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Advantages of cloud HR software

Digital technology can help your business in many ways, such as making your daily operations easier and more cost-effective. When you hear of cloud c…

Articles | Friday, Jan 10, 2020

Big news: BrightHR’s landed in Ireland

When BrightHR launched in the UK in 2015, we had a clear mission: to make it easy for small business owners to manage their people. Three years later…

Blog | Monday, Sep 3, 2018

We did it! BrightHR’s landed in Australia and New Zealand

Watch out, world. BrightHR is going global… Today we launched our award-winning HR software in Australia and New Zealand—and we’re blimmin’ giddy wit…

Blog | Friday, Oct 11, 2019

HRIS

A human resource information system (HRIS) is a piece of software popular in HR as it offers businesses a source of employee data. Some businesses re…

Articles | Friday, Jun 7, 2019

How will GDPR change the way you process staff data?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is not something you can just ignore. On 25 May 2018, the government will introduce a new Data Protec…

Blog | Friday, Jan 26, 2018

How managing your staff will be affected by GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force on 25th May 2018. This will supersede the Data Protection Act and will directly im…

Blog | Thursday, Oct 26, 2017

Getting ready for GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force on 25th May 2018. This will supersede the Data Protection Act and will directly im…

Blog | Friday, Sep 15, 2017

Planning ahead for GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force on 25th May 2018. This will supersede the Data Protection Act and will directly im…

Blog | Friday, Aug 25, 2017

How managing your people will be affected by GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force on 25th May 2018. This will supersede the Data Protection Act and will directly im…

Blog | Friday, Aug 25, 2017

Benefits of an absence manager tool

Absenteeism is a concern for any business, whether an international organisation or a locally run firm with less than 10 employees. But the inevitabi…

Articles | Thursday, Aug 22, 2019

Crack open the champers! It’s awards season at BrightHR

2019 has been a big year for us. We released PoP, our swanky expenses app, reached two million global clock-ins with Blip, and took our HR software to…

Blog | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020

Crack open the champers! It’s awards season at BrightHR

2019 has been a big year for us. We released PoP, our swanky expenses app, reached two million global clock-ins with Blip, and took our HR software to…

Blog | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020

Crack open the champers! It’s awards season at BrightHR

2019 has been a big year for us. We released PoP, our swanky expenses app, reached two million global clock-ins with Blip, and took our HR software to…

Blog | Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020

BrightHR - SME Awards HR Provider of the Year 2016

We aren't your typical HR management software and advice provider, in fact, it’s our aim to push the boundaries of the workplace and to benefit compan…

Blog | Monday, Jul 11, 2016

Crack open the champers! It’s awards season at BrightHR

2019 has been a big year for us. We released PoP, our swanky expenses app, reached two million global clock-ins with Blip, and took our HR software to…

Blog | Thursday, Nov 21, 2019

Decisions, Decisions: Choosing the right HR system for your business

Technology has spurred rapid development in HR management systems over the last twenty years. The range of features available on the market is wider…

Blog | Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016

Decisions, Decisions: Choosing the right HR system for a Business

Technology has spurred rapid development in HR management systems over the last twenty years. The range of features available on the market is wider…

Blog | Tuesday, Jun 7, 2016

HRMS benefits

Managing your daily, monthly, and annual HR activities is time-consuming. In the past, maintaining everything alongside your business processes (and…

Articles | Thursday, Feb 6, 2020

Personal career development

Helping an employee to put together a personal career development plan means outlining what your business expects of your employee, and what your empl…

Articles | Friday, Sep 28, 2018

Manual handling

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) tell us that manual handling counts as a range of activities: Lifting. Lowering. Pulling. …

Articles | Tuesday, Sep 25, 2018

The importance of employee monitoring software

If you want to keep track of your workforce on a daily basis, you can use technology to keep track of their activities. Fully automated employee moni…

Articles | Thursday, Sep 12, 2019

Should you prioritise parents when approving summer holiday requests?

The summer months can be a logistical nightmare for you. Especially, when all of your employees want the same time off. Because at some point, you’re…

Blog | Thursday, Aug 8, 2019

Return to work: Why it’s important to stagger shift times

Now that the government has started to ease lockdown restrictions across the UK, you might be planning to reopen your business soon. But before you d…

Blog | Wednesday, May 20, 2020

When should you start your holiday year?

According to our BrightHR data, around 75% of businesses using our smart HR software run their holiday year from 1st January to 31st December. You mi…

Blog | Tuesday, Dec 20, 2016

Understanding your ongoing auto enrolment duties as an employer

Here at BrightHR, we’re focused on helping small business to manage their staff effectively. Over the last few years pensions has become more of a pre…

Blog | Monday, Sep 11, 2017

Time is running out to prepare for GDPR

This is not a drill. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) lands in two days. Yes, that’s right. The new law you’ve been hearing about over t…

Blog | Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Brand-new BrightHR features to help you manage COVID-19 in your workplace

Here at BrightHQ, we’re always looking for new ways to support small business owners like you. This month, we’ve worked tirelessly to update our HR s…

Blog | Thursday, Apr 16, 2020

Break out of the back office

You have everything it takes to be the best pub manager. You’re a people person. You’ve got the charm, the wit, and the skills to draw the perfect sha…

Blog | Monday, Feb 11, 2019

Culture and performance

They’re about evolving your organisation’s way of working and helping employees reach their potential. If you think that sounds difficult, you’re cor…

Articles | Monday, Aug 15, 2016

Employee conduct

Around 40% of UK employees have a work conflict each year — most often with their line manager (CIPD 2015). “Upon the conduct of each depends the fat…

Articles | Monday, Aug 15, 2016

Annual leave

It’s generally agreed that a healthy balance between work and time off is essential for a healthy and happy workforce.Your organisation also has legal…

Articles | Tuesday, Feb 2, 2016

How to deal with skiving

Whether they're skiving at work or they're pulling a sickie away from the office, an employee not doing their job properly will count as misconduct, w…

Articles | Thursday, Sep 27, 2018

Zero hours contract sick pay

You might be under the impression that zero hours workers don't have any workplace rights. But that's not true. As workers, they're entitled to annua…

Articles | Monday, May 14, 2018

The importance of employee probation periods

If you have any doubts about the necessity of using probation periods for new employees, consider this recent research finding: 18% of new recruits fa…

Articles | Wednesday, Apr 20, 2016

Probation period extension laws UK

One of your employees has finished their probation period. After your review of their performance so far, you feel that you can’t pass their probation…

Articles | Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018

HR issues at work

Today we’re going to look at some of the biggest issues in human resource management. Whether you own a small local business or a global corporate gr…

Articles | Thursday, Oct 4, 2018

How BrightHR helps you manage COVID-19 in your workplace

With the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are facing difficult times right now. We wanted to remind you how to get the most out of BrightHR and how it ca…

Blog | Wednesday, Mar 25, 2020

Wellbeing in the workplace: putting Cloud9 to work

We were determined not to see our office as an amortized asset but something that would work hard for us over time. It was never just about using the…

Blog | Friday, May 20, 2016

Most booked off day 2019: What’s the fairest way to decide who gets leave?

Blog | Monday, Aug 19, 2019

HR outsourcing

If you’re an SME (that’s a small or medium-sized business), then you may not be able to afford a full HR department. It could also be impractical due…

Articles | Thursday, Jul 11, 2019

Flexible employment

Flexible working can benefit you and your employees. It allows employees to work around their personal commitments and enables you to adapt to busy an…

Articles | Wednesday, Jun 14, 2017

Agency worker rights

There are 865,000 agency workers (or temps) in the UK. This figure amounts to a 30% increase from 2011. The source for this is the Resolution Foundati…

Articles | Wednesday, Jun 14, 2017

Equality and diversity in the workplace

Equality and diversity in the workplace mean a lot of things. They're about respecting your staff for their individual age, gender, race, cultural bac…

Articles | Monday, Oct 1, 2018

Shift planning for managers

Getting your employee rota right is one of the most important parts of any manager’s routine. But it’s a tough gig to get right. The good news is the…

Articles | Friday, Jul 5, 2019

Dealing with recurring employee sick leave

Almost every employee is entitled to paid sick leave. It’s what keeps your staff afloat during occasional periods of poorliness. But when an employee…

Articles | Friday, Apr 29, 2016

A guide to the hiring selection process for employers

Selection is the process that takes you from a stack of unread applications to recruiting the best candidate to your organisation. There are lots of…

Articles | Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Conducting employee probation reviews

Your employee's probation period is over. It's time to look back on their progress. Their trial was meant to give you time to assess their abilities a…

Articles | Friday, Apr 29, 2016

Help your team handle Blue Monday

The festive period, as great as it was, seems very far away and employees throughout the country are starting to think about the realities of paying b…

Blog | Monday, Jan 25, 2016

How BrightHR helps you manage COVID-19 in your workplace

In these uncertain times, we want to remind you that BrightHR is here to help you manage the COVID-19 pandemic in your workplace. Here, we break down…

Blog | Thursday, Mar 19, 2020

Competence

Odd question, you might think, but when put on the spot it is difficult to actually quantify how we measure success in the workplace. For any employe…

Articles | Monday, Dec 14, 2015

Exit interviews

You can conduct exit interviews when an employee is leaving the business. With this process, you can aim to get an understanding about their reasons f…

Articles | Thursday, Sep 1, 2016

Overtime holiday pay

The law around overtime holiday pay continues to evolve. Because of this, holiday pay entitlement for staff who work overtime is a trickier subject th…

Articles | Thursday, Sep 20, 2018

Shift patterns at work

You may refer to your shift plan as a rota or roster, but the result is the same for any working day—you need to schedule a solid pattern that helps y…

Articles | Friday, Feb 8, 2019

Gross misconduct at work

What is gross misconduct? Gross misconduct covers a long list of offences that staff members could commit at work. This behaviour is unprofessional a…

Articles | Monday, Mar 19, 2018

What is employee relations

Employee relations focuses on the rapport that you have with your employees. The better this rapport is, the more likely that your employees will reac…

Articles | Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018

Holiday request forms

The unpredictability of staff absences can make it a challenging HR task—and a costly one. The average UK worker is absent almost seven days annually…

Articles | Wednesday, Sep 11, 2019

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BrightHR shortlisted for the Tech Provider of the Year award

Advantages of cloud HR software

Big news: BrightHR’s landed in Ireland

We did it! BrightHR’s landed in Australia and New Zealand

HRIS

How will GDPR change the way you process staff data?

How managing your staff will be affected by GDPR

Getting ready for GDPR

Planning ahead for GDPR

How managing your people will be affected by GDPR

Benefits of an absence manager tool

Crack open the champers! It’s awards season at BrightHR

Crack open the champers! It’s awards season at BrightHR

Crack open the champers! It’s awards season at BrightHR

BrightHR - SME Awards HR Provider of the Year 2016

Crack open the champers! It’s awards season at BrightHR

Decisions, Decisions: Choosing the right HR system for your business

Decisions, Decisions: Choosing the right HR system for a Business

HRMS benefits

Personal career development

Manual handling

The importance of employee monitoring software

Should you prioritise parents when approving summer holiday requests?

Return to work: Why it’s important to stagger shift times

When should you start your holiday year?

Understanding your ongoing auto enrolment duties as an employer

Time is running out to prepare for GDPR

Brand-new BrightHR features to help you manage COVID-19 in your workplace

Break out of the back office

Culture and performance

Employee conduct

Annual leave

How to deal with skiving

Zero hours contract sick pay

The importance of employee probation periods

Probation period extension laws UK

HR issues at work

How BrightHR helps you manage COVID-19 in your workplace

Wellbeing in the workplace: putting Cloud9 to work

Most booked off day 2019: What’s the fairest way to decide who gets leave?

HR outsourcing

Flexible employment

Agency worker rights

Equality and diversity in the workplace

Shift planning for managers

Dealing with recurring employee sick leave

A guide to the hiring selection process for employers

Conducting employee probation reviews

Help your team handle Blue Monday

How BrightHR helps you manage COVID-19 in your workplace

Competence

Exit interviews

Overtime holiday pay

Shift patterns at work

Gross misconduct at work

What is employee relations

Holiday request forms

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