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PEOPLE & STARTERSBring someone in properly.
Create the person once, give the right people access and turn a start date into an owned journey rather than a hopeful checklist.
FEATURES shipped core HR
The people basics, properly joined up.
HollyHR is core HR software for small UK teams. People records, working patterns, leave, documents, starters and standard reports share the same dependable record — so simple does not mean shallow.
Free for up to 10 active people UK working patterns and public holidays Product first; AI optional
THE WORKING CORE
Start with the job in front of you.
A feature list is only useful when you can see how the work fits together. HollyHR groups the core around three small-team jobs, with every deeper page describing what is available today.
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TIME & ABSENCEKeep leave fair and the team covered.
Working patterns set request duration, current contracted-hours FTE sets regular-hours allowance, and the shared calendar keeps non-working days distinct from absence.
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INSIGHT & PORTABILITYSee the shape. Keep control.
Use standard reports and the current org chart, then export organisation data and available uploaded files without negotiating your exit.
WHY “JOINED UP” MATTERS
One ordinary change should not create four admin jobs.
The product earns its keep in the hand-offs: a person’s contracted hours change current FTE and current regular-hours allowance, an approved request changes the shared view, and the underlying record remains useful for reporting and export.
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Add the person once
Employment, department, location and reporting line start from one record.
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Set the real working week
The pattern gives leave calculations the days and hours they need.
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Approve with context
The balance and Who's Away view reflect the same recorded request.
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Keep the record portable
Reporting and organisation export use the record built through normal work.
TIME & ABSENCE
Leave should not need a spreadsheet attached.
A request arrives with the person’s real working pattern, current balance and useful team context. Managers can decide; employees can see what changed; Who’s Away uses the same recorded absence.
- Part-time calculations use the recorded pattern.Days and hours reflect the week that person actually works.
- Approvers see overlap before deciding.The shared calendar gives the team-cover context without a second tool.
- UK public holidays and calendar feeds are part of the job.Who’s Away can stay visible where the team already plans its week.
STARTERS & DOCUMENTS
A starter journey is more than a future start date.
Reusable packs become person-specific journeys with relative due dates and clear owners. Private files, right-to-work evidence and policy acknowledgements stay with the record instead of disappearing into an inbox.
- Turn a reusable pack into a real journey.HR, manager and employee steps can be owned and tracked separately.
- Compliance has an inspectable state.See what is required, what has been supplied and what still needs review.
- Documents remain private by default.Access is role-aware, and acknowledgements are recorded against the requirement.
INSIGHT & PORTABILITY
The core should tell you something — and let you leave.
Built-in reports cover headcount, turnover and time off, while the current org chart makes reporting lines visible. When you need the underlying record, organisation export stays in the product rather than behind a retention call.
- Useful standard reports are already shipped.Export headcount, turnover and time-off views as CSV or PDF.
- See current reporting lines as an org chart.Search, zoom and export the read-only chart as a PNG.
- Move in with a preview. Move out with a manifest.Map spreadsheet fields before import and create your organisation export yourself.
ONE PRODUCT, THREE POINTS OF VIEW
Useful to the team. Dependable for the person responsible.
HollyHR keeps the employee experience light without hiding the controls that managers and administrators need behind it.
The things people need, without an HR-system lesson.
Book leave, see the live balance, complete assigned starter steps, find shared documents and acknowledge a policy.
The right action, with the useful context already there.
Review requests, see team overlap, own onboarding steps and deal with several approvals without chasing a second spreadsheet.
A calm surface over the serious details.
Keep employment history, document requirements, working patterns, leaver controls and built-in reports dependable.
THE HONEST SCOPE
A useful core. Not a pretend suite.
Breadth is helpful only when it exists. Here is the buying boundary today, so you can decide whether HollyHR’s working core is the right kind of enough.
The core a small UK team can use now.
- People records, employment history, departments, locations, reporting lines and custom fields.
- Leave, sickness, working patterns, UK public holidays, approvals and the shared Who's Away calendar.
- Private profile files, compliance requirements, requirement-expiry visibility and employee acknowledgements.
- Reusable onboarding packs, person journeys, relative due dates and right-to-work evidence.
- Standard headcount, turnover and time-off reports, plus a read-only current org chart.
- Mapped spreadsheet import and organisation export with CSV data, available files and a manifest.
These are not sold as shipped HollyHR features.
- Native payroll, payslips or RTI submissions.
- Rota and time tracking, expenses, recruitment, performance or learning modules.
- Native Slack, Microsoft, Google directory, Sage, Xero or Zapier connections.
- Provider-connected e-signatures, a native mobile app or bundled HR and legal advice.
- Enterprise SSO/SCIM or security certifications HollyHR does not yet hold.
THE QUESTIONS BEHIND “FEATURES”
Clear answers before the feature tour.
Availability, boundaries and the mechanics buyers usually have to hunt for.
What HR features does HollyHR include today?
HollyHR's shipped core includes people records and employment history, working patterns, leave and sickness, the shared Who's Away calendar, private documents and compliance requirements, onboarding journeys, departments and locations, standard headcount, turnover and time-off reports, a current org chart, spreadsheet import and organisation export.
Is HollyHR free for small teams?
Yes. The Free plan is £0 for organisations with up to 10 active employee profiles and includes the core HR product rather than a time-limited demo. Standard is £2 per active employee per month and removes the 10-person limit.
What can employees do for themselves?
Employees can book leave, see their recorded balance, complete assigned onboarding steps, access documents made available to them and acknowledge policies. Sensitive and admin-owned records remain controlled by role and membership.
Does HollyHR handle part-time leave and UK public holidays?
Yes, for regular-hours staff. The effective working pattern determines the working days in each request; current contracted hours against the organisation's full-time week determine current FTE and current policy allowance. HollyHR also supports configured UK public-holiday sets and an iCal feed for the shared Who's Away calendar. It does not yet calculate irregular-hours entitlement from hours actually worked or blend allowance automatically when FTE changes mid-year.
Can I import people from a spreadsheet?
Yes. The importer accepts CSV and Excel files, including BreatheHR employee exports, and lets you map fields and preview the result before records are saved.
What reports are built into HollyHR?
HollyHR includes standard headcount, turnover and time-off reporting with CSV and PDF export. Sensitive named absence metrics are permission-gated. It does not currently present an arbitrary custom report builder as shipped.
Can I export my data if I leave HollyHR?
Yes. Organisation export produces CSV data and includes available uploaded document files within the export limits. A manifest records what was included or skipped, and you can create the export without raising a support ticket.
Does HollyHR include payroll, recruitment or rota scheduling?
No. HollyHR keeps the HR record and can produce a payroll-readiness export, but it does not run payroll, submit RTI or issue payslips. Recruitment, rota and time tracking, expenses, performance and learning are not sold as shipped features today.
See whether the working core fits your team.
Join the early-access list, take a focused product walkthrough, or check the price with your real headcount. No generic sales tour required.
Free for up to 10 active people · Standard is £2 per active person/month