HR and payroll for small businesses
Connected HR and payroll for small businesses
As your team grows, manual processes and spreadsheets start to slow you down.
IRIS brings HR and payroll into one connected solution built for UK small businesses, giving SMEs the tools needed to stay accurate, compliant and ready for whatever’s next.
With 300,000+ employers using our solutions to manage over 1M employees, you’re in good hands with IRIS.
Built for UK small businesses
Is IRIS HR and payroll right for your business?
Small business HR and payroll challenges
Signs you’ve outgrown your current HR and payroll
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Manual HR and payroll processes may have worked when you were smaller, but now they’re slowing you down.
IRIS automates payroll calculations and everyday HR tasks, so the repetitive work takes care of itself and your team can refocus on higher-value work.
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If HR and payroll are operating separately, you’re massively increasing your admin and the risk of errors.
By integrating them, you create a single source of truth, so a change made once updates everywhere, in real time.
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Payroll and employment law keep changing! From RTI and pension auto-enrolment to the Employment Rights Act 2025, getting it wrong is costly.
With compliance built into our software, you stay on the right side of legislation with no additional stress.
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You’re growing fast and your headcount keeps climbing, but your HR and payroll processes haven’t managed to keep up.
IRIS HR and payroll for small businesses is built to scale, enabling you to add additional functionality as and when you need it.
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When every payslip query, address change and holiday booking goes through HR, small teams get buried.
IRIS offers employee self-service, letting your employees handle routine tasks themselves to free up your team.
Connected HR and payroll
IRIS HR and payroll solutions that grow with your business
Payroll software and outsourcing
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
End-to-end HR software
Simplify every stage of the employee lifecycle, from hire to retire, with Staffology HR, 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
Workforce management and time tracking
Track time & attendance with smart, scalable workforce management tools, giving clear visibility and ensuring hours are captured accurately.
- Capture working hours accurately
- Streamline time & attendance
- Scale as you grow
All-in-one performance management
Bring performance management into one automated platform, enabling you to set goals, run reviews and boost employee engagement.
- Automate reviews and check-ins
- Set and track clear goals
- Boost engagement and retention
Modern learning management platform
Deliver training, track progress and close skill gaps, all from one modern platform, giving your team the best possible learning experience.
- Deliver training in one place
- Track completion and compliance
- Close skill gaps faster
Employee benefits made simple
Offer employee benefits that connect straight to your HR system, keeping administration simple and helping your people feel valued.
- Connect benefits to HR
- Simplify your benefits administration
- Help attract and retain talent
What our customers say
“Having the HR system integrated is a huge benefit because we’ve now removed that risk of human error, bringing both relief and major time savings.”
“We were delighted to receive a system that was intuitive, user-friendly and cost-effective. One of the biggest benefits for us was that we could get on and use it and didn’t have to wait several days for someone at the other end to process anything.”
“Having that visibility of our employees makes a huge difference. I can go straight into someone’s record, find what I need, and it’s so much quicker and easier than sorting through lots of separate documents. The time we save each week on administration alone is significant.”
“I remember in my previous practice, the practice manager would have to shut herself in a room for a day each month to sort out the payroll. Since using IRIS Payroll Services, I’ve got in touch with her and told her how much easier life is now that payroll is outsourced!”
Related resources
HR and payroll resources for large businesses
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
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IRIS supports all sizes of businesses, with plenty of solutions perfect for teams of 50-200 employees.
Additionally, you can start with the tools you need now and add more as you grow.
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No, our software is designed to be easy to run without specialist resource, with a simple implementation and easy-to-use interface.
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Payroll software gives you control to run accurate, compliant pay runs yourself.
But if you’re lacking expertise or resource, a fully managed service hands payroll to CIPP-accredited experts.
IRIS offers both, and because they run on the same platform, you can start with one and switch to the other later.
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Yes, our systems connect with other IRIS solutions and third-party software.
This includes major accounting packages and auto-enrolment pension providers, so your HR, payroll and finance data stays consistent across your systems.
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IRIS keeps you compliant as our software updates automatically in line with UK legislation, covering:
- RTI
- Pension auto-enrolment
- HMRC PAYE submissions
- P60s
- P11Ds
- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
- Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
- Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)
- National Living Wage updates
- Employment Allowance
- GDPR-compliant record keeping
- IR35
- Employment Rights Act 2025 changes
Our accredited experts can also manage compliance for you.
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Yes, our solutions are built to scale, so you can add additional functionality as and when you need it.
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Integrated HR and payroll software combines people management and pay into one connected system, so employee data is entered once and shared across both.
For small businesses, this removes duplicate data entry, reduces errors and gives a single, accurate view of your workforce.
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Start by identifying your biggest pain point, then check that the software:
- Covers core HR and payroll
- Integrates with your existing tools
- Is HMRC-recognised for compliance
- Is easy to run without specialist IT
- Can scale as you grow
Booking a demo is the best way to compare options against your needs.
Ready when you are
Take HR and payroll admin off your plate
See the connected HR and payroll setup that fits a team of 50-200.
