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Team directory & org chart
One list of everyone who works with you, a full profile for each person, and an org chart that draws itself from who reports to whom.
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People
Your whole team, in one place.
Simple HR software for small business: everyone's details, time off, onboarding, reviews and company policies live together, instead of in WhatsApp threads and a spreadsheet only one person understands. Chip HR keeps it all moving.
Free plan, no card needed. Or book a demo.
Overview
One screen that shows how your team is doing.
Open People and see who is in, who is away, who is new and what is waiting on you. Owners, managers and team members each get their own view, so nobody wades through what isn't theirs.
- Who's away today, upcoming time off, birthdays and work anniversaries
- Needs attention: pending leave, incomplete profiles, policies awaiting sign-off
- A setup checklist that walks you from empty to running
Self-service
Stop being the office's human help desk.
Your team asks for leave, reads a policy, checks their training or raises a question with HR from their own screen. Requests go to whoever approves them, in the order you set.
- Need something? Request leave, Ask HR, Read a policy, My learning
- Approval chains that run in order, straight from your own policies
- Managers see their own reports and nobody else
Attendance
Know who's in, remote or away today.
Turn on simple clock-in if you want it, or leave it off and still track leave, schedules and public holidays. Mistakes get fixed through a correction request, so the record stays honest.
- Present, Remote, Office, Absent or Late at a glance
- Holidays are never charged as leave
- Request correction goes to a manager to approve
Memos
Tell everyone once, not in five group chats.
Send a memo to the whole company or one department, by email, by Chat, or both. Announcements, checklists, policy updates and reminders all go out from your own sender name.
- Announcement, Checklist, Policy or Reminder
- Everyone in the workspace or a specific department
- Delivered by email and startbuddi Chat
Reports
Your team in numbers, without a spreadsheet.
Headcount by department, joiners and leavers, attendance for the last week, leave taken this month and who still has to sign a policy, on one page that keeps itself up to date.
- Team by department and headcount by type
- Joining and leaving, attendance and leave days
- Policy acknowledgements with a nudge to chase the pending
Inside
Everything a small team needs from HR.
Nine parts, one place. Start with the directory and add the rest as your team grows.
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Onboarding & offboarding
Checklists for the new hire, their manager, HR and IT, and a safe exit checklist when someone leaves.
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Leave & attendance
Request time off in seconds, approvals go to the right person, and balances look after themselves.
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Performance reviews
A self review, a manager review and a rating. Ongoing feedback in between, and Chip drafts the summary.
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Learning
Collect your training links, assign them to people or departments, and see who has finished.
Explore Learning
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Handbook, policies & knowledge base
Write your rules once. They drive leave and approvals, keep every version, and show who has signed.
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Requests & approvals
One place to ask HR for anything, and one queue for whoever approves it.
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Chip for HR
An HR colleague that answers from your own handbook, drafts plans and reviews, and chases what is overdue.
Explore Chip for HRWhat comes next
From first day to every day after.
People follows each person through their time with you, and every step lands on their profile.
Someone joins your team
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They get a proper first two weeks
A checklist for them, their manager, HR and IT, with reminders.
ChecklistWelcome memo -
They read and sign the handbook
Policies they need to acknowledge land on their screen.
PoliciesSign-off -
They ask for time off
The request goes to the right approver, and the balance updates.
LeaveApprovals -
You review how it's going
Self review, manager review, and a summary drafted by Chip.
ReviewsFeedback
A team that runs without chasing
Works with everything
People talks to the rest of your business.
Everything below shows up on the client's record on its own, so you never piece the story together by hand.
WorkOnboarding steps become tasks in Work
WorkOffers and 30/60/90 plans are saved in Documents
WorkReview goals live in Goals
PeopleOne record per client
AutomationsRules for when someone joins or leaves
MarketingMemos and surveys go out from your own sending domain
Chip AIChip HR answers questions from your handbook
Chip AI
Ask Chip. It already knows your people.
Chip works from your own records, so the answer comes with names, amounts and dates, and a next step you can take in one click.
Plans
Which plans include People?
People is on every plan, including Free. Free has only the owner, so to invite teammates unlock a paid plan: Starter includes 2 users, Growth 5 and Scale 15, and you can add extra users. See the pricing page for prices.
- FreeIncluded, free forever
- StarterIncluded, 30-day trial
- GrowthIncluded, 30-day trial
- ScaleIncluded, 30-day trial
Questions about People
Is this HR software built for small businesses?
Yes. It is made for teams of 2 to 50 that don't have an HR department yet. Start with the directory and leave, then add onboarding, reviews and policies when you need them.
Does it handle salaries or tax?
No. startbuddi keeps your people, time off, onboarding, reviews and policies in order; salaries and tax are handled outside startbuddi, with your accountant or bank.
Can my team use it themselves?
Yes. Each person sees their own leave balance, requests, training, reviews and the policies they need to read. Managers see their own reports, and HR admins see everyone.
What happens when someone leaves?
Start their offboarding and an exit checklist appears: handover, equipment, exit interview and access. Nothing is removed until you complete it, and their history stays attributed to them.
How much does HR software for a small team cost here?
People itself is on every plan, including Free. What you pay for is users: Free has 1, Starter 2, Growth 5 and Scale 15, and you can add extra users on any paid plan. See the pricing page for prices.
HR for a team that doesn't have an HR department yet.
Move your team out of the spreadsheet and the group chat. Free to start, set up in an afternoon.
Or book a demo and we'll set it up with you.