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Small and mid-sized businesses

Essential HR software for small and mid-sized businesses

(Perfect for teams of 5 to 500)

Join the thousands of small businesses using Sense HR to make admin easy. Employee records, holidays, documents and time tracking in one place, with free UK-based support and 24/7 AI help.

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Powerful people software that's perfect for small teams

Helping small teams do big things.

Why switch to Sense HR

Swap the spreadsheets for one simple system

  • Without Sense HR: Spreadsheets, paperwork, and manual tracking With Sense HR: One central dashboard for all your HR essentials
  • Without Sense HR: Hours wasted on manual admin and compliance With Sense HR: Automate the HR tasks you hate and stay compliant
  • Without Sense HR: Lost documents and unsigned contracts With Sense HR: Store and sign contracts, policies and documents online
  • Without Sense HR: Nowhere to turn to with pressing HR questions With Sense HR: 24/7 instant response from your AI assistant
  • Without Sense HR: Expensive support with hidden fees With Sense HR: Free UK-based support with friendly experts
HR essentials

Built for your unique HR needs

Store unlimited employee information, upload and sign company documents, and take confident control of all HR admin for your small business.

Employee records

Every employee detail, in one place

Store unlimited data with custom screens tailored to the unique and specific information your business needs. Everything is searchable, so any detail is seconds away.

  • Unlimited storage
  • Custom screens
  • Search with AI
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Documents & e-signature

Create, share and sign documents online

Create, upload, share, sign, and verify documents, all within our secure and streamlined platform. See who has opened and signed each one, and chase the rest automatically.

  • Upload or create documents
  • Send for e-signature
  • See who has signed
Learn more about Documents
Time and attendance

Time tracking that suits every workflow

An end-to-end time tracking system with flexible clock-in options to suit every workflow. Staff can clock in from the Sense HR app, a Sense Badge or the Sense Clock.

  • Clock in from the app
  • Sense Badge or Sense Clock
  • Hours ready for payroll
Learn more about Time and Attendance
Everyday HR

Everything else your team needs, built in

Holiday and events

Approve and track every type of leave

Approve and track all standard types of leave, or even create your own. Entitlements are worked out for you, and everyone can see who is off and when.

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Employee self service

An HR app for every employee

Give employees their own app for requesting time off or reporting sickness, or let them use a kiosk or a Sense Badge if they don't have a phone.

  • Phone
  • Laptop
  • Kiosk
  • Badge
Learn more about Employee Self Service
Smart to-dos

Dynamic to-do lists show you what's outstanding and remind you of what's due.

Organisation charts

Visualise your entire workforce and map your organisational hierarchy as it grows.

Help when you need it

Real people and smart AI, always on hand

Free UK-based support

Friendly support based near Doncaster, UK

Our UK-based support team is on hand and happy to help, at no extra cost. And with options for phone, email, or online chat, you'll always get to speak to a real person in the way you most prefer.

24/7 AI assistance

In-built AI assistance

AMI, our in-built AI assistant, is trained on HR best practice and can answer your questions day or night. Ask it anything, explore your HR data, or have it draft documents for you.

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Discover how Sense could help your organisation thrive

Our team of UK-based workplace technology experts will be delighted to show you around our platform and give you a personal, guided tour.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Sense HR the best choice for small businesses?

Sense HR is one of the most affordable HR systems for UK companies, with features designed to help small businesses succeed. Many small teams don't have a dedicated HR professional, so HR often falls to the office manager, or even the owner. Sense HR makes it easy with no HR experience: prompts and guides remind you what to do next, and 24/7 AI assistance answers the questions that can't wait.

Is Sense HR easy to use for teams with little technical experience?

Yes. Sense HR is designed to be user friendly, especially for teams with little or no HR experience. Every new customer gets free training resources, and free implementation to load your HR data into the system exactly how you like it.

Can Sense HR scale up as my business grows?

Yes. Sense HR is built on the Sense Workplace platform, with automation, advanced customisation, custom workflows and integrations ready for when you need them, and it handles HR for companies with thousands of employees. When it's time to recruit, there's a built-in applicant tracking system, and Sense Presence adds indoor location awareness. Book a chat with one of our experts to learn more.

How does Sense HR keep data secure and compliant?

Sense HR is ISO 27001 accredited and takes data security very seriously. All live customer data is hosted in the UK on Microsoft Azure, with geo-redundant storage: your data is constantly backed up to a separate site over 200km away, so even if one data centre has a problem, you won't lose your HR information.