HRLocker announces merger with HireHive, boosting ISH growth in HR and recruitment software market

HRLocker, Ireland’s leading B2B SaaS Human Resources platform, has announced its merger with Cork-based recruitment platform HireHive. The news comes just weeks after HRLocker announced its acquisition by ISH and indicates the prominent role the company will play in fulfilling ISH’s goals, with HireHive becoming a HRLocker Group company.

The Merger represents a major strategic step in consolidating ISH’s portfolio offering as an end-to-end HR and recruitment platform, providing ISH’s 3,000+ customers with a single solution to manage and oversee the employee journey from beginning to end. 

Promising unparalleled HR and recruitment capabilities explicitly developed for small-to-medium-sized businesses, HRLocker empowers organisations with a comprehensive suite of tools to manage their workforce efficiently, offering solutions ranging from employee records and time tracking to performance evaluations and absence management. The addition of HireHive’s intuitive tech will bring significant time-saving, deeper analytics, multilingual capabilities, and dedicated human support for more intelligent, faster hiring. 

HRLocker CEO Crystel Robbins Rynne expressed her enthusiasm about the merger: “HireHive’s powerful hiring functionality was the missing piece in the HRLocker puzzle. As businesses, we already shared a vision of empowering SMEs with innovative HR and recruitment solutions. We’re thrilled to welcome the HireHive team to the HRLocker family. As Ireland’s largest home-grown HRIS we are committed to developing cutting-edge solutions to our customers, now with more seamless integration between talent and employee management.”

HireHive’s interim CEO Joe Winthrop shared Rynne’s sentiment: “Joining HRLocker is an exciting opportunity. Our merger reflects the market appetite for integrated recruitment and talent management solutions. We’ll work closely to offer a complete solution that allows organisations to manage the entire lifecycle, from application to onboarding and the ongoing employee journey.” 

Adam Reynolds, co-founder and managing partner of ISH, comments: “The merger between HRLocker and HireHive means customers can expect an enriched platform with new features, improved user experience, and a continuation of the unmatched customer experience for which both companies have become so well known. We’re confident the shared success of both businesses will fuel us as we empower organisations to attract, manage, and develop talent.”

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