped us become more efficient as a business
We have been using BrightHR for some time now, and we are thrilled with the results. Using BrightHR has significantly helped the efficiency of how we handle payroll and employee data. We are incredibly happy with the customer service quality, the different accessible tools and the 24-hour helpline.
Premier Education
From 20 spreadsheets to one system
BrightHR helps me control absolutely everything from payroll to annual leave, documents, expense and overtime tracking, onboarding, and contracts—it covers all my HR needs!
Cornerstone Children’s Home
A complete lifesaver for a business
Our staff absolutely love using the system and the ease of booking holidays and clocking in using Blip. Customer service is amazing and an engagement team who are always reaching out to you for your opinion makes you feel part of what they are doing.
Over half a million questions answered worldwide!
Thousands of business owners like you rely on Bright BrAInbox. Our AI-powered search engine provides fast responses to keep you compliant on new and upcoming HR and health & safety laws.
Answer:
Speak with the employee to see what is causing the lateness and set the expectation that they should be in on time. Lateness can sometimes…
Answer:
Yes. This should only be done after a fair disciplinary procedure has been carried out, including an investigation and disciplinary hearing. There might be some other…
Answer:
Probationary periods are a useful way of assessing a new employee's suitability for the role over a fixed time. They help to provide a structure to dismiss someone who is unsuitable.
Here's where we're going in 2025
Are you coming along for the ride?
We’re the first HR software company to tell you exactly what we’ve got planned—giving you full confidence in your decision to join us. Here are some of our key focuses for the year, designed to support you and suit your business today, tomorrow, and in the future!
At BrightHR, client feedback shapes our software, and YOU are our secret weapon.
On the BrightHR dashboard, you can request as many features as you want, as many times as you like! Vote for your favourites by clicking “request a change” under the shape our future tile.
You can even track development progress and get notifications when that feature is ready and available.
Annual leave balance
Planning your team schedule around annual leave can be a nightmare…
Especially the end of year rush when your employees scramble to take their remaining leave. But don’t worry, with BrightHR you can easily maintain your staffing levels all year round. Use our nifty annual leave balance feature to:
See your entire team’s remaining leave balance so you can instantly spot and stop any potential holiday clashes
Avoid end-of-leave-year productivity dips and protect your team’s work-life balance by making sure your staff switch off regularly throughout the year
Performance management, Goals
Introducing our NEW performance management feature, Goals!
Having unclear expectations for your team can lead to frustration, underperformance, poor retention rates and depleted employee morale. With BrightHR’s performance management software setting clear, attainable goals for employees is simple!
- Easily set goals to track employee performance
- Create clear objectives to reach employee goals
- Align employee goals with wider business objectives
- Improve performance tracking
- Boost staff engagement and retention
Hear from our Bright Advocates
When you join BrightHR you have the option to become a Bright Advocate. Allowing you to be the first to test and try out all our new features and be the first to give your feedback.
Want to join our circle of most trusted businesses? Join BrightHR’s Advocate Programme
Here’s what our current advocates have to say...
Anna Ganley
It’s a solid, reliable system with great customer service and hand-holding for new customers. I love the webinars, the help and support, the new features that are being developed all the time that keep making my working life easier. And it gives me more time to do my actual job!
Rebecca Stanley
I would definitely recommend the service, for its functionality and above all the support that you receive.
Michele Hunter
The constant upgrading of features is great as it feels that it is ever evolving.
Aimee Hunt
The system is easy to use, and we can change permissions and settings for it to fit the way our organisation works. It has made it easier and more efficient when managing the HR needs of our employees, including managing absences, and having access to an HR/employment law specialist at the end of the phone is invaluable.