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45% evidence coverage
With AI excluded: 53–100/100
£21.00
organisation/month, 1–4 team members · excl. VAT
Growing small employers wanting straightforward HR with advisory options.
Official UK-market product material reviewed; confirm contracting, support and selected configuration.
The first number is earned from documented features. Unverified capabilities create the range. Product scores do not establish the quality, reliability or price of a particular plan.
| Capability & demo question | CharlieHR45–100/100 documented fit |
|---|---|
Core workflowEmployee records and documents5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate an employee with contract, contact details and a protected salary field. | ✓ Supported Employee data and document records. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowLeave requests and approvals5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRequest annual leave, approve it and show the changed balance. | ✓ Supported Manager-approved time-off requests. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowSickness and absence records5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRecord sickness separately from holiday and produce an absence report. | ✓ Supported Sickness and other leave types. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowAssigned onboarding tasks5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate a joiner and assign induction actions to different owners. | ✓ Supported Delegated onboarding checklists. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowEmployee self-service changes5.0 points availableAsk in the demoHave an employee submit a personal-detail change without administrator access. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Core workflowPerformance review cycles5.0 points availableAsk in the demoLaunch a review, collect feedback and retrieve an earlier cycle. | ✓ Supported Recurring reviews and 360 feedback. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowWorkforce reporting5.0 points availableAsk in the demoFilter a headcount or absence report and export the result. | ✓ Supported Custom headcount and retention reports. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthProrated and carry-over leave rules5.0 points availableAsk in the demoDemonstrate a part-time mid-year joiner with carry-over expiry. | ✓ Supported Proration, carry-over and expiry controls. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthConfigurable HR workflow steps5.0 points availableAsk in the demoConfigure a dated employee change with tasks for HR and a manager. | ✓ Supported Custom onboarding task flows. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthManager actions on mobile5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAs a manager, approve leave and open a permitted team record on a phone. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthRestricted manager and administrator access5.0 points availableAsk in the demoShow that a team manager cannot open another team's confidential data. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthPayroll change transfer5.0 points availableAsk in the demoTransfer a salary or starter change into the named UK payroll connection. | ✓ Supported Xero and PayCaptain connections. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthSigned-document workflow5.0 points availableAsk in the demoIssue a contract for signature and retrieve its signed copy. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthCustom employee fields5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAdd a field, populate it and include it in an employee report. | ? Not verified Custom reports are verified, but custom employee fields were not confirmed. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthProbation or certificate expiry reminders5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSchedule an expiry reminder with a named owner and show the pending action. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthDocumented HR data API5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRead or update an employee through the documented API and inspect permission scope. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthEmployee-change audit history5.0 points availableAsk in the demoChange a sensitive field and retrieve old value, new value, actor and time. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
AIAI HR policy or employee-data answers5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAsk a policy question and inspect the information the assistant used. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
AIAI HR document or review drafting5.0 points availableAsk in the demoGenerate a draft and edit it before it is sent or saved. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
AIAI workforce analysis5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAsk for a workforce trend and reconcile the answer with underlying records. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
“Not verified” means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.