Breathe

Vorteile

It has the option to track our goals and maintain our qualification, training , and learning which help us to keep our records up to date. In addition it has an easy process to apply for the leave and track them and get the approvals. Further the organization chart will provide the details about the organization and the relevant person whom the first tier employees need to contact for their leaves

Nachteile

The way how the organization chart presented need some updates

Vorteile

It's quite easy to use once you're in there, and links people, function, teams etc - as well as providing different access depending on admin rights. Personal, private and public information is well set out, and the features are comprehensive, eg performance such as 1:1s, appraisals, employment details and holiday records. Holidays are easy to book and amend.

Nachteile

The holiday calendar display is a little clunky, but not massively detrimentally so, and the navigation generally can take a little getting used to.

Vorteile

Used to be really good for small business. It was good value for money and simple to use.

Nachteile

We have been with BreathHR for 10 years, but the new update is a step backwards. We have now had another price increase so the product has gone up 57% in two years. Unfortunately since the company got taken over a couple of years ago its rapidly going backwards.

We found a new product which is cheaper and a lot more functionality. After informing BreatheHR that we are leaving it transpires they have no data transfer software so all our files/documents have to be manually download for every employee. Another reason to really think twice about signing with BreatheHR.

Vorteile

For my small business this was really helpful in managing their contracts, holidays and many other aspects of their employment.

Nachteile

It has a lot of configurability and honestly didn't have and cons for me.

Vorteile

The majority of the system is easy to use both as an administrator and also for employees. If all information is entered correctly the reminders on the system are great as well i.e passport and visa expiry reminders. Booking time off / leave requests work well

Nachteile

Documents and timesheets / time logs - not being able to have bulk upload functionality is really frustrating at times. The report functionality isn't great also. Not having version control and a log of version controls for documents as well is also annoying

Vorteile

The easy and clear reporting that came as part of the system

Nachteile

The inability for it to expand with the company

Vorteile

Drives efficiency
Low monthly fee
Simple to use -for hr users and employees
Cloud based - no set up costs or hardware needs
Mobile
Allows for better control of documents, records and leave/expense requests

Nachteile

It is what it is, you can't tailor massively, but then you're comparing a product that costs £50 a month, with a bespoke database that costs £20k+ - I think the functionality is more than adequate for the vast majority of SMEs.

Vorteile

There are lots but in general this has given us a professionalism in our HR administration that we simply didn't have before at a cost that's a real no brainer.

Nachteile

Can't think of any, but if anything you do only get out of it what you put in so if you don't engage your staff in it and use the various features then it won't be so useful.

Vorteile

Breathe allows our employees to be more autonomous in managing their own holiday and sick leave.

Nachteile

It can be tricky to navigate and the customer support for the cheaper packages is not good.

Vorteile

Without a doubt, the best part about BreatheHR is its simplicity. For the user, the web interface is clear with all features signposted in the expected places with not an ounce of bloatware in sight. Furthermore, the features themselves are extremely easy to use, with intuitive mechanisms and design choices that mean the system is suitable for users of all abilities and backgrounds. This makes the software perfect for any sort of industry, not just those that work on computers all day.

Nachteile

Perhaps BreatheHR's biggest strength is also its biggest weakness. This is because the system lacks the customisability to incorporate more advanced features specific to a company, meaning sometimes it is impossible to build something into the system that supports all business specific HR policies. Furthermore, the interface is dated, and does not provide a particularly responsive experience for users.

Vorteile

Robust system with all features you could ask for from a HR platform. Very good value for money and offers an all in one place solution for both time management and company HR. Also offers integration into several payroll packages.

Nachteile

I cannot think of any cons so far to be honest! Will have to do another review in another 6 months to see if that changes!

Vorteile

Very clear and logical layout, made it easy to track who was off when so making sure there were enough staff at any time was guaranteed. You could book off specific hours and periods, which is useful for appointments and carrying leave over, with no time getting wasted.

Nachteile

We only used it for booking leave and tracking absence, and I couldn't imagine a way to improve it. Perhaps other features aren't as sound, but I can't comment on those.

Vorteile

The sales call promised to deliver but ultimately it was not designed or suitable for our industry. they were not honest about that with us.

Nachteile

Restrictive, Unhelpful, zero support, zero customer service

Vorteile

Breathe is a competitively-priced online HR platform which helps us to effectively manage documents, leave, absence and employee records. Reporting functions are easy to operate and offer valuable management information. The platform is popular with our employees and is widely used to capture and organise leave requests.

Nachteile

The process involved in setting up a new employee can be a little time-consuming, this would be easier if we could input all relevant information in one module.

Vorteile

Managing expenses is so easy which can sometimes be a very difficult task. So when you simply log all the details, you could probably log an expense in less than a minute. Which I really appreciate.

Nachteile

I think there would be more options in the expenses categories and the diary view can be a bit blocky given modern standards of design however, if is very functional which is much more important over design.

Vorteile

Each employee has their own area, holiday / work related documents / review requests all held in one place. Our department managers are spending under 10 minutes a day on managing holiday / sickness. Not to mention the ability to attach company documents (all with read receipts)

Nachteile

Live chat assistance is permanently in the corner - unable to change this setting.

Vorteile

It is relatively simple to navigate the system and complete tasks quickly using the it's basic interface

Nachteile

It needs updating. There is no drag and drop functionality, integration with Office 365 or CRM and data cannot be exported en masses.

Vorteile

Vey easy to use , can monitor staffs time keeping ect , keeping track of holidays and other functions such as company policies .

Nachteile

I cant fault Breathe , very good , very simple for all users .

Vorteile

The ability to manage, track and control employee footprint, such as sick leave, holidays, objectives, 1-2-1's, training, documents, performance (KPI's) and much more.

Nachteile

For me there are no cons to this product, is does exactly what I need and have had no issues with it at all.

Vorteile

Easy to use, it helps streamline the HR process and save space by uploading the documents to the cloud and keeping track of employee holiday etc.

Nachteile

It does have limitations which would need to be formatted by their professional services team which could incur a charge.

Vorteile

Easy to time check employees and there holidays.

Nachteile

Could be difficult to learn if not coming from someone who doesn't use computers.

Vorteile

VERY user friendly, easy to set up, good for employees to use and navigation is obvious. It can cope with multiple currencies which is a benefit for more global orgs. There is a new recruitment module which I believe is a great addition

Nachteile

I struggled with the Performance Management/Appraisal approach - hopefully this will be their next target

Vorteile

I used this tool prior my current employment and I can say it's very helpful if you have a small business and need track the time of you employees. It's a very functional tool, easy to manage and perfect fit for the first stage of your documentation.

Nachteile

I use it for a short period but didn't find any cons at that moment. Like I said, is perfect for a small business.

Vorteile

As a manager it is easy to write notes from your 1-2-1's and review them in the future.

Nachteile

Sometimes it isn't clear if content you submit will be visible by those you manage.

Vorteile

- Great for managing employee holiday allocation (i.e. dashboard shows employees how many days holiday they are permitted to take, request holiday, view holiday taken etc). A calendar also shows holidays scheduled for other colleagues.
- A central location for all company policies, meaning they're more likely to get read.
- Kudos feature allows you to give kudos to your colleagues with a leaderboard showing who's been awarded the most kudos (great for staff moral).

Nachteile

- It's pretty basic in terms of its features.

Vorteile

Good integration with third party systems like Rota Cloud and Safety Cloud. Very good support including self service for managers and staff.

Nachteile

One size fits all system - so you have to accept some fields may not meet you specific needs. As with all IT systems, managers and staff will need help or training how to use the system and apps.

Vorteile

You can see a calendar that shows holiday for everyone in the company. This makes it easy to know who is off in any given week.
Leave requests are easy and have to be approved by a manager.

Nachteile

The courses and files sections are complicated to use.

Vorteile

The ability to easily book holiday due to being able to see when the rest of the team are away is really useful. With the software being cloud based it is nice that it can easily be accessed on any device from anywhere.

Nachteile

Not a lot bad to say about it. I found it difficult to access documents that were uploaded to it for me to see as I couldnt find the correct area from my profile.

Vorteile

Easy to use, fully functional. Our users are love being able to submit their requests any time from any device. breatheHR Support are amazing!
Here is to a lot less admin in 2019 and beyond.

Nachteile

There is nothing we have found that we do not like about breatheHR. The only con is now finding something else to do with all the free admin time!

Vorteile

Easy to view profiles, manage time off, leave, training & performance etc.

Nachteile

Doesn't have all the features we're looking for at the moment so we do have to integrate with another

Vorteile

The ability to check the entire companies holiday dates so I can plan tasks around when people are actually in.

Nachteile

It is quite dull to look at and use, it feels like a program from about 7-8 years ago despite actually being a very modern package.

Vorteile

It is very easy to navigate round, it is also very simple to book holidays.

Nachteile

The format on some of the older internet tools (for example internet explorer) can cause the forms to not load correctly.

Perfect on all other internet platforms.

Vorteile

The cost is within budge. The system is easy to us for my team and for me and it has taken days of my life through the simple administration.

Nachteile

It doesn't do payroll but I can live with that.

Vorteile

* price
* constant improvement & development
* good customer service
* easy to use
* easy to implement

Nachteile

If you're lookign for an all singing, all dancing HR system which includes recruitment, payroll, training etc then this product isn't for you.

Vorteile

Free for Charity, allows Holiday and leave to be calculated in hours and flexes for part time shift pattern workers.

Nachteile

I am finding the adding of each shift pattern quite time consuming. I also find it frustrating that the recruitment section does not seem to tell you an overview of how to use it, but you almost have to post something to work it out. I am sure there are instructions somewhere, but yet to find it.

Vorteile

Superbe customer service, constant updates and sweet prices

Nachteile

No ‘variable hours’ recording function that allows you to enter hours worked on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis.

Vorteile

support staff is great- very helpful, easy to get a hold of. program integrates well with our other databases

Nachteile

Initial training to get the ball rolling, but then it gets easier from there, may not meet the specific needs