Companies under five employees get 75% off for their first six months. That's all your HR sorted for just £5 a month.
Get HR off your plate for good, and get back to the work that really matters.
✅ Free for 7 days
✅ No credit card needed
✅ Cancel any time
Meetings, calls, emails, more meetings. We get it – sometimes you're so distracted by running the business, you can barely think about growing it.
But your team needs you focussed on what's really important – not managing their time off requests.
Set up a painless time off system that just works. No manual upkeep, no distractions, no more being the bottleneck.
Shared company calendar that's always up to date.
Approve or deny holiday requests in just one click
Set up requests to go straight to the right people (so you get fewer pointless questions and spend less time repeating yourself)
Collect and store your people data, policies, handbook and more – and create the one, go-to place that keeps your whole business running smoothly.
Find all the info you're looking for, quickly and easily
No more back and forth – give your team quick, centralised access to the company docs they need
Manage which role gets access to which type of document
Charlie keeps your company compliant for you, so you can focus on what you do best.
Protect your employee info with gold-standard data security – Charlie is GDPR-compliant and ISO 27001-certified
Essential HR info is collected from new hires automatically, so you know your records are always up-to-date
Privacy secure – make sure only the right people have access to sensitive info
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Wasting time dealing with every time off request yourself
Tired of never being able to find employee info or company docs
Too distracted to focus your own work
Worrying when legal compliance is finally going to catch you out
Focusing your time on strategy, growth and what really matters to the business
In control of your employee data and can easily find all the info you need
Clear-minded and focussed on the task at hand
Confident that your company is legally water-tight
Free for 7 days
No credit card needed
Cancel any time
You might think that as a small business you don’t need HR software, or at least not yet. We’re here to challenge that view and encourage you to invest in it early, so you can save as much time and energy as possible.
HR software can help you:
Automate time-consuming people management tasks
Streamline processes and workflows
Keep employee information records compliant and up-to-date
Onboard new hires in a more engaging way
Simplify leave management and absence management
Run effective performance reviews and appraisals
Operate effectively without the need for a HR department
And if you choose the best HR system for small businesses (aka Charlie), it’ll only cost you £5 a month for the smallest of teams — making it an affordable investment from the very start.(tables of prices here)
With so many options, it’s hard to know which is right for you. To help you find the right cloud-based HR software for your UK SME, ask yourself these questions:
What are my must-have features (e.g. leave management), and what can I do without (e.g. time tracking)?
Which HR processes do I want to automate?
Which small business HR software helps me maintain legal compliance in the UK?
Do I want a DIY approach or a handheld onboarding experience?
What’s my budget?
We believe that small businesses benefit the most when the HR tools they use are designed with their needs in mind. That’s why we’ve built Charlie to be the best HR software for small businesses in the UK.
Charlie’s the best for small businesses because it:
✅ Automates all key HR processes
✅ Integrates seamlessly with your other software (Workable, Paycaptain, etc.)
✅ Has all the features you’d expect and want from small business HR management software
✅ Is user-friendly, intuitive, and super easy to launch: use it within seconds
✅ Is built for UK small companies and startups
Charlie is an all-in-one HR software for small businesses that brings all the features and functionality you need together in one place. Think of it as a combined HR information system (HRIS) and HR management system (HRMS), with extra features that make handling HR easier in a small business.
With Charlie you can:
Securely store employee data and documents all in one place
Get rid of spreadsheets with an efficient time off management system
Introduce employee self-service to save time
Set up new hires for success with a tailored onboarding flow
Run automated performance management reviews to support your team’s development (without needing a HR team)
Get the right insights to help you make your decisions with engagement surveys
Set clear guidelines for your team with a built-in employee handbook
Offer generous employee perks with discounts at more than 30,000 brands (for no added fee)
If you’re using Charlie, you don’t need any extra software to take care of your core HR needs. If you want to expand what you can do, our integrations with other HR and payroll software apps and optional add-ons bring you even more ways to simplify and scale your HR operations.
CharlieHR has been designed with SMEs and startups in mind. It’s a great HR software solution if you’re currently running a business with less than 200 employees, and it’s the best fit for companies with less than 50 employees.
All software companies operate with different pricing depending on their services, so it’s difficult to quote an average price for HR software for small businesses in the UK.
Some software providers don’t have transparent pricing: they’ll just give out quotes on a case-by-case basis. It’s important to note that most HR platforms will ask you for a set up fee (we don’t 😉).
At CharlieHR, our pricing is simple: from as little as £5 per month regardless of the size of your company. Start a free trial today.
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