As we move into 2021, it’s a good time to reflect on the lessons of this past year and consider what these mean for our future. So, what were the key takeaways from this year? 1. The office doesn’t have to be the workplace Possibly the most significant change during the year was the recognition that…
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…
Tracking Your IT Assets
Increasing dependency on IT across all core business functions means that organisations are spending considerable sums of money to keep employees equipped with the resources they need to get their job done. From PCs to laptops, mobiles to SIM cards, the list of assets provided to employees seems never-ending. It can be a considerable overhead…
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…
Should You Be Working in the Cloud?
When you save files on your computer or USB, you have probably already set up a folder structure to suit your needs, and you know exactly where you are placing the files for storage and retrieval. Cloud computing is a term used to refer to storing and accessing data and programs over the internet. At a…
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 Artificial Intelligence Is Changing HR
The increasing evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is significantly impacting organisations around the world. Previously considered an option for only large global companies, the AI landscape has changed and now provides services and benefits for organisations of all types and sizes. Although industrial applications such as automated and robotised warehouses and production lines are…
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…