4 Ways to Track Employee’s Time Tracking employees time can be a nightmare. Sick days, annual leave, jury duty and family emergencies all need to be monitored and accounted for. The good news is there are many tools designed to simplify the process. Manual systems are prone to costly mistakes, using a tracking software…
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The Key Benefits to HR and Payroll Outsourcing Having a competent human resources advisor is essential to all companies. The question that most companies face is whether or not to manage HR processes in-house, or if outsourcing these processes would be more efficient. In this article, we look at the benefits of outsourcing your HR…
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Payroll management is an essential step that deserves fine attention to detail. Whether it be during the hiring or departure of an employee. In many growing companies, cash-flow is a crucial point. The management of the payroll and the costs that this entails have a considerable influence on the cash-flow of companies. Therefore it is…
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Welcome to the 13th window of the NOVATIVE advent calendar. Today’s window is looking at two changes to employment law in 2019. 1st April 2019: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended that the hourly rates should increase in April 2019: From £7.83 to £8.21 for…
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How Has GDPR Effected HR? GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) was enforced on the 28th May 2018. The regulations replaced the outdated protection rules across Europe, which were first created during the 1990s. GDPR modernised laws that protect the personal information of individuals. HR can play an essential part in ensuring compliance with the GDPR,…
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Year-End Payroll Checklist Welcome window 11 of the NOVATIVE advent calendar. Even though the end of 2018/19 tax year isn’t until 5th April 2019, it will soon come around. Here is a little checklist for you to begin with the year-end payroll processes.
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Is HR Suited to Cloud Computing? HR technology is developing quickly, so it is no surprise that many applications of HR software are cloud-based. A cloud-based HR system can help remove the administrative stress from a growing HR team and allow them to concentrate on their business. So let’s take a look at some of…
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Keep Your Business ahead of the HR evolution HR has evolved in the last 30 years, HR started with a pure focus on personnel operations, automating transactions, and maintaining a sound employee system of record. Now it incorporates a whole host of employee business processes including talent management, time and attendance, employee’s wellbeing. The…
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5 Benefits of Using Scheduling Software Manually creating staff schedules can be time-consuming. Keeping up with requests such as staff absences, holidays, and training can be hectic if a proper system is not in place. These edits will not be in real-time, so it is tough to keep everybody updated efficiently. Things can be even…
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Share Option Schemes Explained What is an employee share option scheme? A share option scheme allows an employee the right to buy a certain number of shares at a fixed price, some time in the future, within a company. Employees can generally exercise their options – for example buy the shares – after a specified…
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