Operate
Simply, Automate, Comply
Intelligent, compliant foundations that scale without adding complexity. Streamline HR operations with automated payroll, time management and compliance.
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- Access Paywise+
- Access Workforce Management
- Access People Analytics
- Access Evo
Perform
Optimise, Predict, Perform
Elevating performance by optimising processes, predicting risk, and developing talent with confidence. Drive results across talent acquisition, performance and workforce management
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- Access Payroll
- Access Workforce Management
- Access Talent Acquisition by Eploy
- Access Talent Management
- Access People Analytics
- Access Payplanner
- Access Paywise+
- Access Evo
Transform
Engage, Develop, Retain
Shaping culture, accelerate development and inspire the people who drive organisational success. Deliver exceptional employee experiences through intelligent recognition, continuous learning and meaningful engagement.
- Access People Management
- Access Payroll
- Access Workforce Management
- Access Talent Acquisition by Eploy
- Access People Analytics
- Access Talent Management
- Access Payplanner
- Access Paywise+
- Access Engage
- Access LMS and Content Libraries
- Access Evo
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Gain a 360-degree view of your customers
Drive performance with intuitive EPoS
Taking the stress out of event coordination
Secure online payments services built for growth
Empower your people and drive organisational success.
Cut down your time to hire
The complete employee benefits solution
Reduce costs and empower your people
End-to-end talent acquisition software
Recruit, manage and retain volunteers
Streamline your core processes and boost operational efficiency with our integrated business operations software.
Work smarter, and accelerate your business
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An easy-to-use (CAFM) solution
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Efficiently track and plan operational logistics
Improve your warehouse productivity
Build a strong learning culture and ensure full compliance with our comprehensive digital learning solutions.
Train, engage and empower employees
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Streamline admin, reduce costs, and empower your people.
AI-Connected HR & Payroll Suite for medium and large businesses
The UK’s leading AI-connected HR & Payroll Suite for people led organisations
Streamline complex payroll processes.
Industry-leading payroll management software that expertly meets all your payroll needs.
The UK’s leading AI-connected HR & Payroll Suite for people led organisations
Streamline admin, reduce costs, and empower your people.
Drive employee engagement for organisations of all sizes, industries and complexities.
Attract, retain and engage talented teams while delivering an exceptional employee experience.
Harness the power of AI-driven insights and real-time people analytics to make smarter decisions, track workforce performance, and uncover opportunities for growth, efficiency, and strategic workforce planning.
Enhance skills development and build a continuous learning culture
AI-powered, user-friendly, and flexible Learning Management System
Give employees the resources they need, whenever they need them
AI-driven Software designed to enhance staff development and boost student and graduate employability
Accredited eLearning courses written by experts covering a range of topics and sectors
Streamline complex recruitment processes and create exceptional candidate experiences that attract talent, reduce time-to-hire and ensure compliance.
From maximising benefits value and recognising achievements to boosting wellness, delivering instant savings, and creating meaningful reward programs, our solutions help you build thriving workplace cultures.
From optimising scheduling and controlling costs to unlocking self-service for employees wherever they're working, our workforce management solutions with built-in analytics, transforms operational efficiency.
From predictive insights and real-time reporting to automated decision-making and strategic workforce planning, our solutions give you real-time access to your data so you can drive meaningful action.
From strategic compensation planning and personalised learning pathways to skills development, career progression, and performance optimisation, our solutions help you build future-ready, high-performing teams.
From automated payroll processing and strategic compensation planning to flexible benefits, instant pay access, and meaningful recognition programs, our solutions ensure fair, compliant, and engaging reward systems.
Our AI-powered HR solutions transform people operations across every industry, with expertise in financial services, professional services, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, construction, and logistics. Discover solutions for your sector.
Expert insights, strategies, and tools to transform your people operations with tech and AI. From client success stories to in-depth guides and expert webinars, we've got the resources to help elevate your people strategy and create exceptional employee experiences.
Hear directly from our clients - real outcomes, real impact.
In-depth insights and practical tips to inform your People strategy.
Fresh insight, advice and best practice from our HR experts.
Real-world experiences, expert opinions, tech talk and more!
Get your personalised board-ready ROI report in 48 hours.
Watch our series of 9 episodes following the employee lifecycle, and access practical tools.
Find out what employees and HR leaders really think about AI, through our exclusive YouGov research.
Get the most from PeopleXD Evo with market-leading support and cutting-edge AI innovation. From responsive customer care and onboarding guidance to our Copilot AI assistant, we’re here to help you simplify HR processes, boost productivity, and deliver exceptional employee experiences.
Explore the framework we use to design pricing and packages that scale with your organisation.
Learn about the market-leading support offered to PeopleXD Evo customers.
Transform HR with Copilot in PeopleXD Evo, the AI tool for HR in mid-large organisations.
Existing customers needing support can visit out Customer Success Portal for assistance.
An all-in-one HR and payroll platform designed for organisations with multiple sites, complex structures and 500+ employees.
- A personalised HR suite that grows with your business
- Streamlined payroll and HR processes in one platform
- AI that acts, not just advises, and real-time dashboards
- Designed for scaling and enterprise organisations
Hire smarter. Perform stronger.
- Talent Acquisition by Eploy - hire up to 46% faster and reduce agency costs by up to 87%
- Applicant tracking with built-in workflows and automated screening
- Seamless employee onboarding that flows directly from offer acceptance
- Performance, progression and succession planning aligned to strategy
Plan smarter. Schedule faster. Control costs.
Built for complex, shift-based and operational workforces across multiple sites.
- Self-service holiday booking and absence management
- Smart rostering that reduces admin and helps control costs
- Time and attendance with clocking and payroll integration
- Compliance tracked seamlessly
Attract, motivate, and retain your top talent.
- Recognition and rewards that drive engagement
- Access to discounts across 150+ UK retailers
- Wellbeing and salary sacrifice benefits
- Flexible benefits administration
From planning to pocket. Payroll done right.
- Accurate, compliant payroll software with self-service that reduces admin costs
- Pay and bonus planning replacing spreadsheet-heavy processes
- Earned wage access through PayWise+ via app
- Fully managed payroll option for hands-off processing
More than compliance. Build skills today. Grow leaders tomorrow.
- Consumer-grade Learning Management System (LMS) with guided learning paths
- Comprehensive eLearning libraries and curated content
- Compliance, skills and leadership development programmes
- Industry compliance tracking and reporting
- A learning solution that forms part of your complete HR suite.
Generate optimal rosters and surface valuable insights with AI-powered scheduling. The right people, in the right place, at the right time - reclaiming manager time, reducing costs and ensuring compliance.
Take real-time business intelligence to the next level for more comprehensive insights and KPI monitoring.
Reduce time-to-hire with rapid, automated background screening and compliance checks.
Automate receipt capture, categorise spend, detect anomalies and forecast trends. Secure, compliant and gives finance instant answers.
60% Automation in Housing
“We’ve been able to automate tasks, meaning we’ve been able to free up capability to reallocate 1 FTE to more value-add activity.”
Hours saved in Entertainment
“A task that took six hours to write a roster now takes less than 60 minutes. It’s not often we get to hand back five hours to every senior manager every week.”
Productivity Boost in Professional Services
“Automation of repetitive tasks, such as sending notifications and managing documents, has freed up valuable time and significantly boosted productivity.”
One System, One Login
“We went from having numerous different solutions, to bringing everything together under one umbrella. We instantly saw the benefit of this, with everything available via a single sign-on. This has eradicated the need to source data from different places, providing us with better reporting."
Implementation excellence
Fast, pain-free go-live. Guided automation and proven processes combined with deep HR knowledge turn complex transitions into confident launches.
"We've got our dedicated Success Manager and our Account Manager, and every interaction is positive."
Continuous innovation
New features arrive as natural enhancements, not disruptive upgrades. Customer-shaped, real-world tested, delivered at your pace.
"PeopleXD has proven to be an excellent investment - it's innovative, easy to use, and aligns with our digital roadmap."
Long-term success
We stay with you beyond go-live. Dedicated Success Managers, proactive support, and strategic guidance maximise your value.
"Our experience has been extremely positive. It's significantly reduced the administrative burden on our team."
Find out how our HR software can help you achieve your business goals.
One of our HR software experts will be in touch to build a demo with the features you need to see.
Explore the features and benefits Access PeopleXD Evo offers in our 4 minute video.
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Ross Smith - Recruitment, Reward, HR Technology & Analytics LeadHyman Robertson
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A scalable HR platform for people-first organisations
Access PeopleXD Evo gives you a single, powerful HR platform to manage your entire employee lifecycle.
Built especially for medium to large organisations, our flexible HR solution adapts to your evolving needs; a custom HR suite that fits your exact requirements.
Explore the platform and its features with a personalised demo.
Our HR platform is trusted by 800+ UK and Ireland organisations with 500+ employees
All your people needs in one intelligent HR suite
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"The feedback from employees has been that the Access PeopleXD mobile app has been almost life changing"
40+ years of proven HR expertise
With over 40 years of UK and Ireland HCM software experience, we know what makes HR transformation succeed - and what gets in the way. That's why we're transparent about timelines, eliminate consultant dependency and provide UK-based support that's actually responsive.
Our proven methodology has been refined across 360+ customer implementations. We're more than a software vendor - we're your strategic partner for the future.
- 40+ years UK and Ireland expertise with deep regulatory knowledge
- Implementation and go-live aligned to your requirements and timescales
- Dedicated support beyond go-live through structured service plans
Learn about our expert HR platform support
One platform. One experience. Powered by Access Evo
Every configuration of Access PeopleXD includes Access Evo as standard - the intelligence layer that connects your entire suite. However you build your platform, you get:
- Navigator screen - your personalised home screen brings every task into one place
- Quick Actions - complete tasks in seconds directly from your home screen
- Actions Required- compliance risks, approvals and urgent tasks surfaced automatically
- Quick Asks - ask a question in plain English, get an answer instantly
- Copilot- your AI assistant for accelerating tasks and unblocking processes
- People Analytics - real-time insights across your entire people suite
- Living Roadmap - full transparency over what's available today and what's coming next
Three ways to align your HR platform to your priorities
Every organisation's HR strategy is at a different stage. Whether your focus is operational efficiency, talent and performance, or employee experience and culture, your suite is configured around the outcomes that matter most to your business. These three starting points show the most common configurations - but your suite is tailored to your needs, and you can add or adjust capability at any time.
Add additional capability when you're ready
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A flexible HR Suite that grows with your organisation
Access PeopleXD Evo is designed so you never outgrow your HR platform. As your business evolves, your suite evolves with you.
Go Premium: Unlock enhanced capabilities for strategic impact - from advanced People Analytics and workforce intelligence to Pay Planner and premium learning content.
Flexible add-ons: Level up when the time’s right. Choose from intelligent rostering, advanced benefits and rewards, automated screening, managed payroll and more. Each designed to amplify specific outcomes as your priorities grow.
Partnership: Save by committing to a longer-term contract, with unified onboarding, one price, one bill and one point of contact.
Your success, our partnership
Find the right HR platform for your business
Our HR software experts will help you identify the right starting point based on your priorities, your challenges and the outcomes you want to achieve. Every conversation starts with understanding your business.
- One-to-one consultation with an HR technology expert
- Personalised demo built around the capabilities you need to see
- A clear, transparent quote with no hidden costs
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A great implementation team!
Building our new IPS system for CareCo has been a steep learning curve for my HR team. However, our values at CareCo are Lend a Hand, Lead with Hear…
Jane Bunting, 12 days ago
Well Worth The Time!
Experienced consultant guiding through some difficult topics. I found it valuable for my own role and can easily identify clear business wins after a…
Conor Duggan, 8 months ago
The project management team at Access…
The project management team at Access have been excellent. The meticulous planning and support for our implementation has been first class. Whether t…
Jonathan Lindon, 8 months ago
Knowledgeable consultant
Knowledgeable consultant. explained everything in detail and asked for questions regularly throughout the session.
Shane Martin, 8 months ago
People XD Implementation. I have experience of implementing many…
I have experience of implementing many HR and Payroll systems during my career with many different suppliers. I can honesty say that my experience of…
Pamela Milne, 10 months ago
Basic Insights Centralised Training
Very detailed, insightful training.
Judit, 11 months ago
Great Training Course for Beginners
The training was pitched correctly to the target audience, comprehensive and covered exactly what I needed. I have conquered my fear of Insight! Th…
David Swaine, one year ago
Thank you
A very helpful operative on the phone and quick responses to my problem.
Julie Gee, one year ago
very professional and helpful
very professional and helpful
Rachelle Gillard, one year ago
Collaborative throughout
I have been working with The Access Group for just over a year on an HR transformation journey. My primary contacts throughout this process were John…
James Cordall, one year ago
John Crowley, Access Project Manager
Assigned John Crowley as PM supporting implementation of PeopleXD in the National Ambulance Service. We found him to be extremely professional and ap…
Karina McGuirk, one year ago
Peter is always professional and very…
Peter is always professional and very knowledgeable. He is always engaged and very nice to work with and I am really pleased he was a part of this p…
Ann Hastings, one year ago
A great implementation team!
Building our new IPS system for CareCo has been a steep learning curve for my HR team. However, our values at CareCo are Lend a Hand, Lead with Hear…
Jane Bunting, 12 days ago
Well Worth The Time!
Experienced consultant guiding through some difficult topics. I found it valuable for my own role and can easily identify clear business wins after a…
Conor Duggan, 8 months ago
The project management team at Access…
The project management team at Access have been excellent. The meticulous planning and support for our implementation has been first class. Whether t…
Jonathan Lindon, 8 months ago
Knowledgeable consultant
Knowledgeable consultant. explained everything in detail and asked for questions regularly throughout the session.
Shane Martin, 8 months ago
People XD Implementation. I have experience of implementing many…
I have experience of implementing many HR and Payroll systems during my career with many different suppliers. I can honesty say that my experience of…
Pamela Milne, 10 months ago
Basic Insights Centralised Training
Very detailed, insightful training.
Judit, 11 months ago
Great Training Course for Beginners
The training was pitched correctly to the target audience, comprehensive and covered exactly what I needed. I have conquered my fear of Insight! Th…
David Swaine, one year ago
Thank you
A very helpful operative on the phone and quick responses to my problem.
Julie Gee, one year ago
very professional and helpful
very professional and helpful
Rachelle Gillard, one year ago
Collaborative throughout
I have been working with The Access Group for just over a year on an HR transformation journey. My primary contacts throughout this process were John…
James Cordall, one year ago
John Crowley, Access Project Manager
Assigned John Crowley as PM supporting implementation of PeopleXD in the National Ambulance Service. We found him to be extremely professional and ap…
Karina McGuirk, one year ago
Peter is always professional and very…
Peter is always professional and very knowledgeable. He is always engaged and very nice to work with and I am really pleased he was a part of this p…
Ann Hastings, one year ago
A great implementation team!
Building our new IPS system for CareCo has been a steep learning curve for my HR team. However, our values at CareCo are Lend a Hand, Lead with Hear…
Jane Bunting, 12 days ago
Well Worth The Time!
Experienced consultant guiding through some difficult topics. I found it valuable for my own role and can easily identify clear business wins after a…
Conor Duggan, 8 months ago
The project management team at Access…
The project management team at Access have been excellent. The meticulous planning and support for our implementation has been first class. Whether t…
Jonathan Lindon, 8 months ago
Knowledgeable consultant
Knowledgeable consultant. explained everything in detail and asked for questions regularly throughout the session.
Shane Martin, 8 months ago
People XD Implementation. I have experience of implementing many…
I have experience of implementing many HR and Payroll systems during my career with many different suppliers. I can honesty say that my experience of…
Pamela Milne, 10 months ago
Basic Insights Centralised Training
Very detailed, insightful training.
Judit, 11 months ago
Great Training Course for Beginners
The training was pitched correctly to the target audience, comprehensive and covered exactly what I needed. I have conquered my fear of Insight! Th…
David Swaine, one year ago
Thank you
A very helpful operative on the phone and quick responses to my problem.
Julie Gee, one year ago
very professional and helpful
very professional and helpful
Rachelle Gillard, one year ago
Collaborative throughout
I have been working with The Access Group for just over a year on an HR transformation journey. My primary contacts throughout this process were John…
James Cordall, one year ago
John Crowley, Access Project Manager
Assigned John Crowley as PM supporting implementation of PeopleXD in the National Ambulance Service. We found him to be extremely professional and ap…
Karina McGuirk, one year ago
Peter is always professional and very…
Peter is always professional and very knowledgeable. He is always engaged and very nice to work with and I am really pleased he was a part of this p…
Ann Hastings, one year ago
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HR suite FAQs
What is an HR suite?
An HR suite is an integrated platform that brings together every core HR process in one system, including HR administration, payroll software, recruitment, workforce management, talent development, employee engagement and reporting. For medium and large organisations, an HR suite provides a single source of truth across the employee lifecycle, helping HR teams reduce manual work, improve compliance, gain better visibility of their workforce and make faster, data-driven decisions.
What is an HR platform?
An HR platform is a single system that brings together the software, data and workflows needed to manage the entire employee lifecycle. A modern HR platform combines core HR, payroll, recruitment, workforce management, learning, benefits and analytics in one connected environment.
What is an enterprise HR solution?
An enterprise HR solution is designed for larger organisations with more complex needs, such as multiple locations, different employee groups, advanced reporting, stronger compliance requirements and the ability to scale as the business grows.
How flexible is PeopleXD Evo? Do I have to buy a fixed package?
PeopleXD Evo is a modular suite, which means you choose the capabilities that match your business needs. Whether you need core HR operations, talent management, employee engagement or all three, your configuration is tailored to your requirements. You can start with the capabilities that matter most and add more at any time without reimplementation.
What's included as standard in every configuration?
Every PeopleXD Evo customer gets access to Evo Navigator (your personalised command centre), Copilot (your AI-powered HR assistant), People Analytics, AI Feed and a dedicated Customer Success Plan. These form the intelligent foundation of the platform, regardless of which modules you choose.
Can I add capability later without starting again?
Yes. PeopleXD Evo is designed so that adding new modules feels like unlocking features, not implementing new systems. There's no need to replatform, migrate data or run a separate project. New capabilities integrate seamlessly into the suite you already use.
How long does implementation take?
Implementation timelines depend on your configuration and the complexity of your organisation, but we work to realistic timeframes - typically three to six months. We provide unified onboarding with one implementation partner and are transparent about what's involved at every stage.
What add-ons are available?
You can enhance your suite with flexible add-ons including intelligent rostering, advanced analytics and workforce planning, expanded learning content, advanced benefits and rewards, automated screening and managed payroll services. Each is designed to amplify specific business outcomes as your priorities grow.
Is there a Premium tier?
Yes. Going Premium unlocks enhanced capabilities across your suite, from advanced People Analytics and workforce intelligence to Pay Planner, Bookboon+ Masterclasses and premium features that deliver deeper insights and automation for strategic HR impact.
How does PeopleXD Evo compare to other HR software providers?
PeopleXD Evo is the only mid-market HCM suite that combines the breadth of capability you'd expect from a larger platform with the implementation speed and responsive UK-based support that makes transformation actually achievable. Over 40 years of HCM technology experience across 360+ UK and Ireland implementations.
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