Today there are few relationships in business more important than that between the HR and IT teams. IT need teams have traditionally focused on commercial systems rather than systems to support internal service functions such as HR, and the majority of the budget allocation for IT spend has reflected this focus on commercial, customer-facing applications….
Category: HRMS
Linking HR Strategy to Business Strategy
An organisation’s most significant competitive advantage is its talent, and leaders must expect their HR function to make a strategic business contribution. The challenges presented to organisations this year have firmly positioned HR into the role of strategically defining how to meet business goals by effective management of its talent. Most people are convinced of…
HRBluSky – helping you focus on your key asset – your people
HRBluSky is a comprehensive cloud-based HR and services platform that enables you to simplify and efficiently manage all of your core HR activities, while also reducing costs and empowering and engaging your employees. We have incorporated best practices from thousands of companies like yours to develop a modular approach addressing the most significant challenges for…
How To Keep Up To Date on the latest HR Laws, Trends and News
Keeping up to date on the latest labour laws and regulations, HR trends, and global HR news is a challenge that many HR professionals face. In an area that is as broad in scope as HR, the amount of information and volume of sources out there can be simply overwhelming. In addition to maintaining up…
How to Avoid Common Payroll Mistakes
Managing your payroll is often a complicated task, and it requires specialised knowledge. It’s not uncommon for errors to occur when handling payroll in-house, so here we share the most common and costly mistakes and give some suggestions for ways that you can avoid them. 1. Placing too much knowledge in the hands of one specialist…
Why Outsource Your Payroll?
Payroll outsourcing involves using an external service provider to handle all the administrative and legal aspects of paying your employees’ salaries accurately and on-time. Effectively managing payroll is a critical business activity. Errors can result in a significant impact on employees, whether in financial hardship or demotivation. Employees can lose trust and disengage from their…
Understanding Payroll Processing
Payroll processing remains one of the most critical functions of HR. It is also a significant responsibility for an organisation to ensure that employees receive their salary accurately and on time. All organisations must have a good understanding of what payroll entails and how to manage payroll processing effectively. In this article, we look at…
Workplace Safety Monitoring
Ensuring that employees have a work environment where their health and safety is protected at all times is a legal and moral obligation for organisations. Although some work settings may present higher risks from things such as exposure to contamination, use of heavy equipment, and working at height or underground, no workplace is exempt from…
How To Measure Your Health And Safety Practices
Many organisations have defined key productivity indicators (KPIs) to measure their business performance, report against achievements, and provide dashboard views for managers and executives. However, outside of high-risk industry sectors, it is far less common to find organisations with a well-defined set of KPIs relating to health and safety. Even those who have taken this…