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HR Software for United Kingdom
Workzoom HR & Payroll for the United Kingdom
HR, Workforce, and Talent built for British employers. No payroll processing.
25+ years in production
Hosted in Canada on AWS
Built for HMRC · TPR · ICO
AThe short answer
Workzoom is UK HR software that handles statutory holiday entitlement tracking including pro-rata for part-time workers, Working Time Regulations compliance with 48-hour week monitoring, Bradford Factor absence scoring, Right to Work document storage with expiry alerts, and GDPR data protection requirements including subject access request tools. HR, Workforce, and Talent suites are available for UK employers. From $4 per employee per month per suite, no setup fees, no contracts.
Live on Workzoom right now. North America and the Caribbean.
01The platform
Four suites built for British employers.
Core HR Suite
Every employee record. Every office. One system.
Centralized HR for UK employers. GDPR-ready employment records, Right to Work verification, and Working Time Regulations compliance built in.
- GDPR-compliant employee records with audit trails
- Right to Work verification and visa tracking
- Bradford Factor absence monitoring
- Flexible working request workflows
UK employment law native
Most HR systems are built for the US and retrofitted for the UK. Workzoom handles British employment law requirements natively.
Workforce Suite
Rota scheduling and Working Time Regulations. Automated.
Build rotas, track time, and monitor 48-hour weekly working limits with opt-out handling built in.
- Rota templates with shift pattern copying
- 48-hour weekly working limit monitoring
- Statutory rest period compliance
- Self-service shift swaps and leave requests
WTR built in
Working Time Regulations run inside the scheduling engine. Opt-outs tracked. Rest periods enforced automatically.
Payroll Suite
Working Time Regulations and statutory holiday compliance.
28-day statutory holiday entitlements tracked automatically with pro-rata calculations for part-time and mid-year starters.
- Statutory holiday tracking with pro-rata calculations
- Bank holiday handling with configurable options
- 48-hour weekly working limit monitoring
- Rest period compliance and opt-out tracking
Tribunal-ready documentation
Full audit trails on every employment decision. Response deadline tracking for flexible working requests. Documentation that holds up to scrutiny.
Talent Suite
Develop the team that develops your organisation.
Performance reviews, succession planning, and learning built for UK employment law and structured professional development.
- Configurable performance review cycles
- 9-box talent assessment and succession planning
- Professional development tracking against role requirements
- Tribunal-ready documentation on every decision
Documented development
Every coaching note, every goal, every review tied to the employee record. Full audit trail when it matters.
What Workzoom customers actually say.
The support team has been phenomenal through the implementation process.
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Recruitment & Engagement Manager, Non-Profit
Capterra 5/5
Enables a smooth recruiting process from recruitment to departure.
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Consultant, Information Technology
Capterra 5/5
Simplifies managing payroll, benefits, and compliance in one system.
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CEO and Founder, Computer Software
Capterra 5/5
Gives you a helicopter view of the history of everything that happened.
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Specialist Recruiter, Media Production
Capterra 5/5
Simplifies HR and payroll, making workforce management smooth.
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Senior Account Executive, Health & Wellness
Capterra 4/5
02Inside the platform
What British employers run on Workzoom.
Employee self-service, admin dashboards, timesheets, and reports. One login covers the entire team, on any device.
Admin Dashboard
Headcount, turnover, and workforce trends update in real time. Your HR team sees the entire British operation on one screen, with every location rolled up automatically.
Organization Chart
The chart maps positions, not people. When someone leaves, the role stays in place along with the certifications and compliance requirements attached to it. Reorganizations stop being chaos.
Timekeeping
Employees clock in from the web, their phone, or a biometric device. Hours flow straight into payroll with overtime already calculated, so the pay run runs without surprises.
Leave Management
Requests come in from a phone, managers approve in a tap, and balances update everywhere at once. By the time payroll opens, accruals and deductions are already reconciled.
Payroll Financial Reports
Pay run summaries, deduction breakdowns, and remittance totals live in one report. Every line ties back to a calculation, and every calculation ties back to a record. Built for the way finance teams actually audit.
Benefits Administration
Enrollment, coverage, and plan management share the same employee record that runs payroll. The moment someone enrolls, deductions are already wired in. No duplicate entry, nothing to reconcile later.
Which British banks does Workzoom support for direct deposit?
Workzoom generates the direct-deposit file for every payroll run, formatted for direct deposit to Barclays, HSBC UK, Lloyds Bank, NatWest, Santander UK. Net pay moves straight from your account to your employees' accounts. Workzoom never holds, pools, or impounds the money.
- Barclays
- HSBC UK
- Lloyds Bank
- NatWest
- Santander UK
Have a bank not listed here, or one with custom file requirements? Tell us your bank and we will confirm the setup before your first pay run.
See how it actually works.
Pick a time. We'll walk through your setup, show you the parts that matter for your team, and you'll know if it fits.
No commitment
30 minutes
Local compliance
Your data stays private. Privacy Policy
$
4
/ suite
Per employee · Per month
Pick one suite or all four. No implementation fees. Cancel anytime.
HR
Workforce
Payroll
Talent
05Implementation
United Kingdom go-lives. Four to twelve weeks.
A phased rollout built around the first production pay run. Payroll goes live first. HR, scheduling, and talent modules phase in behind it, at your pace.
Discovery and kickoff
We map your payroll, time, and HR workflows. Import employees. Lock tax setup and pay groups.
Configure
Earnings, deductions, leave policies, schedules, and compliance alerts built into your tenant. We verify every calculation with your team.
Parallel run
Live payroll runs side by side with your current system. Every cheque reconciled. Gaps fixed before cutover, not after.
Payroll live
First production pay run on Workzoom. Employee self-service opens. HR, scheduling, and talent modules phase in over the following quarters.
08Compliance
How does HR software UK handle United Kingdom compliance?
Workzoom stays current with United Kingdom's payroll, tax, and employment regulations so you don't have to.
Compliance
Statutory Holiday Entitlement
28-day statutory holiday entitlements are tracked automatically, with pro-rata calculations applied for part-time employees.
Compliance
Working Time Regulations
48-hour working week limits are monitored automatically, with rest break compliance tracked and opt-out agreements stored securely in the employee record.
Reporting
Bradford Factor Absence Monitoring
Bradford Factor scoring is calculated and monitored automatically, with alerts generated based on absence patterns.
Compliance
Right to Work Documentation
Right to Work documents are stored in the employee record with expiry alerts so compliance is maintained without manual tracking.
Compliance
GDPR and Data Protection
Full audit trails, configurable data retention policies, and subject access request tools are built in to meet ICO requirements.
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UK-ready suites available today (HR, Workforce, Talent)
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Integrated suites on the platform
$4
Per employee per month, per suite (USD)
12Get started
See it run on your own British payroll.
Pick a time. We'll walk through your setup, show you the parts that matter for your team, and you'll know if it fits.
No commitment
30 minutes HMRC + auto-enrolment
Your data stays private. Privacy Policy
13FAQ
Questions about the United Kingdom
Specifics on running HR and payroll in the United Kingdom with Workzoom.
Workzoom offers three fully available suites for UK businesses: HR, Workforce, and Talent. Each covers a distinct part of your people operations. HR handles records, policies, and compliance. Workforce manages scheduling, time tracking, and attendance. Talent runs your recruiting, onboarding, and performance processes. Each suite is $4/employee/month. Take one, two, or all three, and expand as your UK team grows.
Workzoom is GDPR compliant and hosted on AWS with audited compliance programs. Employee data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Access controls and audit logs are built in so you can demonstrate compliance without manual tracking. Cross-border data handling is supported, which matters if your UK team works alongside employees in other countries.
Workzoom is priced at $4/employee/month per suite in USD for UK companies. A 200-person UK business pays $800/month for one suite, or $2,400/month for all three currently available UK suites. All four suites together are $16/employee/month when UK Payroll launches. There are no setup fees, no implementation charges, and no annual contracts. You pay for active employees and nothing else.
Workzoom offers HR, Workforce, and Talent suites for UK businesses today, with native UK payroll processing on the roadmap. In the meantime, Workzoom integrates with existing payroll processes so your HR data stays connected. If UK payroll is your primary need today, get in touch and we can walk you through the current options and timeline.
Yes. Workzoom is built for multi-location operations. You can set up separate locations, cost centres, and work rules for each site while managing everything from a single login. Scheduling, time tracking, leave approvals, and HR records all stay in sync across locations without exporting data between systems. This is one of the more common reasons growing UK businesses move to Workzoom.
Workzoom is month-to-month with no contract and no setup fee. Implementation support is included at no additional cost. You pay for active employees and nothing else. Most HR platforms charge between $5,000 and $50,000 just to get you started. That is not how we work.
Workzoom UK implementations typically go live within 8 to 12 weeks. Your Workzoom team handles data migration, configuration, and training alongside your existing processes, so there is no cold-switch risk. One of our Canadian clients completed a full implementation in under 3 months with a 40% reduction in HR processing time from day one. UK implementations follow the same model.
Workzoom serves organizations across Canada, the US, the UK, the Caribbean, and more. If your business has employees in multiple countries, you can manage them all from one platform. Different locations, currencies, and compliance rules can be configured separately while sharing a single HR data layer. This is particularly useful for UK businesses with international offices or remote teams abroad.
Deep dive
More about the United Kingdom HR and payroll.
01
Workzoom and the United Kingdom market
Workzoom retains UK customers on a grandfathered basis but does not actively pursue new UK market expansion. The decision reflects operational focus: the platform's strategic markets are Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean, where the architectural fit and statutory depth deliver the highest customer value.
For existing UK customers, the platform continues to operate with appropriate UK payroll compliance. New UK organizations evaluating Workzoom should be aware that the strategic focus is elsewhere and that the platform's roadmap reflects that focus.
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Why the strategic focus matters
Platform vendors that try to serve every market with the same depth usually serve no market well. Workzoom's choice to concentrate on Canada, the US, and the Caribbean reflects the operational reality that depth at the level required for mid-market customers takes focused investment. The architectural decisions, the compliance work, the customer-facing support all benefit from concentration.
For UK organizations specifically, several alternative platforms have UK-focused depth that exceeds what a focused-elsewhere platform can deliver. The honest recommendation for new UK buyers is to evaluate UK-native alternatives first.
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What grandfathered UK customers continue to receive
Existing UK Workzoom customers continue to operate on the platform with the same architectural integration that customers in other markets receive. HR, payroll, workforce, and talent run on the same employee record. The unified platform model applies identically.
UK payroll compliance is maintained for the customers who run it. Year-end reporting, statutory contributions, and regulatory updates continue to flow through the platform. The grandfathered relationship reflects the same operational commitment that Workzoom makes to all its customers.
04
The conversation for UK organizations evaluating now
UK organizations exploring HR and payroll platforms should be candid with vendors about the depth they require in their primary market. Vendors with UK-focused product investment will serve UK-specific needs more deeply than vendors with concentration elsewhere.
Workzoom's transparency on its market focus is the operating posture worth expecting from any platform vendor. The platform that says no to markets where it cannot lead is usually the platform that delivers most reliably in the markets where it does lead.