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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 Protect…

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

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

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

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

Manual handling

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

Articles | Tuesday, Sep 25, 2018

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

Doodle, Moodle or just a scribble?

The urge to doodle often becomes stronger as stress levels rise and the end result can reveal a great deal about us. The Collins Dictionary defines Do…

Blog | Tuesday, Feb 2, 2016

6 ways to handle a heatwave in the workplace

There’s a mini heatwave that’s sweeping the UK. And like many people, your staff are probably trying to soak up every last ray of sunshine before the…

Blog | Friday, Apr 20, 2018

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

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 corr…

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 fate…

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

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

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

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

5 ways to manage summer holiday requests

Your staff will probably want time off this summer. They might decide to book a week abroad or spend time at home with their kids. Whatever their plan…

Blog | Friday, Jun 28, 2019

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

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

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 gro…

Articles | Thursday, Oct 4, 2018

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

Timesheets

People use timesheets to keep track of the hours that they've worked. A timesheet can also outline the employee's breaks, their travel time, and any o…

Articles | Friday, Sep 28, 2018

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

Preparing for the January Holiday Booking Season

Many businesses look forward to the holiday season. The Christmas parties, the Christmas break, maybe a surge in seasonal sales and, of course, the an…

Blog | Friday, Nov 11, 2016

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

The most popular day to book annual leave is here. Find out how to decide who gets time off. Picture this. Two weeks ago, you returned from lunch to…

Blog | Monday, Aug 19, 2019

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

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

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 o…

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

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

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

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 employer…

Articles | Monday, Dec 14, 2015

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

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

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 an…

Articles | Monday, Mar 19, 2018

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

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

Bright Sparks with… Andrew Ramwell, Know & Do

Andrew is well-known in his field for tapping into the elements of workplace productivity that can really make a big impact on the performance of smal…

Blog | Friday, Jul 28, 2017

When should you start your holiday year?

Around 77% of the businesses using BrightHR's HR software reset their annual leave on the first of January. That means that January is a busy time as…

Blog | Tuesday, Dec 20, 2016