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title: "Employee survey and engagement software for People HR | Sparkbay"
description: "Sparkbay connects to People HR so your employee list stays up to date. Run confidential engagement and pulse surveys, with results by team, department and location."
url: "https://sparkbay.com/en/hris-integrations/people-hr"
language: "en"
---

HR system integration

# People HR integration for employee engagement surveys

## Sparkbay is engagement software that connects to People HR: your employee list stays up to date on its own, and results come by team, department and location.

- Automatic sync
- Included in every plan
- Usually set up in 1 to 2 weeks

[Schedule a demo](https://sparkbay.com/en/request-demo) [See all integrations](https://sparkbay.com/en/hris-integrations)

![People HR logo](https://sparkbay.com/Content/images/integrations/people-hr.png) ![Sparkbay](https://sparkbay.com/content/images/logo-flower.svg)

Organizations that survey their teams with Sparkbay

How the connection works

## What connecting People HR to Sparkbay does

### People HR, from The Access Group, is HR software from the United Kingdom for small and medium-sized businesses.

An employee list that stays current

The sync is automatic, so your employee list is always up to date. No double entry between People HR and Sparkbay.

Only what surveys need

Sparkbay imports only what it needs to send surveys and group results: name, work email, mobile number, employee number, manager, department, location, job title, hire date, date of birth and gender.

Teams and managers for your results

The departments, locations and managers in People HR give you results by team, department and location, and access to them can follow your org chart.

Surveys and results

## What you can do once People HR is connected

### Confidential surveys for everyone on your employee list, results for each group, and a plan for each manager.

### Confidential pulse and engagement surveys

Survey everyone in People HR by email, or by text message when a mobile number is on file. Scores appear only for groups that reach your anonymity minimum, 5 respondents by default and set per organization.

[Learn more](https://sparkbay.com/en/pulse-survey-tool)

![A Sparkbay survey question as employees see it, with a five-point answer scale](https://sparkbay.com/content/images/feature-survey-bg.png)

### Results by team, department and location

With the departments, locations and managers from People HR, the heatmap lines up every group on the same engagement drivers, with its participation and weekly turnover risk.

[Learn more](https://sparkbay.com/en/employee-engagement-software)

![Sparkbay heatmap with participation, attrition risk and driver scores for each group](https://sparkbay.com/content/images/feature-heatmap-bg.png)

### From results to action plans

Each manager you give access to gets a dashboard for their teams: results, the questions to work on first with advice, focus groups and action plans.

[Learn more](https://sparkbay.com/en/employee-engagement-action-plan)

![Top improvement opportunities with impact, score, benchmark and advice on how to improve](https://sparkbay.com/content/images/feature-improve-bg.png)

[Schedule a demo](https://sparkbay.com/en/request-demo)

The People HR connection is included in every plan, at no extra cost.

Setup

## What it takes to connect People HR

Usually 1 to 2 weeks

Usually 1 to 2 weeks with an HR system connection. You can also start right away by importing your employee list.

Included in every plan

The People HR connection and single sign-on are included in every plan, at no extra cost. Employees can sign in with Microsoft Entra ID or Okta.

Nothing written back

Survey answers are never written back to People HR.

Security and privacy

## A survey your teams can trust

### ISO/IEC 27001 certified

An independent certification body audits our information security management system. Your data is hosted in Quebec.Your data is hosted in Canada.Your data is hosted in Europe.Your data is hosted in Canada, or in Europe for European customers.

### Confidential by design

No result appears for a group below your anonymity minimum, 5 respondents by default. Its answers still count in the larger groups above it.

### Privacy laws

Sparkbay complies with Quebec's Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Law 25).

Sparkbay complies with PIPEDA, Canada's federal privacy law.

Sparkbay complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and signs a data processing agreement with you.

Sparkbay helps you meet the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and never sells your employees' personal information.

### Everyone can answer

Employees answer the survey in their own language.

[See how we protect your data](https://sparkbay.com/en/security)

## Frequently asked questions

### Which employee information does Sparkbay import from People HR?

Only what it needs to send surveys and group results: name, work email, mobile number, employee number, manager, department, location, job title, hire date, date of birth and gender, when People HR holds them.

### How does Sparkbay stay in sync with People HR?

The sync is automatic, so your employee list is always up to date, with no double entry between People HR and Sparkbay.

### Is the People HR connection included in our plan?

Yes. The HR system connection and single sign-on are included in every plan, at no extra cost. Employees can sign in with Microsoft Entra ID or Okta.

### How long does it take to connect People HR?

Usually 1 to 2 weeks. You can also start right away by importing your employee list.

### Do survey answers stay confidential?

Yes. Survey answers are never written back to People HR. A group with fewer respondents than your anonymity minimum, 5 by default or the number your organization sets, shows no score and no comments, and its answers still count in the larger groups above it.

### Can we see results by the departments and locations in People HR?

Yes. Results can be grouped by the departments, locations and managers in your employee data, for every group that meets your anonymity minimum. You decide who sees what: a manager their teams, HR the whole organization.

Integrations

## Sparkbay also connects to

- [Personio](https://sparkbay.com/en/hris-integrations/personio)
- [Rippling](https://sparkbay.com/en/hris-integrations/rippling)
- [RUN Powered by ADP](https://sparkbay.com/en/hris-integrations/adp-run)
- [Sage HR](https://sparkbay.com/en/hris-integrations/sage-hr)
- [Sapling](https://sparkbay.com/en/hris-integrations/sapling)
- [SAP SuccessFactors](https://sparkbay.com/en/hris-integrations/sap-successfactors)

[See all integrations →](https://sparkbay.com/en/hris-integrations)

People HR and its logo belong to their owner and are used here only to name the system Sparkbay connects to.

#### Already on People HR? Hear what your teams would tell you.

[Schedule a demo](https://sparkbay.com/en/request-demo)
