Longer than most people expect. BrightHR is sold on 24, 36, 60-month fixed terms, and its standard service agreement requires 6 months’ written notice to stop it renewing into another full term. Here’s how the terms actually work — from BrightHR’s own published documents.
The published fixed-term options. 36 months is the standard term available to purchase online.
The minimum notice either party must give, expiring at the end of the current term, to stop the agreement continuing.
Miss the notice window and the agreement continues automatically for the same period again — another full term.
At the end of the initial term and each renewal period, fees can be increased by up to this amount for the following period.
Sources: BrightHR pricing and the published G-Cloud 14 service agreement, as of 2026-07-10. Individual contracts can differ — always check your own agreement.
On a 36-month term with a 6-month notice requirement, your real decision point arrives 6 months before the term ends — two and a half years into a three-year contract. Miss it, and the agreement continues automatically for the same period again, and fees can rise by up to 7% for the new period.
Leaving mid-term is worse: reviewers report early-exit charges of around 80% of the remaining contract value. The cheapest way out is simply to not miss the window.
BrightHR's published options are 24, 36, 60-month fixed terms, with 36 months being the standard option available to purchase online.
BrightHR's standard service agreement requires a minimum of 6 months' written notice from either party, expiring at the end of the initial contract period or any subsequent renewal period.
Yes. Under the standard agreement, the contract continues automatically after the initial period for the same period again unless notice is given — so a 36-month term renews into another 36 months.
The standard agreement entitles BrightHR to increase fees by up to 7% for the following contract period at the end of the initial term and any renewal period.
Reviewers report early-exit charges of around 80% of the remaining contract value. Individual contracts vary, so check your own agreement before making decisions.