HR Software for the United Kingdom
Absence management software built for UK employment law. Track holiday entitlements, manage flexible working requests, and run performance reviews, all while staying compliant with Working Time Regulations.
Holiday Balance
2025/2611 days taken of 28 statutory
Workzoom is absence management software built for UK employers, combining leave management, time and attendance tracking, performance reviews, and talent development in one unified system. Designed for compliance with UK employment law including Working Time Regulations, statutory holiday entitlements, and GDPR requirements.
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UK, Canada & Caribbean
One employee record. Every site, every department, every detail.
Stop syncing spreadsheets and chasing paper trails. Employment history, contracts, Right to Work documents, and compliance records live in one secure place, accessible to the people who need them.
- Right to Work document storage with expiry alerts
- Digital employee files with full audit trail
- Organisation charts that update automatically
- Contract and document management with e-signatures
GDPR-ready employment records
Full audit trails, configurable data retention policies, and subject access request tools built in. When the ICO comes calling, you're ready.
Holiday tracking, leave requests, and attendance in one place
Track statutory holiday entitlements automatically. Manage absence requests with approval workflows. Monitor attendance patterns with Bradford Factor scoring. All compliant with Working Time Regulations.
- 28-day statutory holiday tracking (pro-rata for part-time)
- Bradford Factor absence monitoring and alerts
- Time clocking via web, mobile, or biometric terminals
- Flexible working request management and tracking
Working Time Regulations compliant
48-hour working week limits tracked automatically. Rest break compliance monitored. Opt-out agreements stored and managed. No manual calculations.
Performance reviews that connect to everything else
Goals, reviews, and development plans tied to the same employee record as HR and attendance. Track training completion. Run appraisal cycles. Build succession plans with real data.
- Configurable appraisal cycles (annual, quarterly, continuous)
- Objective tracking with OKR or traditional frameworks
- Mandatory training tracking (H&S, compliance, role-specific)
- 9-box talent grids for succession planning
Training compliance tracked
Health and safety. Fire warden. First aid. Role-specific certifications. Track completion, send reminders, maintain audit-ready evidence.
UK compliance built in. Not bolted on.
Most HR systems are built for the US market and retrofitted for the UK. Workzoom handles British employment law requirements natively.
Statutory holiday entitlement
28 days (5.6 weeks) tracked automatically. Bank holidays handled flexibly. Pro-rata calculations for part-time and mid-year starters.
- Full-time and part-time entitlements
- Holiday year carry-over rules
- Bank holiday inclusion options
Working Time Regulations
48-hour week limits monitored automatically. Rest period compliance tracked. Opt-out agreements stored securely with the employee record.
- Weekly hour tracking and alerts
- 11-hour daily rest monitoring
- Opt-out agreement management
Bradford Factor scoring
Absence patterns identified automatically. Trigger points configurable to your policies. Supporting managers with objective data for return-to-work conversations.
- Automatic score calculation
- Customisable trigger thresholds
- Manager alerts and reports
GDPR & data protection
Full audit trails on employee data access. Retention policies enforced automatically. Subject access request tools built in for ICO compliance.
- Access logging and audit trails
- Automated data retention
- SAR response tools
Right to Work verification
Store verification documents securely. Track visa expiry dates with automated alerts. Maintain audit-ready records for Home Office compliance.
- Document upload and storage
- Visa expiry date tracking
- Reverification reminders
Flexible working requests
Manage statutory requests through structured workflows. Track response deadlines. Document decisions with full audit trails for tribunal readiness.
- Request submission workflow
- Response deadline tracking
- Decision documentation
See how it works for UK employers
We'll walk through your specific requirements, absence tracking, holiday management, performance reviews, or all three. No generic demos.
Book your demo Or view pricing firstData hosted in Canada, not the US
GDPR-adequate jurisdiction. No US CLOUD Act exposure. Your employee data stays outside American legal reach.
Proven at scale
Workzoom vs UK HR software, side by side.
Most UK platforms charge for what Workzoom includes by default. Here is how the numbers look when you put them next to each other.
| Feature |
Workzoom
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BrightHR | Sage People | Personio | BreatheHR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR + Workforce + Talent | ~ | ~ | |||
| Implementation included | |||||
| No annual contracts | |||||
| Employee self-service portal | ~ | ||||
| Multi-country support | |||||
| Starting price | $4/employee/mo | ~£5/employee/mo | Custom quote | ~£6/employee/mo | ~£9.17/mo flat fee |
Competitor pricing and features sourced from publicly available information as of early 2025. ~ indicates partial support. Verify directly with each vendor for current terms.
Calculate Your Investment
$4 USD per employee per month per suite. No setup fees. No contracts.
- Employee records
- Benefits admin
- Self-service portal
- Reporting & analytics
- Time & attendance
- Scheduling
- Leave management
- Health & safety
- Automated payroll
- Tax calculations
- Direct deposit
- Year-end filing
- Recruiting & ATS
- Onboarding
- Performance reviews
- Learning & development
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United Kingdom HR & Workforce Questions
Common questions about managing HR and workforce in the United Kingdom.
Workzoom offers three fully available suites for UK businesses: HR, Workforce, and Talent. Each covers a distinct part of your people operations. HR handles records, policies, and compliance. Workforce manages scheduling, time tracking, and attendance. Talent runs your recruiting, onboarding, and performance processes. Each suite is $4/employee/month. Take one, two, or all three, and expand as your UK team grows.
Yes. Workzoom is GDPR compliant and hosted on AWS with audited compliance programs. Employee data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Access controls and audit logs are built in so you can demonstrate compliance without manual tracking. Cross-border data handling is supported, which matters if your UK team works alongside employees in other countries.
Each suite is $4/employee/month USD. A 200-person UK business pays $800/month for one suite, or $2,400/month for all three currently available UK suites. All four suites together are $16/employee/month when UK Payroll launches. There are no setup fees, no implementation charges, and no annual contracts. You pay for active employees and nothing else.
HR, Workforce, and Talent suites are fully available for UK businesses right now. UK . In the meantime, Workzoom integrates with existing payroll processes so your HR data stays connected. If UK payroll is your primary need today, get in touch and we can walk you through the current options and timeline.
Yes. Workzoom is built for multi-location operations. You can set up separate locations, cost centres, and work rules for each site while managing everything from a single login. Scheduling, time tracking, leave approvals, and HR records all stay in sync across locations without exporting data between systems. This is one of the more common reasons growing UK businesses move to Workzoom.
No contract and no setup fee. Workzoom is month-to-month. Implementation support is included at no additional cost. You pay for active employees and nothing else. Most HR platforms charge between $5,000 and $50,000 just to get you started. That is not how we work.
Most clients go live within 8 to 12 weeks. Your Workzoom team handles data migration, configuration, and training alongside your existing processes, so there is no cold-switch risk. One of our Canadian clients completed a full implementation in under 3 months with a 40% reduction in HR processing time from day one. UK implementations follow the same model.
Yes. Workzoom serves organizations across Canada, the US, the UK, the Caribbean, and more. If your business has employees in multiple countries, you can manage them all from one platform. Different locations, currencies, and compliance rules can be configured separately while sharing a single HR data layer. This is particularly useful for UK businesses with international offices or remote teams abroad.
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