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A Fully features Training Matrix tool is available for People Inc. This article takes a look at a couple of different ways to build a training matrix, highlighting to pros and cons of each, it also provides a link to the Training Matrix Generator that is available free of charge on this website. More...
Additional bank holidays can be managed (within People Inc.) in several different ways. They are usually simply added as a bank holiday (to the relevant companies), but some organisations prefer to give employees additional leave in lieu of the extra bank holiday. More...
The ESS provides a comprehensive range of tools and features, each designed to help promote communication and engagement between HR and employees. Different aspects of HR can be integrated into the ESS in phases, building a powerful hub or portal for HR management. More...
Absence from work can represent a significant cost for an organisation. To help manage this, it is important to ensure that the means is provided to record and monitor employee absence. Employers then need look at the reasons for unplanned absence and provide an appropriate level of support. More...
The People Inc. system provides comprehensive functionality to manage employee training records, training needs and schedule training events. The system will automatically highlight expiry dates and target dates. Letters or e-mail can be used to communicate with training staff, training course delegates, and line-managers. More...
The People Inc. Action List feature enables users to register and process HR tasks and activities. Fully integrated into the system, actions are usually linked to an employee record. Actions can be added by the user or generated automatically by the system. Actions can be grouped together to form checklists (for example, to manage onboarding).More...
Managing staff schedules and staffing levels is an essential administrative activity that can be made much simpler using the People Inc. system. Designed to meet the needs of variety of different organisations, the system includes tools with varying degrees of sophistication, from basic work patterns to dedicated resource planning features. More...
UK Employment law now requires that requests for flexible working are always considered by employers. Where staff have a work pattern that varies week to week, People Inc. can help record and manage this information. Absence bookings recorded in the system are then automatically adjusted to reflect individual's work-patterns. More...
At the end of the holiday year it is important to reconcile bookings and ensure employees have used their allocation of leave, set up holiday allowances for the coming year and manage any carry-over. There are also some options for managing leave (and an shutdown) during the festive period. More...
Organisations in the UK are required by law to provide paid leave to employees. The basic entitlement is 5.6 weeks per year up to a maximum of 28 days. Awards in excess of this can be subject to additional rules but the basic entitlement is subject to specific protections. In other nations around the world different rules apply and hr systems must be flexible to account for the range of calculations that may be required. More...
This article explains how to create a spreadsheet that will calculate FTE using multiple sets of full time and contractual hours. Leave entitlements can also be calculated by setting the appropriate values. In HR software systems, such as People Inc., these calculations play an important role. More...
A training matrix is a great tool to help manage employee training. It displays information about training courses employees have attended in grid. This makes it very easy to highlight overdue training and spot training that needs to be arranged. A training matrix can be created very quickly using Microsoft Excel. More...
Make it easy for staff to report workplace accidents (and provide detailed information). A simple mechanism to ensure that, when an accident occurs, it is reported to the right people and the appropriate follow up actions are taken. This feature can also be used to generate reports detailing and analysing information about accidents in the workplace. More...
Encouraging staff to submit work-related ideas and suggestions is one way to open channels of communication and engage with the workforce. This can be managed very effectively using the People Inc. system. Publishing forms using People Inc.'s Employee Self-Service module is an good way to reach out to employees and demonstrate that their input is important to the organisation. More...
Employees in the UK all have the right to request flexible working. This can help them manage other commitments they have/ For example, they may have a family member who needs assistance at the beginning of each day. Alternatively, they may want to attend an evening class or work on a project that runs during the working week. More...
Pressures and demands of modern life often lead to employees taking time off to deal with other commitments they have. These may be family-related, a legal matter, perhaps health-related, or simply a desire to spend time during the day on another interest or activity. Employers who offer flexible working hours are likely to attract (and retain) staff who feel that working a fixed 9-to-5 work-pattern too restrictive. More...
When an employee completes a training course, there are significant benefits to be gained when the effectiveness of the training is evaluated. Traditionally this has been done with a paper form, making the collection and analysis of the information a manual process. More...
Employee reviews and appraisals have maximum impact when they have a clearly defined purpose and a clearly defined way of analysing any responses. Reviews represent a valuable and important interaction with employees and their importance should not be overlooked. More...
While People Inc. includes lots of screens designed to manage historical employee records (absence history, salary history, training history, etc.), the Screen Designer can be used to add more. Custom historical screens can be used to record and manage virtually any type of information; if you are using a spreadsheet to manage employee data, why not think about using a custom screen within People Inc. instead. More...
Using competencies to help manage key HR processes is an effective way to improve the effectiveness within an organisation. A Competency Management programme requires that the key competencies required with the organisation are identified. These are then used as an integral part of HR activities (job evaluation, employee development, staff selection, career planning). More...
A look at five areas of People Inc. (performance reviews, ESS customisations, competency management, indicators and news items) and how they can be combined to help implement a joined-up approach to delivering performance reviews, assessing global competency targets and informing the workforce. More...
HR management can be achieved using systems using paper or the latest multinational ERP platform. Each type of hr system has its own strengths and weaknesses and selecting the correct one requires understanding how the different types of system operates.. More...
There are a number of important things you should consider when selecting a new HR system. This step-by-step article should help to plan the selection of a system and ensure that the system you implement is the right one for your organisation. More...
Designed to strengthen the protection of personal information held by organisations, the new GDPR regulations come into full effect on 25th May 2018. Unlike the Data Protection Act, compliance with GDPR is mandatory and all organisations will therefore need to review the way they record and manage employee records. More...
Many HR systems manage employee information, absences, training etc. but not all of them provide seamless integration of vacancies and applicants. People Inc. can do just this with the Web Recruitment module.
It enables users to publish details of vacancies on their web site and when candidates apply online, their details are recorded automatically within People Inc. More...
The People Inc. system enables users to record historical details of employees’ salaries (and other information about their remuneration). This information needs to be updated during the pay review process, and can be carried out in People Inc. with a specifically designed wizard.
We have put together functionality that will help you to achieve this with greater ease. More...
Competency management covers a complex area of people management where there is no consensus on what constitutes an actual competency. In general, a competency refers to the characteristics of a person and the skills they possess. By defining the characteristics and skills that apply to particular roles it is then possible to evaluate how suitable a person is to perform a particular role. More...
People Inc. is an incredibly flexible system. It is possible to add screens and even adapt any of the existing screens quickly and easily, such as adapting it to allow you to keep a record of parking tickets, speeding offences, and collisions that involve employees. More...
Organisations of all sizes need to track and manage time lost to planned and unplanned absence. As they grow and change the systems they use may evolve from paper to spreadsheet and onwards to a software solution. More...
Employee clocking systems are a common means of tracking worked hours. These systems can be an integrated part of a modular HR system and deliver highly accurate data. Such systems handle the complexity of the working day, understanding when time should be paid, not paid or be paid at a special rate. More...
Human Resources – should it not be a resource for humans? Not a distant department that one receives faceless emails and payslips from. Read on to find out how the industry is changing... More...
It may seem obvious from the outside but within a company it is important that communication is both efficient and effective. Of course these are buzz words and are easily thrown around... More...
In the fast paced modernistic business environment one might be mistaken for thinking that “time is money” and “you snooze, you lose” are actually viable explanations of the modern market place... More...
Businesses rely on employee performance to maintain a healthy business model, the employees need to feel wanted and looked after within the company. The safer and more secure the employees feel... More...
In today’s society, the importance of streamlining processes and ensuring time is used as efficiently as possible, is spreading like wildfire. It seems people’s time is much more precious than ever before. The presence of employee self service systems is just one example of a time saving practice now being implemented... More...
Moving with the times is essential in business and keeping up with all of the changes in ways of working and new business solutions can be exhausting. There is a need to be on top of your game at all times and this and only this will help you to succeed in the modern business world... More...
As time goes by we will become more and more dependent on computer systems to get the job done; why? Well the simple fact is that the mundane tasks that need to be completed at speed are better off left to a dedicated system... More...
The world of business is fast paced and more than ever, there is additional pressure to make ends meet and to come in on budget. We are in the middle of a global financial crisis and as such each and every part of the business practices we adopt... More...
P&A Software held their second Partner Conference on the 29th April 2010 in Bedfordshire. The company develops, supports and sells software for HR departments. More...
Regardless of the size of the company the HR department has an extremely important role to play in managing the welfare of employees, ensuring that their needs are met... More...
In this fast paced business world, those companies that are able to deliver high levels of service and internal organisation will be able to flourish. However, there is always room for improvement... More...
In the past the HR department of a company was run by trained employees on a paper and file based system. Nowadays it is more acceptable and more efficient for a company to use a human resources software package... More...
Matt Steel-Jessop, managing director of hr management software specialist P&A Group, discusses the importance of maintaining a good relationship with job applicants and the benefits of online recruitment... More...
A nursery group with several locations around the UK employs 400 people. The company has been using the human resources software... More...
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