Payroll software recognised by HMRC

Your business moves in real-time. Your payroll should too. Let our real-time payroll software handle everything from P45s to pensions and everything in between. Experience payroll done right, every time.

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Screens to demonstrate payroll capabilities in People First
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Screens to demonstrate Payroll capabilities within People First platform

Taking the pressure off your payroll

Manual approvals, payroll checks and compliance tasks take valuable time away from strategic work. As businesses grow, real-time payroll helps teams spot changes, exceptions and anomalies early, reducing risks and supporting accurate, compliant pay runs across global workforces. 

Screens demonstrating payroll capabilities within People First platform
Screens demonstrating payroll capabilities within People First platform
Screens to demonstrate payroll capabilities within People First platform
Screens to demonstrate payroll capabilities within People First platform

Everything you need in one platform

Real-time payroll intelligence

Our People First real-time pay engine gives payroll teams instant visibility of pay-impacting changes. Monitor updates, deductions, pension changes and approvals as they happen, helping you act earlier and reduce payroll risks.  

Intelligent payroll automation

Reduce manual administration with built-in automation. Payroll approver provides a secure approval workflow, while automated pension assignment enrols employees into the correct scheme automatically, saving time and reducing effort.  

Integrated analytics

Integrated payroll analytics surfaces exceptions, anomalies and processing risks before they affect employees. By highlighting unusual patterns, approval bottlenecks and payroll changes, teams can make more confident decisions.  

Payroll help on demand

AI helps employees and managers ask questions in natural language, providing quick answers on pay, deductions, approvals, and payroll status without having to navigate multiple systems. 

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Part of the People First platform

People First brings HR, payroll, and workforce management together in one platform, powered by a real-time pay engine that surfaces exceptions and flags risks as they happen. 

By bringing insight and action together, payroll teams can automate processes, reduce manual effort and improve accuracy, saving time where it matters most. 

Payroll software FAQs

Can People First support global organisations?

Yes. People First supports organisations operating across multiple countries and languages. With support for global payroll and multi-entity organisations, it helps businesses manage their international workforce with greater consistency and visibility.

What are the benefits of real time payroll?

Real-time payroll updates calculations and payroll data as changes happen, giving organisations immediate visibility into payroll information throughout the pay cycle. This means less last minute adjustments and less mistakes.

With real-time payroll in People First, organisations can identify issues earlier, gain better visibility of payroll costs and make more informed decisions. Employees also benefit from greater visibility into their pay and earnings.

Learn more about the benefits of real-time payroll here.

Can we integrate payroll software with HR?

Yes. With People First, Payroll and HR can be managed within a single platform, making it easier to report on workforce data, support compliance and give HR and payroll teams access to the same up-to-date information.

When employee information is updated in one system, it flows automatically between HR and payroll, helping teams avoid duplicate work and reduce the risk of errors.

Can your payroll software help with compliance?

Our payroll software is designed to help organisations stay compliant with changing UK payroll legislation. As a recognised payroll software provider with HMRC, our solutions support key payroll requirements, helping organisations manage payroll accurately and confidently.

Automated calculations, reporting capabilities and audit trails help reduce manual effort and minimise the risk of errors, while regular updates ensure customers can respond to legislative changes as they occur.

How easy is it to switch payroll providers?

With the right support, switching payroll providers is easier than you might think. Our team will work with you during the implementation process to ensure that payroll data is migrated accurately and disruption is kept to a minimum for your staff.

Do you provide outsourced payroll management as well?

Yes. Alongside our payroll software, MHR offers a range of UK-based payroll services, including fully managed payroll, payroll processing, transactional support and emergency payroll support.

This gives organisations the flexibility to manage payroll in-house, outsource part of the process or hand over payroll entirely to our team of payroll specialists.

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