Your workers' questions, answered.

Phren builds AI assistants that answer temp workers' questions about holiday, pay and timesheets, so your consultants can get back to placing people.

72%

of worker questions answered without a consultant

11h

of payroll time freed up each week, 

24/7

answers outside office hours, when temps finish shifts


Time saved

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See how much your team could save a year :

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The build

Problem, build, result.

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Before

Hundreds of temps, one payroll team. Most calls and emails were the same few questions: how much holiday is left, when is pay day, why is this payslip different. 

What we built

A chat assistant on the agency's website, set up on their handbook, pay calendar and notice rules. Holiday requests and anything personal are emailed to payroll with the full conversation.

Rollout

Tested by the agency's own staff first, then switched on for workers. 

After

Your consultants time back, doing the things they should really be doing

For agencies like yours

What your assistant answers.

Holiday

Accrued hours, booking, requests to payroll.

Pay

Pay dates, payslips, deductions explained.

Timesheets

Deadlines, submission, late sheets.

Leaving

Notice rules, P45s, final pay.

Your rules, per branch. Notice periods, pay calendars and payroll contacts are set for your agency, not copied from someone else's.
Case 01    Temp & contract recruitment    East Midlands    November 2026

Case study: a temp agency, East Midlands.

The problem

Consultants and payroll were fielding the same worker questions by phone and email every day, mostly about holiday and pay. 

What we built

A worker assistant on their website, answering from their own policies and emailing holiday requests and anything unusual to payroll. 

72%

of worker questions answered without a consultant

11 hrs

of payroll and consultant time saved a week, Yes a whole working day a week!

 <2 wks

from first call to live on the site


How it works

Four steps.

01

Demo on your policies

Send your worker handbook; we show it answering on a call.

20 min
02

Set up

Branches, notice rules, pay calendar, payroll contacts.

1 WEEK
03

Your team tests it

Every answer checked before workers see it.

1 DAY
04

Live and looked after

Monitored, updated, and your team shown how to edit answers.

Monthly
Pricing

Two numbers. That's it.

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Setup
From  £750

One-off. Includes testing and revisions with your team.

Monthly
From £250

Hosting, monitoring, updates, weekly review. Cancel any time.


Monthly retainer
TierWorkersIncludesPer month
EssentialUp to 100Assistant live, monitoring, monthly answer review£250
StandardUp to 500Everything in Essential, plus weekly review and policy updates£750
Scale1000+Everything in Standard, plus multiple branches and a named contact. Quarterly Automation review and addition. Priority support.£950
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See it answer your workers.

Twenty minutes, on your own policies. No charge.

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φρήν

Phren is Ancient Greek for mind. Pronounced “fren”.