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HR Automation UK — Power Apps & Power Automate

HR Automation UK: Digitise Hiring, Onboarding and Leave

HR automation for UK organisations. Automate recruitment, onboarding, leave and employee queries with a Power Apps portal and Power Automate approvals, without replacing your core HR system.

What is HR automation?

HR automation moves routine people processes, such as recruitment tracking, onboarding tasks, leave requests and employee questions, from spreadsheets and email into digital workflows. TechLinkAI builds these with Power Apps, Power Automate and an AI HR chatbot, connected to your existing HR or payroll system.

Who it suits

UK HR teams that track hiring in spreadsheets, collect leave requests by email or message, or answer the same employee questions repeatedly.

What is included

Mapping HR processes, a self-service portal, approval flows, chatbot scenarios, integration with HR and payroll systems, user testing, team training and a 30-day stabilisation period.

Typical timeline

The standard process runs from discovery in week 1 to go-live in weeks 6 to 8. Scope can change this.

Data and security

Personal data is encrypted at rest with role-based access control, retention periods are managed by policy, and privacy notices are built into workflows, in line with UK GDPR.

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Current State

Key Challenges in HR Processes

Recruitment Managed in Excel

Candidate tracking, interview planning, and offer processes are managed in spreadsheets, creating fragmented information and low process visibility.

Manual and Error-Prone Onboarding Tracking

New hire onboarding tasks are tracked manually, leading to missed steps and forgotten actions.

Leave Requests via WhatsApp and Email

Leave requests are collected through messaging and email, causing approval delays, missing records, and weak reporting.

Payroll Data Scattered Across Systems

Employee data, overtime, and bonus information live in separate systems, requiring manual consolidation every payroll cycle.

HR Team Overloaded with Routine Questions

Answering repetitive questions on leave balances, social security documents, and benefits consumes time that could be spent on strategic work.

Technical Infrastructure

Move HR to a Strategic Role with TechLink HR Automation

We digitise your HR processes end-to-end using a Power Apps self-service portal, Power Automate approval flows, and AI chatbot integration.

Power Apps Portal

Self-service HR portal and mobile-ready employee experience app

Power Automate

Automated approvals, notifications, and process orchestration

AI HR Chatbot

24/7 employee support chatbot aligned with company policies

ERP Integration

Two-way synchronisation with existing payroll and HR systems

Benefits

What the Project Aims to Improve

Shorter
Onboarding Time

Automated task assignment and tracking shorten new employee integration time.

15 min
Leave Approval Time

Leave workflows moved from email to digital flows are completed in 15 minutes on average.

What automation has achieved elsewhere

75%
Less time sending each NHS offer letter

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust: 20 minutes to five. NHS Employers case study, 2025. Not a TechLink result. Same table: payroll hire, 30 minutes to 10 (67%). Read the source

Self-Service
Payroll and Documents

Employees access payroll history, social security documents, and contract copies through the self-service portal.

Automated
Compliance and Archiving

All HR documents and approvals are archived automatically with UK GDPR-compliant configuration.

Methodology

Our Implementation Process

1
Week 1
Discovery

Current HR processes and systems are mapped, and priority automation opportunities are identified.

2
Weeks 2-3
Design

Portal design, approval flows, and chatbot conversation scenarios are prepared.

3
Weeks 3-6
Development

Solutions are implemented, ERP integrations completed, and user testing conducted.

4
Weeks 6-8
Go-Live

Team training is completed, system goes live, and a 30-day stabilization period begins.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Integration is provided via API or database for common systems such as BambooHR, SAP HCM, Sage HR, Cezanne HR, and others. Automation layers are added without replacing your core system.

The Power Apps self-service portal is accessible via browser and mobile devices. Single sign-on (SSO) with company credentials and onboarding materials ensures easy adoption.

All personal data is encrypted at rest, with role-based access controls. Retention periods are managed automatically by policy, and privacy notices are integrated into workflows.

All features are available via Power Apps mobile on iOS and Android. Approvals can also be completed through Teams mobile.

Org chart, position, and approval hierarchy updates can be made from an admin panel without coding. Larger structural updates are covered under maintenance.

Yes. TechLinkAI (techlinkai.uk) delivers HR automation remotely to UK organisations, with workflows designed around UK GDPR. Email contact@techlinkai.uk or book a free discovery call.

TechLinkAI does not publish a fixed price list. Cost depends on the processes covered, the systems to integrate and the number of employees using the portal. Scope and cost are agreed after a free 30-minute discovery call.

No. The automation sits alongside your core HR or payroll system and connects to it, so those systems remain your record of employee data.

Get Started Today

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