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Built for the April 2026 law changes

Absence costs more than most businesses can see.

Brad.ai turns your absence records into intelligent guidance for line managers in real time, spotting patterns early, supporting compliant return to work conversations, and giving multisite businesses real visibility over cost and risk that spreadsheets were never built to provide.

Why now

The April 2026 changes shifted absence cost onto employers.

Statutory sick pay is now payable from day one, and the lower earnings limit that excluded low earners has been removed. More of your workforce now qualifies, and qualifies sooner. Early signals point to a behaviour shift too: as short absences are no longer self funded by employees, average absence duration is expected to climb. For multisite employers, that means higher direct cost and less visibility, right when it matters most. Brad.ai was built to close that gap.

96%
return to work after 4 to 6 weeks off. After a year, fewer than half do. Acting early is what counts.
£450M
added to UK employers' sick pay bill every year by the April changes, before cover and lost output
NMW level
enforcement: the Fair Work Agency now treats SSP breaches as seriously as minimum wage failures
Sources: Keep Britain Working review update, DWP, September 2026; UK Government impact assessment; Fair Work Agency, operational from 6 April 2026.
How it works

From absence pattern to prevented recurrence

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Keep Britain Working Aligned with the proposed standard: manager contact on day one of absence, no later than day 3, and return measured at 6 months.
Cost calculator

The true cost of your absence versus the impact of Brad.ai

Priced flat per employee. Enter your numbers below, estimates are fine to start.

Full and part time headcount across all sites
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Based on the data provided and a Youda PRO base rate of £5.50 per employee per month. Brad.ai is currently available to Youda customers only.
Founding trial

Help us build Brad.ai before everyone else can

01

A limited window

Free for the first 3 months, or our first 10 businesses, whichever comes first. Open to any business with shift based or remote teams.

02

Built on real data

Every conversation in the trial helps Brad.ai learn from real absence records, so its guidance is proven before we open up more widely.

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Rewarded for joining early

Every trial business is offered our Early Adopter rate at launch: 20% off year 1, whether or not you run Youda.

Pricing

One flat rate. No location tiers.

Priced on total headcount, not site count. Open to any business. Youda customers see a combined view above.

Brad.ai standard rate
12 month rolling term · quarterly impact reviews
£16 /employee/yr
  • ✓Guided, evidence based RTW conversations
  • ✓Absence pattern alerts across every site
  • ✓Audit ready conversation records
  • ✓Multisite dashboard & reporting
Renewal pricing capped at +20% year over year, never guaranteed higher.

Help us build Brad.ai, and lock in early adopter pricing.

Free for the first 3 months or our first 10 businesses. Open to any business with shift based or remote teams.

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