Technology news
StoreForce launches retail biometric tool
A biometric time and attendance clock tool that automates payroll data collection and is claimed to maximise customer value in retail has been launched by StoreForce.: Designed to connect to the software provider’s existing labour-scheduling device to create an integrated solution, the combination means specialty retailers can monitor staff and customer levels quickly and accurately, the supplier reports.
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 • Read more
ABS aims for five-star result
Payroll and business software provider Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) has been shortlisted in five categories at this year’s Software Satisfaction Awards.: In October, the supplier will discover how many accolades it has won from the categories Enterprise Payroll, Enterprise Accounting & Finance, Enterprise Human Resources & Human Capital Management, Business Intelligence & Corporate Performance Management and E-procurement Software.
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 • Read more
Workday to launch bi-directional payroll
Employers managing an international workforce and multiple payrolls will soon be able to do so with greater clarity, with new software from Workday.: The Software-as-a-Service-based solution provider for payroll and HR has created what it claims is the industry’s only bi-directional payroll connector. It allows organisations to import data from third party payroll providers into human capital management (HCM) solutions. By including this data in analyses, employers will be able to manage pay levels, allowances and overtime with greater insight, as well as improve cash forecasting.
Mon, 4 Jul 2011 • Read more
Bond unveils tool to monitor time-wasting
Employers wishing to capture real-time information about the amount of time that workers spend on individual tasks can now do so automatically with software launched by Bond TeamSpirit.: The Project Consulting Module, released in May, provides a web-based timesheet mechanism that allows time-tracked information to be captured as it happens.
Mon, 4 Jul 2011 • Read more
SuMo desktop app drives sustainable office habits
CloudApps has launched a desktop app for employers who wish to engage staff in sustainability initiatives, with the aim of also reducing workplace costs.: Based on tools designed to record, manage and analyse an organisation’s carbon footprint, Sustainability Momentum (SuMo) can be installed on workers’ computers, enabling them to monitor and update their contribution to sustainability goals.
Tue, 31 May 2011 • Read more
Oracle updates tools for mobile compatibility
Oracle has released updated versions of its business intelligence tools that are compatible with mobile devices.: Solutions including Oracle Human Resources Analytics are now compatible with iPad and iPhone, meaning payroll and HR managers can manage workforce and HR performance away from their desks.
Tue, 31 May 2011 • Read more
Concentra unveils tool for employee data mapping
Software that allows organisations to map employee data, produce to-the-minute reports and model organisational restructures has been developed by the business consulting and technology firm Concentra.: Currently in its pilot phase, web-based software OrgVue was launched last month at the Westminster Business School Employee Engagement Conference in London by Rupert Morrison, MD of Concentra.
Tue, 10 May 2011 • Read more
Acrede takes on Karen Paterson as group CEO
Payroll World columnist Karen Paterson has been appointed group CEO of global payroll and HR software provider Acrede.: Acrede, based in Jersey, claims to have Invented the ‘first true global payroll system’ and prides itself on systems that use Software-as-a-Service technology to enhance traditional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools. The company is also focused on improving global services by utilising opportunities offered by the cloud.
Tue, 10 May 2011 • Read more
Sequents’ HRV kit helps monitor workplace stress
Combating workplace stress could become a finer science with the launch of a technology that measures stress levels in employees. : Developed from the same medical equipment that monitors stress experienced by foetuses in the womb, Sequents has received accreditation from the European Society of Cardiologists for its Assessment Technology Test, which measures a worker’s Heart Rate Variability (HRV).
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 • Read more
Brunner Mond rolls out Crown’s workforce management system in two North West sites
Crown Computing’s workforce management system has been implemented by one of the country’s leading chemical suppliers to improve health and safety on its sites in the North West.: Brunner Mond, owned by India’s Tata Chemicals, is the UK’s sole manufacturer of soda ash and employs about 500 staff and 300 contractors across the two Cheshire sites.
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 • Read more
Kronos launches apps
Kronos has launched the UK’s first workforce management mobile applications. : The company has developed two apps, one for managers and one for employees, so that payroll data can be gathered anytime and anywhere via mobile devices.
MidlandHR to supply Leonard Cheshire Disability
MidlandHR have signed up Leonard Cheshire Disability to their iTrent payroll and HR software, providing a centralised system for over 7,000 employees across 140 sites throughout the UK.: The charity previously used an outsourced payroll bureau service to manage its HR needs, but decided it needed a more flexible arrangement.
UK finally gets online accounting software
Company accounts including payroll can now be processed automatically following the launch of online accounting software by Xero last month. The programme links bank and credit card transaction details directly to companies’ accounts, removing the necessity for the time-consuming data entry of bank reconciliation. : The technology for the application has existed for 10 years in the US, where it is connected to 28 million accounts, but Xero is the first company to bring it to the UK. Here it is already linked to over 55 financial institutions including HSBC, RBS, Lloyds TSB and HBOS, and a further 80 banks will be added in the first quarter of 2011.
Sage simplifies payroll
Sage UK has launched payroll software specifically designed for small- to medium sized businesses. Inspired by feedback from employers who manage payroll in-house but are not payroll experts, Sage 50 Payroll 2011 provides a simplified package for generating employees’ payslips, managing starters and leavers, and recording holidays, rewards and year end submissions. : The software links directly to HMRC. For example, P46 Notices of new employees are submitted automatically when entered on to the system. This ‘Quick Link’ function covers a number of procedures, including converting employees into leavers. The programme can automatically calculate final payments, including outstanding holiday funds, and submit a P45 electronically to HMRC. It also has a function that calculates sacrifice salary pension amounts.
Expansion can be green
A global e-invoicing company has ranked among the top 500 fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. OB10 was placed 383th in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2010 after recording greater than 280% growth over the past five years. The company credited its success to companies realising the financial and environmental benefits of using electronic invoicing over its paper counterpart.
Prize for payslips pioneer
Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) won a gold award at the National Green Apple Environment Awards at a House of Commons ceremony in November 2010. ABS won for its electronic payslips module, which allows employees to receive payslips by email, thereby reducing paper consumption and carbon emissions. A spokesman said the scheme had also saved the company money.
Curtain up on Opera 3
Opera 3, the software package from Pegasus Software that combines finance, payroll, customer relationship management and service systems, has been re-released. The new version has an Office 2010 interface, as well as such functions as a scheduler that allows users to run tasks after working hours, and an updated Online Filing Manager that includes submissions of the VAT 100 to HM Revenue & Customs.
Relocation specialists go west
HCR Group, the UK’s largest relocation management company, is now extending its operations to the USA. It links small- and medium-sized relocation providers in over 100 countries, and is confident that the move will improve services for their clients in North and South America. The company currently manages clients’ rent and utility bills worth more than £90 million per year.: 01/03/2011
