Your own consultant
A dedicated Irish HR consultant assigned to your business.
You won't be left to figure it out
HR software, configured and supported for you
Cloud-based HR software set up, managed, and supported by Irish HR experts. PurpleTree configures HR:Duo for your business, so you get the technology and the expertise.
Real experts behind the software, not just a login.
Your Outsourced HR Department, Powered by Technology
Most HR software companies hand you a login and a knowledge base. PurpleTree is different. We’re an Irish HR consultancy that sets up, configures, and manages your HR software alongside hands-on employment law expertise. You get cloud-based tools backed by real HR professionals who understand Irish legislation, from the Organisation of Working Time Act to WRC inspection requirements.
For businesses with 5 to 150 employees who need proper HR but can’t justify a full-time hire, this sits between doing it all yourself and building an in-house department, and pairs naturally with an outsourced HR retainer when you want the advice as well as the tools.
Set up for you
Full software setup, configuration and staff training included.
Real expertise
Ongoing HR support with actual expertise, not just a helpdesk.
Paper timesheets and spreadsheets, gone for good.
Time Tracking, Leave Management & Payroll Integration
HR:Duo’s cloud-based time and attendance system replaces paper timesheets and manual spreadsheets. Employees clock in via mobile app with geofencing, managers approve leave requests in seconds, and payroll-ready data exports automatically to your payroll provider. Leave balances update in real time, overtime is tracked against Organisation of Working Time Act limits, and your monthly payroll run takes minutes instead of hours.
- Mobile clock-in/out with geofencing and GPS verification
- Automated leave management with real-time balance tracking
- Direct payroll integration, no manual data exports
No more double-bookings or last-minute scrambles.
Staff Scheduling & Workforce Management
Build weekly rotas in minutes with drag-and-drop scheduling. HR:Duo checks employee availability, approved leave, and working time limits before you publish, eliminating double-bookings and last-minute scrambles. Ideal for hospitality, retail, and healthcare businesses managing complex shift patterns across multiple locations. Staff receive instant mobile notifications when shifts are assigned or changed.
- Drag-and-drop rota builder with reusable weekly templates
- Automatic conflict detection for leave, availability, and working time
- Real-time shift notifications via mobile app
New hires set up before their first morning.
Recruitment, Onboarding & Performance Management
Post vacancies to multiple job boards from one dashboard, track candidates through HR:Duo’s built-in applicant tracking system, and onboard new hires digitally. Welcome packs, employment contracts, and policy acknowledgements are all signed electronically before their first morning. Once onboarded, performance management tools give managers continuous feedback capabilities, goal tracking, and real-time dashboards, replacing outdated annual reviews with meaningful, ongoing development.
- Multi-board job posting with built-in applicant tracking
- Digital onboarding, e-contracts, welcome packs, policy sign-off
- Continuous performance tracking with manager dashboards
Configured for here, not adapted from abroad.
HR Software Built for Irish Employment Law, Not Retro-Fitted
Unlike US or UK-built platforms adapted for the Irish market as an afterthought, PurpleTree configures HR:Duo specifically for Irish legislation. Employment contracts align with the Terms of Employment (Information) Acts, leave policies comply with the Organisation of Working Time Act, and all documentation is formatted for WRC or HSA inspection. Our team monitors legislative changes and updates your system proactively, from minimum wage increases to new statutory leave entitlements like parent’s leave.
- Irish employment contract and handbook templates, legally reviewed
- WRC and HSA audit-ready documentation and records
- Proactive system updates when Irish employment law changes
You are never left to work it out alone.
Expert Setup, Training & Ongoing Support
Getting started is straightforward. We audit your current HR processes, configure HR:Duo to match your business structure, migrate your employee data, and train your managers face-to-face. From go-live, your team has direct access to PurpleTree’s HR consultants for any question, compliance queries, tricky employee situations, contract reviews, health and safety concerns. Software, support and HR expertise sit on one monthly plan, priced by team size, with the per-employee rate dropping as your headcount grows. You can see the per-employee rate for your team in seconds.
- HR process audit and tailored system configuration
- Employee data migration and face-to-face manager training
- Software, support and HR expertise on one monthly plan
Pay only for the headcount you have.
Pick the Tier That Fits Your Team
HR:Duo comes in two tiers, both priced per employee per month with the rate dropping as your headcount grows, and both set up and supported by PurpleTree rather than handed over as a self-service login. Start with time and attendance, or take the full people platform from day one. You can see the exact rate for your team size in seconds, then add a dedicated consultant on the same monthly plan whenever you want the advice as well as the software.
Time & Attendance, from €8 per employee/mo
Mobile clock-in with geo-location, leave management, an employee self-service portal and payroll-ready reporting, configured to match how your business works.
Full HRIS, from €14 per employee/mo
Everything in Time & Attendance plus performance management, digital contracts, 140+ HR letter templates, rota management, and advanced reporting and analytics.
HR, fully supported
Combine HR:Duo software with the day-to-day advice of an outsourced HR retainer on one monthly plan, priced by team size. See what HR software and support costs, then book a walkthrough with our team.
Free 5-minute HR Health Check
See where your business stands before the WRC does
Answer 40 straightforward questions on contracts, working time, pay, leave and policies, and get a clear read on where your compliance gaps sit and what to fix first.
Common questions from employers
HR:Duo is priced per employee per month, and the rate drops as your headcount grows. The Time and Attendance tier starts from €8 per employee per month and the full HRIS suite from €14 per employee per month, both configured for your business by PurpleTree rather than left as a self-service login. See what HR software and support costs for the rate that applies to your team size.
HR:Duo is the cloud HR platform PurpleTree configures and supports for Irish employers. It brings time and attendance, leave, employee records, digital contracts, rota management and performance into one system. We set it up around how your business actually runs, migrate your employee data and train your managers, so you get working software backed by HR professionals instead of a login and a help article.
For most Irish SMEs, yes. Once you are past a handful of employees, paper timesheets, spreadsheet holiday trackers and filing-cabinet contracts start to cost real time and create compliance gaps. HR:Duo gives a small business the same record-keeping, leave management and audit-ready documentation a larger employer relies on, configured for a team of 5 to 150 and priced per employee so you only pay for the headcount you have.
The Time and Attendance tier, from €8 per employee per month, covers mobile clock-in with geo-location, leave management, an employee self-service portal and payroll-ready reporting. The full HRIS suite, from €14 per employee per month, adds performance management, digital contracts and connected forms, more than 140 HR letter templates, rota management, advanced reporting and custom workflows. We help you pick the tier that matches what your business needs to run.
The system is configured for Irish legislation rather than adapted from a UK or US template. Contracts align with the Terms of Employment (Information) Acts, leave and working-time records are kept the way the Organisation of Working Time Act requires, and your documentation is formatted so it stands up to a WRC or HSA inspection. Our team also updates your setup when the law changes, from minimum wage increases to new statutory leave entitlements.
Yes. Approved hours, leave and overtime export as payroll-ready data, so your monthly payroll run takes minutes rather than hours and the manual re-keying that causes pay errors falls away. If you would rather hand the whole process over, our outsourced payroll service runs on the same data with IPASS-certified practitioners.
We do it for you. PurpleTree audits your current HR processes, configures HR:Duo to match your structure, migrates your employee data and trains your managers face to face. From go-live your team has direct access to our consultants for any question that comes up, so you are never left working out the system on your own.
HR software gives you the tools to run people management. Outsourced HR adds a named consultant who answers your day-to-day employment-law questions, drafts your contracts and handles disciplinaries, grievances and WRC matters. Many Irish employers take both on one monthly plan, so the software and the expertise to use it sit together. See how the two fit together on our pricing page.