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Sage Abra News, Human Resources Newsletter
Every quarter, Hagel & Company issues a newsletter with the latest Sage Abra news and general information on human resources and the advantages businesses find with HR software. If you would like to have our newsletter delivered to your email inbox automatically, please Sign Up for our newsletter mailing list today.
Read some of the previous issues here:
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1st Quarter Newsletter HR That Fits Like a Glove "Out of the Box" is a common phrase in the world of software. It refers to all the features and functionality that's packed into the box of Sage Abra HRMS software you purchased. But sometimes the features in that box aren't an exact match to your unique HR processes and workflow. Maybe you'd like to customize the menu or change the sequence of HR processes. That's where Sage Abra Toolkit comes in. It allows you to customize your HR system so "Out of the Box" is transformed into "Fits Like a Glove." Let's take a look. |
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4th Quarter Newsletter Protect Your Company - Be "In the Know" We all know the truth of the old adage: What you don't know can hurt you or, in the world of workforce management, what you don't know can hurt your company. |
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Best Practices for Rehiring After a Layoff Which Employees Should be Rehired After a Layoff With economists predicting a turnaround to this miserable economy, many company's are going to find themselves having to add staff after only recently laying off. While this sounds like great news, there are a few legal and best-practices concerns to be weary of. It sounds simple to just "recall" laid-off workers, as opposed to bringing on "new" hires. |
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Linking Training to your Bottom Line In tough economic times such as these, organizations are looking for ways to cut expenses and increase profit. If an activity does not contribute to the bottom line, it is eliminated and usually the first thing that is cut is training. I suspect this is due to a lack of understanding of how training CAN impact the bottom line. Often it is a lack of upfront planning resulting in:
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Human Resources Adds Value in Measurable Ways Most successful organizations manage their human resources strategically by aligning their workforce with their strategic goals and using metrics to drive decisions, measure performance and improve results. If you have a large number of unbanked employees, chances are it's costing your company money. The American Payroll Association (APA) estimates that businesses pay between one to two dollars per employee, per payday, to issue a paper paycheck. Conversely, an electronic transfer of payroll costs about 20 cents per employee. |
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Measuring Employees' Contributions to Mission and Goals The demands of day-to-day business, often lead, to a reduced collaboration between managers and employees. Keeping track of employee achievements and other relevant information must be made easy if managers and employees are to be reasonably expected to stay on top of things. Goals that are written on paper once a year in the year have little power to direct or motivate employees throughout the year. |
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Automating Benefits Management The open enrollment process for employee benefits can be a confusing time for employees and an administrative headache for employers. Trying to complete this process manually involves significant time and reams of paper. You first must distribute benefit information to all your employees, get employees to fill out and return the benefit forms, enter this information manually from handwritten forms, correct any errors, and then compile the information in the formats required by your benefit providers. If you're still managing your company's benefit programs using paper forms, it's time to explore the efficiency gains afforded with an online solution. |
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Sage Abra Makes Paperless Payroll A Reality Paperless payroll refers to the practice of eliminating paperwork in every phase of the payroll process, for the purpose of streamlining operations, reducing costs, and delivering faster, more convenient employee service. Paperless payroll relies on electronic methods to replace paper and leverages employee selfservice solutions to reduce the need for manual processes. Some areas where you could reduce manual processes include the handling of time reports, the printing and distribution of conventional paper payroll checks or payment advice documents, the distribution of W-2s, and more. |
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Sage Abra eRecruiter The job search and recruiting process is increasingly moving away from newspaper classified ads to Internet job boards. As an employer, however, recruiting and hiring is still a time and labor-intensive process with lots of administrative overhead. Are you trying to manage the process in an Excel spreadsheet or a homegrown database program? Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to integrate this process directly into your HR system? eRecruiter, a new module for Sage Abra HRMS, helps to simplify the recruitment process by automating many of the administrative tasks and allowing you to electronically manage and track the entire process from requisition to offer letter. |
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