One of the key benefits to your business in implementing a cloud-based HR and Payroll system is time saving.  Those slow, repetitive and manual tasks are replaced with automated workflows. This allows your HR and Payroll teams to focus on more high-valued tasks.  

The many other benefits include:  

• Having one platform to strategically manage the employee lifecycle from end-to-end.  
• Less paperwork resulting in reduced costs, time and effort. 
• Real-time people analytics and organisational data,  at your finger tips.  Improving strategic decision making. 
• Improved employee wellbeing with shared expert advice and handy tools for all aspects of life. 
• Self-service options for your team leading to greater employee engagement. 
• Positive performance culture – where everyone is aiming for the same goals. 
• Easy access to library of employee materials like contracts, policies and procedures. 
• Quick and easy virtual and paperless recruitment and onboarding process. 
• Enhanced capability for skills gap and training employees. 

HRIS, or human resources information system, is software designed to help businesses meet core HR needs and improve the productivity of both managers and employees. This is in large part possible because of automation and synchronized data, which may reduce costly redundancies and provide a trusted source of decision-making, respectively.

Both HRIS and HRMS can help employers manage various aspects of HR, such as payroll, benefits administration and compliance. Where they may differ is talent and performance management, which is sometimes exclusive to HRMS. HCM, meanwhile, refers to the broad set of people management practices that can be accomplished with HRIS and HRMS.

Cloud-based HR software provides management, HR staff and employees with anytime, anywhere access to the information they need.

With always-on, real-time data and reporting at their fingertips, your management team can make better, faster decisions. And with access to a self-service portal, employees can check on HR and payroll data, and update their personal details. 

HR software allows you to promote, share and communicate your all-important company culture. From celebrating employee milestones, to ensuring regular reviews, the ability to automate reminders and actions all contribute to delivering a great employee experience.

The onboarding experience is recognised as a critical step in promoting ongoing employee engagement. HR software can help you welcome and settle in new hires – even before they officially start! With access to a self-service portal, a new employee can input their own bank details, provide details of training and qualifications, read and sign off their agreement with company policies, and discover more about their new workplace and teammates through a mix of documents, blogs, news articles and videos.