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
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4 hours per month of CIPD-qualified HR advice via email/phone for day-to-day queries (contracts, holiday, basic ER)
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Response time: Email queries within 24 hours; urgent matters within 4 hours
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Compliance health check (initial audit) with action list; update of essential documents
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Core policy pack: 6 employment contract templates: Employee Handbook, Disciplinary, Grievance, Absence, Equality, Data protection (included in setup fee)
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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
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Monthly HR mini-report: headcount, starters/leavers, absence snapshot, key risks
Payroll (fully managed - monthly)
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Up to 15 employees processed per monthly pay run; RTI submissions to HMRC; digital payslips: P45/P60; statutory pay (SSP/SMP/MSP/SAP) included
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Payroll cut-off: 3 working days before pay date
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Starters/leavers set-up and HMRC tax code updates
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Standard payroll queries (via email)
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Pension auto-enrolment assessment and file creation. Pension administration add-on: +£30/month if we manage provider uploads and communications
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Year-end processing (included P60). Benefits in kind/P11D available as add-on from £75/year
Onboarding + templates
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Offer letter + contract issue flow; new starter checklist; right-to-work verification template
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Leaver checklist and exit interview template
Service level
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Response within 1 business day for HR queries; payroll cut-off 3 working days before pay date
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Data protection: UK GDPR-aligned handling and audit trail
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Support hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm
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Contract: 3-month minimum term; 30 days' notice to cancel
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Overage: If you exceed 15 employees, £30+VAT per additional employee processed, or upgrade to Growth package
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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:
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Onboarding flow: auto-send offer/contracts, ID/right-to-work reminders, new-starter tasks to manager
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HR inbox triage: auto-route queries (holiday, sick pay, policies) and draft replies for review
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Leave/timesheet routing: collect approvals and update trackers/spreadsheets automatically
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Monthly reports: auto-compile HR/payroll metrics (headcount, absence, overtime) into PDF/Dashboards
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Compliance reminders: probation reviews, policy acknowledgements, training expiry alerts
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Security and privacy: UK GDPR-aligned processing; role-based access; data minimisation
Support:
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Light training (1 session) and SOP included per workflow
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Ongoing tweaks within first 30 days included
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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
