HR and payroll for mid-sized businesses
HR and payroll for UK businesses of 200-1,000 employees
IRIS brings HR and payroll together in one place for mid-sized UK businesses, helping you reduce admin, maintain compliance and improve workforce visibility as you scale.
That’s why 300,000+ employers use IRIS to manage over 1M employees.
Built for growing businesses
Is IRIS right for a business like yours?
Mid-sized business HR and payroll challenges
HR and payroll challenges when supporting 200–1,000 employees
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When you’re managing hundreds of people, disconnected HR and payroll systems hold you back, creating double-entry, increasing the risk of errors and limiting visibility of your workforce data.
IRIS brings everything into one connected platform, giving you all the tools you need to better support your people in one place.
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Trying to obtain a view of headcount, cost and workforce trends? Are the answers scattered across systems and spreadsheets that never quite agree?
IRIS brings HR and payroll data together into one source of truth, giving you easily accessible reporting you can trust.
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Too much of your time goes on manual tasks, such as chasing absences, updating records and answering routine queries.
IRIS automates the repetitive work and puts everyday requests in employees’ hands with self-service, freeing you up to focus on more strategic work.
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Keeping pace with all the changing workplace legislation is a full-time job in itself, and one your HR team can’t easily absorb.
With IRIS, our software is automatically updated every time legislation changes, keeping your processes correct and compliant.
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Hiring and holding on to good people is difficult, and as you grow, inconsistent onboarding or employee experiences across sites make it tougher still.
IRIS supports the full employee lifecycle, from hire to retire, so every new starter gets a consistent experience, wherever they join.
HR and payroll for mid-sized businesses
Connected HR and payroll to manage 200–1,000 employees
Compliant payroll, in-house or outsourced
Run accurate, compliant pay runs with in-house software or outsource payroll to CIPP-accredited experts who manage it for you.
- Pay people accurately, every time
- Cut hours of manual admin
- Reduce risk and errors
HR software to simplify people processes
Simplify every stage of the employee lifecycle, from hire to retire, with our HR solutions, providing the tools to manage people, absences and records in one easy-to-use system.
- Standardise HR processes
- Keep your business compliant
- Free your team from paperwork
Recruitment and applicant tracking
Standardise hiring and reduce agency spend with applicant tracking that connects to your HR platform.
- Consistent hiring across sites
- Track candidates in one place
- Cut agency and admin costs
Optimise the employee experience
Extend your HR and payroll capabilities with specialist partners, covering benefits, wellbeing, learning and employee engagement.
- Trusted specialist partners
- Benefits, wellbeing and engagement
- Connects to your core platform
What our customers say
“It was quite an easy choice when comparing it to other systems on the market, and the benefits that come with an integrated HR and payroll system just made sense for us.”
“We’ve been using Cascade for almost ten years now, and it’s become a really vital bit of software within our organisation. It’s reliable, cost-effective, and scalable – exactly what an organisation like ours needs. I would absolutely recommend the software and the team behind it.”
“We are so happy with IRIS Cascade. The software is fantastic, the team at IRIS has gone above and beyond to support us and we’re already seeing the benefits of having an integrated system in place. I would highly recommend it, especially to those still using multiple systems!”
“The system really can be integrated with your needs in mind, and the customer service we’ve got has always been consistent and reliable.”
Related resources
HR and payroll resources for mid-sized businesses
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
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Yes, IRIS supports businesses of all sizes, including those with 200–1,000 employees.
Our solutions are built to handle the added complexity of a growing workforce, scaling as you do.
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If you have the internal resource, you can run payroll yourself.
However, for those who require added support, payroll outsourcing is a great option.
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With IRIS, HR and payroll share one connected source of truth, so a change made once updates everywhere.
This integration removes the double entry and mismatched numbers that come from disconnected systems.
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More straightforward than most businesses expect!
Our implementation process is designed to get you up and running quickly, guiding you each step of the way.
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Compliance is built into how our HR and payroll solutions work, updating in real time to reflect the latest changes.
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HR and payroll for a mid-sized business can mean software you run in-house, a managed (outsourced) service or a mix of both.
IRIS offers all three to support businesses of 200–1,000 employees, offering connected HR and payroll software and CIPP-accredited managed payroll.
With IRIS, you can replace the disconnected tools your business accumulated as you grew and gain one trusted view of your workforce.
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Yes, IRIS connects HR and payroll natively and integrates with your wider tech stack, so you can bring payroll, HR and other tools together.
Your next move
Bring HR and payroll together as you scale
Whether you’re ready to transform your HR and payroll or just exploring your options, our team is here to help.
