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Ciphr

HR platform and payroll software for UK organisations

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Ciphr is an integrated HR and payroll suite for UK organisations, connecting central HR, payroll, recruitment, learning management, employee benefits and analytics on a single platform. It addresses the problem of fragmented systems where the same data is entered repeatedly, errors accumulate and reporting takes longer than it should. Because the modules share one data source, changes made in HR flow through to payroll and other connected tools, and AI features can draw on the combined data to answer questions across absence, performance, tenure and policy.

The suite includes central HR with employee records, absence, performance and self-service; cloud payroll with direct HMRC integration, real-time calculations and built-in UK compliance; recruitment that connects hiring to onboarding; an LMS with structured learning journeys and gamification; a flexible benefits platform integrated with HR and payroll; and analytics with dashboards and custom reports exportable to Microsoft Excel. Ciphr AI sits across the full suite, supporting tasks such as cross-referencing absence, performance and tenure data, handling holiday requests and searching the policy library for direct answers.

Ciphr is aimed at UK organisations with 200 to 2,000 employees. Pricing is configured around the modules selected, headcount and level of support, with no fixed tiers; prices start from a per-employee monthly figure based on a standard HR configuration with a three-year minimum term. A structured implementation process with a dedicated team is included, and the pages indicate that a demo is available.

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