Sage HR Essentials is a version of Sage HR that comes free as part of Sage Payroll (also known as Sage Business Cloud Payroll).

It provides Sage Payroll users basic functions such as employee profile management, leave management, as well as employee self-service tools.

For more information about what Sage Essentials is, the features it has, and how it differs from Sage HR, use our Sage Payroll guide.