Empactis

What Empactis does

Empactis Limited is a UK-based, privately held SaaS company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Reading that sells an Employee Health Management System to large UK employers, with the NHS as its primary vertical and additional deployments across logistics, housing, retail, facilities, manufacturing and public transport. The platform is delivered as a unified cloud suite built on Microsoft Azure and organised around three core modules — Absence Manager (real-time visibility and management of unplanned absence), HR Case Manager (employee relations case handling) and Health Manager (proactive occupational health case management with guided workflows) — supported by two add-on modules, Insights (analytics and KPI reporting) and Organisation (workforce configuration). All modules share a common data layer enabling connected visibility across absence, health and HR cases, and the platform integrates natively with Office 365 and the NHS Electronic Staff Record; public-sector buyers can procure through the UK G-Cloud Digital Marketplace.

The business operates a subscription SaaS model with annual, quote-based enterprise pricing (no public price points), pursued primarily through direct enterprise sales targeting NHS trusts and FTSE-grade organisations. Distribution is aided by G-Cloud listing and native NHS ESR integration, while thought leadership is concentrated in Director of Employee Health Dr Steve Boorman CBE, who chairs the Council for Work and Health and has contributed to the UK Government's Work and Health Unit. Quantified customer outcomes cited by the company include Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust reducing staff MSK absence costs by over £1m in six months and other clients reporting £4m-£7m annual absence-cost reductions; named customers include NCIC NHS Foundation Trust, Arriva Trains Wales, Ceva Logistics, Serco, Aunt Bessie's, Heinz (via Pladis), and the Stobart Group. Operating geographies are limited to the United Kingdom, headcount is 11-50, and no external funding rounds, parent company or acquisitions were identified in the source material.

Name

Empactis

Legal name

Empactis Limited

Website

https://empactis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Empactis is a UK-based SaaS provider of an Employee Health Management System combining real-time absence management, HR case management and occupational health workflows for NHS trusts and other large UK employers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Health Management Software

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

HRIS/HCM Implementation & EOR Platform Services (BPACAHAJ)

Keywords

• Absence management software
• Employee health management
• HR case management
• Workforce health platform
• Occupational health software

Headquarters

HQ city

Reading

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Software-as-a-service subscription model for access to employee health management platform. Pricing appears quote-based, likely tiered by organisation size or employee count.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Empactis provides a cloud-based Employee Health Management System delivered as a unified SaaS platform combining absence management, HR case management, and proactive occupational health management in real time. The platform is purpose-built for NHS trusts and large UK organisations to track and reduce employee absence, manage employee relations cases, and deliver guided occupational health workflows with manager empowerment tooling.

Product overview

Empactis is an Employee Health Management System delivered as a unified cloud platform with modular components. The core product suite consists of Absence Manager (real-time absence tracking and management), Health Manager (proactive health case management with guided workflows), and HR Case Manager (employee relations case management). Supporting modules include Insights (analytics and KPI reporting) and Organisation (workforce configuration). All modules share a common data layer enabling connected visibility across health, absence, and employee relations. The platform is built on Microsoft Azure cloud technology and integrates natively with Office 365 and NHS Electronic Staff Record.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Absence Manager

Quantifiable outcome

• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust reduced staff MSK absence costs by >£1m in 6 months
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationEmpactis platform built on Microsoft Azure cloud technology, providing secure, flexible and infinitely scalable cloud infrastructure
• Office 365coreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform works flawlessly with Office 365 ecosystem
• NHS Electronic Staff RecordcoreTechnology or IntegrationSeamless integration with NHS Electronic Staff Record for NHS trust deployments
• UK Government G-CloudcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed on G-Cloud Digital Marketplace enabling easy public sector procurement
• Council for Work and HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr Steve Boorman serves as Chair. Council represents nearly 40 organisational members reaching over a million individuals. Developed 'Talking Work' resource for government Work and Health Unit.
• C3 Collaborating for HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity focused on reducing global burden of disease. Empactis supported launch of 'Nursing You' campaign and film.
• Government Work and Health UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr Steve Boorman contributed to multiple WHU programmes. Empactis supported development of resources to help employers support disabled workers.
• NHS EmployersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS Employers organisation publishes CIPD research and supports NHS health and wellbeing initiatives that align with Empactis offerings

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MHR: UK HR, payroll and workforce management software provider with deep presence in NHS and larger employers via integrations with ESR-adjacent workflows. Comparable to Empactis on UK enterprise HR-buyer focus and HR/people-data platform positioning.
• Presagia: Specialty employee health, absence and accommodation management software provider (Athena/Presagia suite) used by employers and occupational health teams. Closely comparable to Empactis on the employee-health-and-absence specialty, though historically stronger in North America.
• AbsenceSoft: US-headquartered SaaS focused on leave and absence management for employers. Comparable to Empactis on absence-management specialty, recurring SaaS revenue model, and HR-buyer target, with the main difference being US vs UK/NHS primary focus.
• Ciphr: UK-focused HR, payroll and people-management SaaS provider serving mid-market and enterprise employers. Most directly comparable to Empactis in geography (UK), target buyer (HR leaders), and core HCM-adjacent capabilities, with overlap in absence and case management functionality.

Emerging players

• Personio: European HR and people-operations SaaS platform targeting SMB and mid-market employers. Comparable to Empactis in core HR/people management workflow coverage and subscription SaaS model, though focused on a different segment (SMB/mid-market) and primary geography (DACH/Europe) rather than NHS/UK enterprise.
• Quinyx: Workforce management and employee scheduling SaaS targeted at shift-based, frontline-heavy industries (logistics, retail, hospitality). Comparable to Empactis on the shift-based vertical overlap (Ceva Logistics, Stobart) and on real-time absence visibility into schedules.
• Employment Hero: Cloud HR, payroll and employee benefits platform serving SMB and mid-market employers, with growing wellbeing and people-management modules. Comparable to Empactis on subscription HR SaaS and on the broader employee-wellness value proposition, though skewed to APAC and SMB.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Global cloud HCM/HRIS incumbent whose Absence Management and Peakon employee experience offerings overlap with parts of Empactis's suite. Important as the broad incumbent whose potential bundling of absence and wellbeing features is the main competitive threat to Empactis.
• IRIS Software Group: Larger UK HR, payroll and accountancy software group serving a wide range of organisations including public sector. Comparable to Empactis as a UK HR/people-management software incumbent, but operating across a much broader product portfolio beyond absence and health.
• Access People (Access Group): UK-focused business software group with HR, payroll and people-management products serving mid-market and enterprise. Comparable to Empactis as a UK HR-suite vendor but operating across many business software categories beyond employee health.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/empactis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/empactis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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