{"id":1763,"date":"2026-11-12T08:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T08:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sense.hr\/blog\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2026-11-12T08:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T08:47:30","slug":"best-ai-hr-software-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sense.hr\/blog\/best-ai-hr-software-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Best AI HR software UK (2026): 10 tools compared"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last updated: 12 November 2026. Prices and features are taken from each vendor&#8217;s own website on that date.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The best AI HR software for a UK employer is the one whose AI can see your own policies and staff records, follows your access rules, and can do the work as well as answer the question.<\/strong> Most HR platforms now have an AI assistant. Far fewer can act on what it finds, know UK employment law, and keep your data in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below we compare ten HR platforms with AI that is live today. We make one of them, Sense HR, so we&#8217;ve been open about how we judged them and where other tools may suit you better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most AI in HR software today <strong>answers questions<\/strong>. Fewer tools also <strong>take actions<\/strong>, such as booking leave or drafting a letter for you to approve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check where the AI gets its answers: your own policies and contracts, UK law and Acas guidance, or a general model.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check what you pay for. Some vendors include AI on every plan, some only on higher plans, and some don&#8217;t say.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/ai.html\">Sense HR<\/a> includes its AI assistant, AMI, and ten specialist agents on its Elite and Enterprise plans. Its HR advice agent, Counsel, uses UK law, Acas codes and your own documents, and all data is hosted in the UK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why AI in HR software matters now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI has moved from trial to everyday use. In September 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/businessindustryandtrade\/business\/businessservices\/bulletins\/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy\/8october2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30% of UK businesses used at least one AI technology<\/a>, according to the ONS. The CIPD&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/prod.cipd.org\/globalassets\/media\/comms\/news\/2026\/good-work-index-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Good Work Index 2026<\/a> found that 34% of UK employees use generative AI at work at least monthly, but only 13% have been trained to use it, and 45% of users don&#8217;t trust its output to be accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That trust gap is the point. An HR tool that answers from a general model can sound confident and still be wrong about your contracts or UK law. An HR tool that answers from your own records and cites its sources is easier to check. We explain the difference in more detail in <a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/blog\/ai-agent-vs-chatbot-hr\/\">Chat or agent? How AI agents differ from chatbots in HR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we compared the tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We looked at each vendor&#8217;s own website on 10 November 2026 and scored nothing we couldn&#8217;t see there. We used six questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Answers or actions?<\/strong> Does the AI only answer questions, or can it also do things, such as book leave, draft documents or file payslips?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grounded in your data?<\/strong> Does it answer from your own policies, contracts and HR records?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UK-ready?<\/strong> Does it use UK employment law and Acas guidance, and where is your data hosted?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Safe by design?<\/strong> Does it follow your access permissions and ask before it acts?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Included in the price?<\/strong> Is AI part of the plan, an add-on, or unclear?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Right size?<\/strong> Which company sizes does the vendor say it is built for?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We only included AI that is live. CharlieHR&#8217;s AskCharlie AI, for example, is marked as &#8220;coming soon&#8221; on its website, so it isn&#8217;t in this list yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI HR software in the UK: comparison table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Platform<\/th><th>AI name<\/th><th>What the AI does<\/th><th>Answers or acts?<\/th><th>Price from (as published)<\/th><th>Built for<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Sense HR<\/td><td>AMI + 10 agents (incl. Counsel)<\/td><td>HR advice from UK law, Acas codes and your documents; files payslips, screens candidates, builds reports, sends documents<\/td><td>Answers and acts, with your approval<\/td><td>\u00a36\/employee\/month (Elite, billed annually, from \u00a3300\/month). AI included on Elite and Enterprise<\/td><td>Small and mid-sized UK employers, including shift, site and field teams<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Breathe HR<\/td><td>Breathe AI Assistant (beta)<\/td><td>Answers staff policy questions from company documents, with sources<\/td><td>Answers<\/td><td>\u00a324\/month for 1\u201310 employees (flat bands)<\/td><td>1\u2013200 employees<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BrightHR<\/td><td>BRAINBOX+<\/td><td>Answers HR, employment law and H&amp;S questions; drafts job descriptions and goals; summarises documents<\/td><td>Answers and drafts<\/td><td>\u00a316.67\/employee\/month (Core, based on 5 employees)<\/td><td>Small businesses upward<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Employment Hero<\/td><td>Hero AI<\/td><td>Answers HR and payroll questions; can apply for and approve leave and edit shifts; drafts documents<\/td><td>Answers and acts<\/td><td>\u00a36\/employee\/month (HR Essentials, min. 10 users)<\/td><td>10\u20132,000 employees<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HiBob<\/td><td>Bob AI Companion<\/td><td>Answers questions, gives insights and triggers actions with user confirmation<\/td><td>Answers and acts<\/td><td>Quote only<\/td><td>Mid-market<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Personio<\/td><td>Personio Assistant<\/td><td>Answers HR data questions, makes charts, drafts emails<\/td><td>Answers and drafts<\/td><td>Quote only<\/td><td>10\u201310,000 employees<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ciphr<\/td><td>Ciphr AI assistant<\/td><td>Answers from live HR data and policies; books leave within approvals<\/td><td>Answers and acts<\/td><td>\u00a35\/user\/month<\/td><td>200\u20132,000 employees<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cezanne HR<\/td><td>AI Helpdesk<\/td><td>Answers staff questions from your policies; routes cases to HR<\/td><td>Answers and routes<\/td><td>Quote only<\/td><td>50\u20133,000 employees<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Factorial<\/td><td>One<\/td><td>Answers from your handbook; drafts documents; screens candidates; flags payroll anomalies<\/td><td>Answers and acts, asks first<\/td><td>\u00a35.40\/user\/month (core HR, per Factorial&#8217;s blog)<\/td><td>Small and mid-sized businesses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zelt<\/td><td>AI Reports<\/td><td>Builds HR reports from plain-English requests<\/td><td>Builds reports<\/td><td>\u00a35\/employee\/month<\/td><td>50\u20131,000 employees (UK and GCC)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AI HR software available in the UK, compared on what the AI does and what it costs. Source: vendor websites, 10 November 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The best AI HR software in the UK, tool by tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Sense HR: AI that answers and does the work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sense HR is UK HR software with a built-in AI assistant, <a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/ai.html\">AMI<\/a>, that answers HR questions and carries out tasks inside Sense.<\/strong> AMI hands specialist work to ten agents. <a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/counsel.html\">Counsel<\/a> gives HR advice using gov.uk guidance, Acas codes, statutory rates and your own policies, contracts and HR data, cites its sources and tells you when a case needs an employment lawyer. Payslip Sorter files bulk payslips and P60s in the right records, Quizzy screens applicants, Clockwise flags lateness and missing clock data, and Snappy turns receipt photos into expense claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every agent follows your access roles, so it only sees what the user can see, and it checks with you before anything is sent or uploaded. Sense is ISO 27001:2022 certified, hosts all data in the UK, and doesn&#8217;t use customer data to train AI models (<a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/security.html\">security details<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> UK employers who want AI that does admin work, not just answers questions, and who need UK data hosting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Very small teams that only want basic HR records. Our Team plan (from \u00a320\/month) doesn&#8217;t include AMI or the agents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> Elite from \u00a36\/employee\/month billed annually (from \u00a3300\/month for up to 50 users), with AMI and all agents included. Enterprise from \u00a39\/employee\/month. See <a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/pricing.html\">Sense HR pricing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AMI AI for HR: 5 Practical Tasks Demonstrated | Sense HR\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D4Krff-TltM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AMI handling five everyday HR tasks in Sense HR (2:25).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Breathe HR: a simple policy assistant for small businesses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Breathe HR is HR software for UK small businesses, and its Breathe AI Assistant answers employees&#8217; HR and policy questions from company documents they can already see.<\/strong> It shows its sources. Breathe says the assistant doesn&#8217;t make people decisions, give legal advice or carry out tasks such as booking leave, and it is currently in beta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve written a detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/blog\/sense-hr-vs-breathe-hr-the-2026-uk-hr-software-comparison\/\">Sense HR vs Breathe HR comparison<\/a> if you&#8217;re choosing between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Small teams that mainly want staff to find answers in the handbook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Teams that want AI to take actions or give UK employment law advice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> Flat monthly bands from \u00a324\/month for 1\u201310 employees, excluding VAT. Breathe doesn&#8217;t say whether the AI assistant costs extra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. BrightHR: AI answers backed by advice-line experts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BrightHR&#8217;s AI tool, BRAINBOX+, answers HR, employment law and health and safety questions with answers BrightHR says are written by its experts and backed by AI.<\/strong> It links through to phone advisers. BrightHR&#8217;s other AI features draft job descriptions, suggest performance goals and summarise uploaded HR documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Small employers who want AI answers alongside a human advice line.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Teams that want AI to work on their own records and take actions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> Core HR software from \u00a316.67\/employee\/month, based on 5 employees. BrightHR says BRAINBOX+ is available to users on its Connect HR and Connect Combined plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Employment Hero: AI that can approve leave and edit shifts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Employment Hero&#8217;s Hero AI answers HR, payroll and policy questions within the user&#8217;s permissions, and can also apply for or approve leave and create or update shifts.<\/strong> It drafts policies, contracts and job descriptions. A separate AI Recruitment Agent screens candidates and runs AI video interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Growing businesses that want HR, payroll and recruitment in one place with AI that acts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Very small teams: plans start at a minimum of 10 users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> HR Essentials from \u00a36\/employee\/month; HR Engage \u00a39. Employment Hero&#8217;s help centre says Hero AI is on all paid plans; some AI recruitment features are on higher plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. HiBob: AI companion with agents for mid-sized firms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HiBob&#8217;s Bob AI Companion lets users ask questions, get insights and trigger actions in HiBob, with explicit confirmation before it changes anything.<\/strong> HiBob also offers specialised agents for hiring, performance, learning and payroll, and a connector for tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Slack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Mid-sized and international companies with a dedicated people team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Small businesses that want public pricing. UK payroll is a separate module.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> Quote only. HiBob says its Core plan includes Bob AI Companion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Personio: an assistant for HR data and reporting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Personio Assistant answers HR data questions, such as headcount or time-off balances, gives employees quick answers, creates charts and drafts emails.<\/strong> Personio says customer data in the assistant is never used to train models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Companies from 10 to several thousand staff that want AI over their HR data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Buyers who want UK-only hosting (Personio stores data in Europe) or public prices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> Quote only. AI credits and AI Studio are listed on the CoreEnterprise plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Ciphr: AI built for larger UK organisations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ciphr&#8217;s AI assistant, launched in May 2026, answers from live HR data and policies, shows its reasoning, and can book leave within your existing approval rules.<\/strong> Ciphr is built around UK employment law and UK payroll cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> UK organisations with 200 to 2,000 employees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Small businesses, and buyers who need UK-only hosting (Ciphr holds data in the UK or the EEA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> From \u00a35 per user per month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Cezanne HR: an AI helpdesk for HR teams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cezanne HR&#8217;s AI Helpdesk answers employee questions from your own company policies, escalates to HR when needed, and summarises and routes cases.<\/strong> Cezanne also offers AI document and email builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Mid-sized organisations with an HR team handling lots of employee questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Teams that want UK employment law advice from the AI, or UK-only hosting (Cezanne hosts in the EEA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> Quote only. The AI Helpdesk is part of Cezanne&#8217;s People Plus package.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Factorial: an all-round AI assistant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Factorial&#8217;s AI, called One, answers policy questions by quoting your handbook, drafts job descriptions, offers and policies, screens candidates and flags payroll anomalies before a payroll run.<\/strong> Factorial says One asks before it acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> Small and mid-sized businesses that want one AI across many HR tasks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Buyers who want detailed UK law content or clear AI pricing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> Core HR from \u00a35.40\/user\/month, according to Factorial&#8217;s own blog; extra modules cost more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Zelt: AI for HR reporting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zelt&#8217;s AI Reports turns plain-English requests, such as &#8220;UK employees only&#8221;, into HR reports with the right filters and metrics.<\/strong> It is Zelt&#8217;s first AI-native feature; we didn&#8217;t find an AI assistant or agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Best for:<\/strong> UK companies with 50 to 1,000 staff that mainly want faster reporting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not ideal for:<\/strong> Teams looking for AI that answers HR questions or takes actions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> From \u00a35\/employee\/month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to choose AI HR software for your business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask every vendor the same five questions in a demo, and ask them to show you, not tell you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;Show me an answer about one of my own policies.&#8221;<\/strong> If the AI can&#8217;t use your documents, it&#8217;s giving general advice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Show me it doing a task, and where I approve it.&#8221;<\/strong> This separates a chat from an agent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Log in as a manager. What can the AI see?&#8221;<\/strong> It should follow the same access rules as the user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Where is our data hosted, and is it used to train models?&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&#8220;Which plan includes the AI, and are there usage limits?&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re a small business still deciding whether you need HR software at all, start with our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/blog\/best-hr-software-uk-small-business-2026\/\">best HR software for UK small businesses<\/a> and our explainer on <a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/blog\/hr-software-pricing-explained\/\">how HR software pricing works<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See Sense HR&#8217;s AI at work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet AMI: Your AI HR Assistant from Sense HR\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PgurF89Nj6s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meet AMI, the AI HR assistant in Sense HR (1:17).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/demo.html\">Book a demo<\/a><\/strong> and we&#8217;ll show AMI and Counsel working on your own HR questions. Or start a 14-day free trial from the <a href=\"https:\/\/sense.hr\/pricing.html\">pricing page<\/a>, no card needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the best AI HR software in the UK?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">It depends on what you want the AI to do. If you want AI that answers questions and also does HR admin using UK law and your own documents, Sense HR, Employment Hero, HiBob, Ciphr and Factorial all offer AI that can take actions. If you only need staff to find policy answers, Breathe HR or Cezanne HR may be enough.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the difference between an AI assistant and an AI agent in HR software?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">An AI assistant answers questions. An AI agent can also look at your information and do the work, such as drafting a letter, booking leave or filing payslips, usually after you approve it.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is AI included in the price of HR software?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">It varies. Sense HR includes AMI and its agents on the Elite and Enterprise plans. HiBob includes its AI Companion on its Core plan. Personio lists AI credits on its top plan, and several vendors don&#8217;t say. Always ask which plan includes the AI and whether there are usage limits.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-4\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is it safe to use AI with employee data?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">It can be, if the tool follows your access permissions, asks before it acts and keeps data where you expect. Check where the vendor hosts your data and whether it uses customer data to train AI models. Sense HR hosts all data in the UK, is ISO 27001:2022 certified and doesn&#8217;t use customer data to train AI.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-5\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can AI HR software give employment law advice?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Some tools can give guidance based on UK law and Acas codes, such as Sense HR&#8217;s Counsel and BrightHR&#8217;s BRAINBOX+. AI guidance is not a substitute for an employment lawyer in complex or high-risk cases, and a good tool will tell you when to get one.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-6\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Which AI HR software is best for small businesses?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">For small UK businesses, look at tools with public prices and AI included on an affordable plan. 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