Does PaperThread replace our HRIS, payroll or ATS?

No. PaperThread sits across the tools your business already uses. Those systems remain the source of record for the functions they manage. PaperThread connects the questions, checks, approvals and next actions that happen between them.

Can we start with one workflow?

Yes. The recommended approach is to begin with one high-friction workflow, such as payroll readiness, onboarding or policy acknowledgements. Connect only the sources it needs, configure the approvals and expand after the process has proven useful.

How are sensitive People actions handled?

Sensitive, payroll-impacting or judgement-heavy actions are prepared for the authorised person to review and approve. PaperThread records the relevant sources, approval and final outcome in the Thread.

What happens when an API or permission blocks an action?

The work remains visible. PaperThread creates a clear human step, assigns an owner, keeps the case open and records the outcome when the step is completed.

Your People team is lean.The workload is not.

PaperThread connects the work across HR, payroll, hiring, policies, documents and workplace tools, giving lean People teams more capacity without adding headcount.

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100-500

Employee teams

Built for complex enterprise People operations

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Unlimited admins and employees

No per-seat charge

Minutes

Implementation

Quick to implement, not a long project

Give a lean People team more capacity.

PaperThread brings context, ownership and next actions together, so checking, chasing and manual follow-up do not grow with the business.

One operating view across your stack

Ownership stays clear

Human steps stay visible

See what matters. Ask what you need. Keep the full story.

PaperThread helps your team prioritise what needs attention, find answers across your stack and keep every request, decision and action connected.

Never miss a thing.

PaperThread watches your connected systems and tells you what changed, what needs a decision and what is at risk, before it becomes an escalation.

A daily Today brief, Everything needing attention, ready before your first meeting.
Alerts where you already work, Slack, Teams, email or the web app, with the next action attached.
Nothing quietly drops, Blocked cases resurface with an owner until they are closed.

Today

Needs attention

Morning brief2 need attention

07:02Payroll
2 payroll exceptions found
One salary change and one new starter record need approval before cut-off on Thursday.
08:15Onboarding
New starter blocked
Right-to-work document missing for a Monday start. Owner assigned in the Thread.

Ask across every system.

Ask PaperThread a question in plain language and get an answer assembled from your connected systems, with the sources attached.

Answers, not search results, One reply pulled from the systems you already run.
Every answer is sourced, See the system, record and policy behind each response.
Permission aware, People only ever see what their role allows.

Ask PaperThread

Checking sources

Which new starters are not ready for Monday?
Answered from the ATS, HRIS and onboarding checklist, with the relevant records attached.
Onboarding
Who still needs to approve this month’s payroll changes?
Answered from payroll, approval records and the change log, with each owner listed.
Payroll

One Thread per case.

Every request becomes a Thread that keeps the sources, decisions, actions and human steps together from first message to final outcome.

Full context in one place, No hunting through inboxes and tickets for the original request.
Clear ownership at every step, Each action shows who holds it and what happens next.
An audit trail by default, Sources, approvals and outcomes recorded as work happens.

Thread

Recorded

Step 1 of 3
Payroll change prepared for approval
Sources checked in the HRIS and payroll system, ready for the approver to confirm.
Step 2 of 3
Human step assigned
Finance sign-off required before the Thursday cut-off. Owner notified.
Step 3 of 3
Outcome confirmed and recorded
Update applied in payroll, with the decision trail saved to the Thread.

Keep the tools your team already uses.

Keep the tools you already use. Add the layer that helps your team keep work moving.

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Live in minutes, not quarters.

Step 1
Connect your stack
Authorise the HRIS, payroll, hiring, document and workplace tools needed for your first workflow.
Step 2
Set permissions and approvals
Choose who can see what, which actions need approval and where a human step is required.
Step 3
Go live
Once your stack is connected and permissions are set, you are live. Start asking questions and running real cases the same day.

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Frequently asked questions, answered.

Everything you need to understand how PaperThread works, where it fits, and how it connects with the tools your People team already uses.

PaperThread is an AI PeopleOps Operator that helps lean HR teams connect their HR, payroll, hiring and workplace tools, answer questions, manage workflows and keep every action in one Thread.