Editor’s Note

There are so many demands on HR and payroll – from new legislation such as Shared Parental Leave to the rise in flexible working and the need to improve employee engagement in order to boost retention in an era of high employment. But with employee/HR contact still dominated by basic payroll queries, it is clear that organizations are struggling to evolve from routine to strategic HR activity.

Writing Payroll RFP?: What you need to ask

While much of your focus should be on determining the technical functionality requirements, there are many other important things to be considered as well. Considerations such as a software provider partner with a strong track record and the right tools to support you in your transition, or the ability to maintain compliance with your taxation obligations.

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HR, Is Your Payroll System Integrated?: It’s time to evolve from routine to strategic

There are many ways to transform the performance of HR and payroll – from self-service access to online payslips to improving Learning & Development processes. But, this requires organizations to step away from existing processes and look beyond basic automation of today’s manual approach to embrace more innovative and engaging ways of working.

California's Paid Sick Leave Act: Healthy workplaces, healthy families

“Today, we're the only advanced country on Earth that doesn't guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers.” President Barrack Obama – Jan 20th 2015 A study reported in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that working sick costs the US national economy $160 billion annually in lost productivity. And that's just one aspect among many from the business side alone of this issue.

Tracking Business Travellers: Ensuring compliance for short term business assignments

A company’s global mobility program may include overseas assignments of varying lengths, including extended business travel, depending on their needs in the host country and the degree of business commitment. There can be advantages insending employees on extended business trip assignments, especially in instances where the company is engaged solely in marketing, sales or customer service activity.

4 Ways Privacy Rights Could Get You Sued!: HRIS reduces unintended abridgement of rights

The information that Human Resources people process has become delicate. When it is managed through HRIS technology, it is called “big data” – not because of the volume of the data as much as the complexity. One apparently simple piece of info like a name flows through intertwined and integrated processes, available to many readers, and serving diverse interests.

6 Qualities Of A Good HR Solution: It will give time back to your payroll managers

Even the smallest companies are looking for human resources (HR) solutions that help them automate HR processes and give them information to help them make better HR-related decisions. The reason for this is simple: a good software solution will give time back to your HR and payroll managers and make their lives easier.

Prevent Workplace Bullying With HRIS: It incorporates several tools to help HR department

Workplace bullying is not a new phenomenon. Most of us (working professionals) have seen or experienced some serious incidents, but a recent verdict in Australia by the Fair Work Commission has ignited a fresh debate on the definition of workplace bullying. In its verdict, the Commission found that a pattern of unreasonable behavior over about a two-year period, which featured a range of demeaning actions including berating, unfriending on Facebook and so on, constituted the acts of workplace bullying.

Workforce Compensation Campaign: Three factors to make it a success

A workforce compensation allocation campaign starts with a vision and at the end of the process; purpose has to be achieved to call it successful. With the fusion of tools and process, you can easily demonstrate how technology can be used to satisfy increasing demand of extremely personalized and incredibly user friendly applications.