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HR + Payroll for SMEs

Best for: 1-15 employees, start-ups, first-time HR/payroll setup

Price: £400 per month + VAT | One-off setup fee: £450 + VAT

What’s included:

HR support

  • 4 hours per month of CIPD-qualified HR advice via email/phone for day-to-day queries (contracts, holiday, basic ER)

  • Response time: Email queries within 24 hours; urgent matters within 4 hours

  • Compliance health check (initial audit) with action list; update of essential documents

  • Core policy pack: 6 employment contract templates: Employee Handbook, Disciplinary, Grievance, Absence, Equality, Data protection (included in setup fee)

  • 1 employee relations case per month covered end-to-end (e.g., absence review, informal performance, or stage 1 grievance/disciplinary). Additional cases: £95+VAT per hour as needed

  • Monthly HR mini-report: headcount, starters/leavers, absence snapshot, key risks

 

Payroll (fully managed - monthly)

  • Up to 15 employees processed per monthly pay run; RTI submissions to HMRC; digital payslips: P45/P60; statutory pay (SSP/SMP/MSP/SAP) included

  • Payroll cut-off: 3 working days before pay date

  • Starters/leavers set-up and HMRC tax code updates

  • Standard payroll queries (via email)

  • Pension auto-enrolment assessment and file creation. Pension administration add-on: +£30/month if we manage provider uploads and communications

  • Year-end processing (included P60). Benefits in kind/P11D available as add-on from £75/year

 

Onboarding + templates

  • Offer letter + contract issue flow; new starter checklist; right-to-work verification template

  • Leaver checklist and exit interview template

 

Service level

  • Response within 1 business day for HR queries; payroll cut-off 3 working days before pay date

  • Data protection: UK GDPR-aligned handling and audit trail

  • Support hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm

  • Contract: 3-month minimum term; 30 days' notice to cancel

  • Overage: If you exceed 15 employees, £30+VAT per additional employee processed, or upgrade to Growth package

Have questions or want us to invoice you?

 AI add-on (Available on all packages) 

Quick-win automations to reduce admin and errors

Priced per workflow from £300 build, or bundle later into a Managed Automation plan:

  • Onboarding flow: auto-send offer/contracts, ID/right-to-work reminders, new-starter tasks to manager

  • HR inbox triage: auto-route queries (holiday, sick pay, policies) and draft replies for review

  • Leave/timesheet routing: collect approvals and update trackers/spreadsheets automatically

  • Monthly reports: auto-compile HR/payroll metrics (headcount, absence, overtime) into PDF/Dashboards

  • Compliance reminders: probation reviews, policy acknowledgements, training expiry alerts

  • Security and privacy: UK GDPR-aligned processing; role-based access; data minimisation

Support:

  • Light training (1 session) and SOP included per workflow

  • Ongoing tweaks within first 30 days included

  • Launch case offer: 50% off automation setup for the first 3 months to help you test, refine, and extend your automations

 

Pricing example:

3 workflows (onboarding + inbox triage + leave routing) = £900 setup + ongoing platform fee £150/month

CulturaLinks & HRthrive: Working Together
CulturaLinks Community CIC is proud to partner with HRthrive. Together, we support individuals and organisations through accessible education and inclusive workplace practices.

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