BrightHR

BrightHR is a people management software company based in The Peninsula Building in Manchester.
History
BrightHR's solution enables those with employees to implement HR admin processes, including approving holidays, logging sickness and tracking lateness, through to running reports and document management whilst also providing access to specialist expert knowledge on topics ranging from employment law to happiness.
The company was founded by Paul Tooth and Paul Harris, former Managing Director and Head of Marketing of Sage (respectively), following a significant investment from British billionaire businessman, Peter Done co-founder of the bookmaking chain Betfred and founder of Peninsula Business Services, which was established in 1983, and which claims to be the UK’s largest provider of employment law, HR, health & safety and EAP consultancy services.
In an article in Marketing Week, Co-founder & CMO Paul Harris discussed the process of attracting the best talent to BrightHR, explaining that marketers and creative developers are in short supply in the technology sector, which he suggested means that companies need to create an internal culture that stands out in order to attract them and retain them. He went on to explain that the open plan office contains a 50 ft garden themed breakout space, where staff are encouraged to work together and to share ideas across departments.
It was announced in October 2015 that BrightHR Co-Founder & CMO Paul Harris is to share a platform with Lord Alan Sugar at the Festival of Marketing to speak about the importance of nurturing a creative culture to encourage business growth.
BrightHR has embraced new forms of brand marketing techniques, including personalisation in branding, which enables users to have more ownership over the company's brand in the product they use.
In an interview for the news website BDaily, Paul Tooth and Paul Harris (whom the article collectively refers to as The Pauls), discuss how they've had to be intolerant to create a culture where fun and spontaneous play are normal everyday occurrences, and how this culture has helped them attract, retain and engage the best talent.
In the press
According to an article in the Scotsman and The Scottish Daily Mail a report commissioned by BrightHR and written by Professor Sir Cary Cooper called It Pays To Play suggests that Scots have more fun at work than rest of UK whilst the revealed data from the same report demonstrated that workers who feel entertained in the workplace are less likely to pull a sickie and Bristol workers take more sick days than in any other city
In October 2015, BrightHR was quoted in the Daily Mail as having released survey results which suggested companies that make work fun have higher productivity
Products/Services
*Employee management
*HR intranet/portal
*HR management and information systems
*Payroll systems
*Time and attendance management

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