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HR and payroll software for all business sizes and complexities, with embedded AI and powerful people analytics connecting your entire HCM suite. Our flexible and integrated solutions span the entire employee lifecycle, from core HR software and payroll, to recruitment, talent, performance and workforce management.

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The future of people management

Access People is used by more than 3 million employees in 19,000+ organisations worldwide. 

Whether you’re looking to reduce admin, improve productivity, achieve efficiencies, develop employees, get greater ROI or all of the above, our unified AI-powered HR and payroll software supports every stage of your business growth. 

Everything HR and payroll, all in one place

Our integrated HR and payroll software extends beyond the core transactional HR system. Keep all the moving parts of your organisation together in a single digital workspace.

Connect your people processes and get a wealth of business benefits.

  • Streamline and automate HR processes, saving valuable time
  • Greater cost efficiencies with fewer systems, and dedicated support from a single provider
  • Find instant answers to HR queries, policies and processes with Copilot, our AI-powered HR assistant  
  • Harness powerful, actionable, People Analytics to identify workforce challenges and drive targeted action
  • Improved employee experience, reducing frustrations with multiple systems
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Leverage the power of AI and People Analytics

Our HR and payroll software is now powered by Access Evo - our new AI-embedded software experience.

We’re putting cutting-edge AI and People Analytics to work across your entire HCM suite, connecting it like never before. 

Copilot, your AI-powered HR Assistant, provides instant answers to HR queries, delegates routine tasks, and uses generative AI to create content and guide you on HR best practice. 

Our embedded People Analytics, provide you with real-time actionable insights giving you the ability to easily diagnose trends, identify challenges and accelerate business impact

AI Feed automates priority workflows, ensuring employees are aware of critical tasks, and can drive action in the moment.

More than HR software

We’re more than HR software; we’re your partner in shaping a thriving, future-ready organisation. 

Recognised as a core leader in HR software by Europe’s leading HR Industry Analyst, Fosway Group, our award-winning business software extends to solutions for ERPto Finance, Accounting, Expenses and more.

By understanding your unique business goals, we help you move from simplifying your day-to-day HR processes to enhancing your employee experience.

Our HR and payroll software in numbers

Helping our customers achieve their business goals.

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cost savings

"Although our principle driver for a move of HR and payroll software and services was a financial one, the results of this change have far surpassed simply a monetary value." - The Co-operative Bank

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reduction in admin

We've been able to automate 60% of our tasks, meaning we've been able to free up 1 FTA's worth of capability to reallocate to more value-added activity." - Livv Housing Group

minutes instead of 6 hours

"A task that took six hours to write a roster now takes less than 60 minutes. It’s not very often we get the chance to hand back five hours to every senior manager every week." - Cineworld

What our customers say

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HR and payroll software FAQs

How do HR and payroll work together?

As two critical departments in any organisation, it’s important that HR and payroll functions work together effectively. Key business tasks like ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, employee benefits and deductions are correctly administered and tax, and other legal and compliance requirements are met, all require HR and payroll to work together in tandem. Integrated HR and payroll software like PeopleXD can help larger departments or those with more complex requirements, to automate joint HR and payroll tasks. Using technology to help manage the seamless flow of data between the two functions also helps reduce time-consuming admin, ensure consistent employee record keeping and reduces business risk and chances of error when personal data is shared.

How to choose the best HR and payroll software for your organisation

The best HR and payroll software is subjective and will be dependent on organisation’s size, complexity, budget, maturity of your HR strategy and specific business requirements. 


When choosing the best HR and payroll system for your organisation, you should look to first build the business case. You may be looking to automate more of your HR and payroll processes and require everything in one place, or you could be looking to upgrade outdated legacy HR and payroll software that is not achieving business value, or simply no longer fit for purpose. Your organisation’s unique requirements will dictate the direction you take when choosing the most suitable HR and payroll software to achieve your strategic objectives.


Take a look at our article about choosing the best cloud-based HR software.

Why buy HR and payroll software from the same provider?

There are many advantages to buying HR and payroll software from the same supplier.  


One of these is seamless integration, meaning data flows seamlessly from one area of the system to another reducing error and helping ensure your policies and processes are consistent and compliant. Another benefit is increased efficiencies; integrated HR and payroll reduces the need to manually enter data and avoid duplicating efforts, reducing administration time and costs. These things lead to better data accuracy and more reliable cross-functional reporting. 
 


Fully integrated HR and payroll software like PeopleXD, likely includes additional features and functionality across the employee lifecycle, ensuring you get better value from your tech investment. This will mean a simpler relationship with a single vendor, with a single point of contact for queries, support and future updates. With the right supplier, you can also ensure your HR and payroll software is future-proofed, with a scalable and flexible system that can accommodate your organisation’s future growth and evolving requirements.
 


Take a look at our article on building the business case for new HR software.
 

How much does HR and payroll software cost?

The cost of HR and payroll software can vary widely depending on factors such as the features and functionalities offered, the size of your organisation and number of users, the vendor's pricing model, additional modules (like learning or talent management for example) and additional services (such as implementation timescales and support options). HR and payroll system pricing models are usually based either on a subscription model or per-employee for OpEx cloud-based SaaS like our PeopleHR system, or a one-time license fee for an on-premise CapEx system. Some HR and payroll software providers have custom pricing models taking into account the specific requirements of your organisation such as customisations required, tailored features and services and varied implementation and support plans, like our HR and payroll software PeopleXD.


Find out more about HR and payroll software pricing.

How to integrate HR and Payroll systems

Integrating HR and payroll systems can streamline processes and improve efficiency. To integrate HR and payroll software effectively, you should define your integration goals, what do you want to achieve? This could include automating data transfer between your systems, reducing manual data entry, improving data accuracy or enhancing reporting capabilities.