EMPLOYEE PASSPORT / HR SOFTWARE ALTERNATIVES
Compare HR software alternatives around the way your team works and the support your managers need. Explore EPL alongside familiar UK platforms, with a practical checklist for features, named advice, guided implementation and total cost.
Compare software, adviser support, implementation and the fit for your business.
Compare software, adviser support, implementation and the fit for your business.
Compare software, adviser support, implementation and the fit for your business.
Compare software, adviser support, implementation and the fit for your business.
The trigger may be scattered records, growing employee numbers or managers needing more support. Start by identifying the processes that take time today. Compare HR software alternatives against your workforce, locations and advisory needs as well as features. Use your existing HR forms and policies, or the free Acas employer templates, to test how each platform handles real work.
These guides are published by Employee Passport. They acknowledge relevant competitor services and explain what to ask each provider. They do not claim that EPL is universally better or cheaper.
Employee records, holiday, documents and tasks in one employee platform.
Practical help with people situations, documentation and manager follow-through.
A combined service agreed around the needs of your workplace.
| Area | Employee Passport | What to compare |
|---|---|---|
| Software | Employee records, leave, documents, onboarding, tasks and training in the Hub. | Demonstrate your actual workflows and permissions. |
| Named advisers | Named HR advisers; see each adviser’s qualifications and experience in our team profiles. | Who answers your call, and will they know your business? |
| Safety expertise | NEBOSH-qualified consultants and fire experts, with on-site support available. | Check relevant qualifications, site work and specialist scope. |
| Practical work | Letters, onboarding, risk assessments and on-site help with difficult conversations. | Which tasks will the provider complete for you? |
| Setup | Four software installation days: admins, managers, employees and a final review. | Confirm guided setup, training and onboarding completion. |
| Action plans | Audit-led plans for the year ahead; existing audit actions addressed during onboarding. | Who completes actions and checks that the work is done? |
| Follow-up | Monthly contact if you have not called, plus quarterly Health & Safety reviews. | Agree contact frequency, review dates and accountability. |
| Rota / time | Tap In/Out is available. EPL Rota is launching soon. | Separate released features from planned features. |
| Terms | Pay-as-you-go or 12-month support; agreed prices held during the term. Monthly software can move up or down. | Compare total cost, flexibility and what happens if support falls short. |
Read our published case studies to understand the work behind the service, then ask us to demonstrate a process relevant to your team. A case study describes a specific project; your proposal will set out the support agreed for your business.
Compare recurring fees and setup costs for the same employee numbers and service scope. Ask what training, data preparation and migration work are included, how support is delivered and which features are available now.
Yes. Discuss the software modules you need, or add an agreed HR or Health & Safety support package.
Yes. Provider offerings vary and several include advice services or scheduling tools. Each guide directs you to official product information and explains what to verify in your quote.
Yes. Bring a joiner checklist, holiday process, employee case or safety action so the walkthrough addresses the work your managers do.
See the current EPL Hub and discuss the practical support your managers need.
From onboarding and letter writing to employee relations, we work through the situation with you. You can arrange on-site support to manage difficult conversations.
Our safety team can visit your site, complete risk assessments and look at the risks in your actual operation. We agree the work and responsibilities with you.
Your named advisers understand the context and help carry the work through. You receive specific support for your business, with a clear agreement about what we will complete.
Choose pay-as-you-go support or a straightforward 12-month support agreement. We keep the agreed price unchanged during your term. If you feel we are not helping or providing the support you need, speak to us: EPL’s commitment is to let you leave the agreement.
Software is month by month, with the flexibility to move up or down as your needs change. We will explain your package, the work included and the terms clearly before you join.
We set up your administrators first and walk through the foundations of your system with them.
We work with managers on the tools and processes they will use to support their teams.
We help employees get started and understand how to use their part of the Hub.
We return to check the setup, answer questions and make sure you are properly onboarded. Our technical team walks and talks you through it until you are happy.
We start by auditing your HR and Health & Safety needs, then create an action plan for the year ahead and work with you to complete it.
If you have not contacted us during the month, we contact you. It is a chance to pick up people issues, new risks and the puzzles your managers need help solving.
We review Health & Safety progress with you each quarter, walk through the action plan and help complete outstanding work. You can hold us accountable for that follow-through.
If you join EPL with an existing audit, we use its findings to complete the tasks as part of your onboarding and welcome to EPL. We agree the actions with you and get to work.
For ongoing clients, the next review is about progress. If actions remain outstanding, we help complete them rather than simply repeating the previous year’s audit and handing over the same list again. Our focus is the value you receive and the work completed for your business.