Are you struggling to cope with providing a lucid Human Resources function as a result of business expansion?
It’s a problem many businesses have when the number of employees increase and they suddenly have to deal with a far more complex holiday booking system; track multiple sickness and absence records; organize and make sense of performance data and ensure everyone is happy and performing to their maximum capacity.
That’s where a well-designed, 21st Century HR software package comes into its own, reducing the need for multiple – and often incompatible – HR systems.
But how do you make a wise choice about software when trial and error is just not an option?
It is important to think very carefully about the functions your HR department carries out and to research the options available to you. At the very least an HR software provider will display screen shots or a full tour function on their website.
Simple & Intuitive Design
A quality HR software package will have a powerful database engine while presenting that information in an easy-to-understand format. All (and only) relevant information should be clearly visible when you pull up the document you need, whether that is an employee information file, holiday calendar, performance management report or sickness and absence record.
Every HR emloyee should be able to quickly identify and make use of the information on screen so that they can hit the ground running with little need for exhaustive training.
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Powerful, Cloud-based Engine
The creation of the cloud has revolutionized software provision, especially for SMEs. Whereas expanding companies once had to buy in new PCs to handle the demands of powerful new HR software, now there is no need to run such software on your own systems at all. A cloud-based HR software service will allow you to log in whenever you need to just as you would log in to a website content management system.
Intelligent Data Integration
The best HR software services are designed to make best use of the data that has been input. For example, sickness and absence is an important part of employee productivity and this information needs to filter through to one-on-one documents, giving line managers an instant picture of an employee’s attendance record.
New methods of holiday booking, for example employee-led holiday approval, should be facilitated to help empower employees and free up management time should your business need to make use of it.
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