Articles

Please click on the appropriate link below to view a selection of topical HR and Payroll articles.

360 Degree Appraisal

What are they and how they will benefit your business?
Staff Rostering Software and Staff Optimising

This article looks at the benefits of combining payroll and HR software with a dedicated rostering service.
Project Costing/Job Costing and Employee Self Service

TeamSpirit has developed a new web-based application which will give companies the ability to monitor individual elements of expenditure linked to a project at any point in time.

Guide to Managing Absence in the Workplace

Long and short-term sickness is still a major concern for many businesses today and can also be very costly to an organisation. Although staff absence is said to be on the decrease due to the fear of redundancy, it still remains one of the top concerns for many managers. The following guide will give you an insight into how to deal with absence and suggestions on how to deal with an employee who consistently reports in sick.
Human Resources Software

Make sure your new HR software achieves its full potential.
Time & Attendance - The Benefits of Integration

Tracking the time and attendance of employees can be a difficult task for any business. Detailed records will need to be kept to ensure that all employees are being paid the correct amount and that sickness and holiday is correctly recorded. Keeping track of all of this information for each employee can be a daunting assignment, but using HR software to assist in the process can make tracking the time and attendance of employees much easier and more streamlined.

Online Payslips - Everyone is talking about them

The technology infrastructure and software that enables organisations to implement self-service has been around for more than a decade, with most HR and Payroll software providers offering a self-service module or facility that can be integrated with a HR and/or payroll system. But despite the efficiency improvements and cost-saving benefits making it a no-brainer, organisations have been slower to implement online payslips than might be expected. There have also been cultural barriers, not least that employees need to get used to viewing their payslip online as opposed to receiving it in an envelope every week or month.