If you're an HR professional who is new to the world of HR Software Cloud SaaS and you're not quite sure where to start, this blog will outline the headlines of how to assess and align your organisation with best practice when selecting and implementing an HR technology solution. We have also created a downloadable checklist that will enable you to assess your organisation against best practice benchmarks in order to make a fully informed decision about which Cloud HR solution is best for you. Essentially we want you to have as much information as possible, so that when you embark on a transition to the Cloud, you're as well prepared as you can possibly be.

Last week's White Paper on Inspiring Transformational Leadership contained some valuable insight around what's required for leaders to be able to inspire their employees and transform their organisations for future success. One of the points raised, related to the increasing necessity of having the right resources, systems and processes in place to 'take care of business' so that everyone is free to work on what really matters. IBM's research on market leading organisations, which they call 'Pacesetters,' indicates that it is early adoption of Cloud SaaS technology to 'take care of business' which has given these organisations their competitive advantage.

Here at Subscribe-HR we're committed to providing more than just great Human Resource Management Software! That's why we've created an alliance partnership with Avril Henry & Associates to bring you a monthly 'Thought Leadership White Paper' on the hottest HR topics in town. Avril Henry is a leading HR author with over 20 years HR experience in both private enterprise and government, including callaboration with the Minister of Defence. We are very happy to be able to provide our community with access to the kind of deep understanding and HR experience that someone like Avril Henry can provide. Now, more than ever, you will be able to have your finger on the pulse of crucial insight that will give HR Professionals more essentials for their HR toolkit.

Managing the procedures and processes required during the entire lifecycle of each and every employee is quite a complicated process, especially in Australia due to the legal and regulatory requirements.

Despite the availability of cost effective solutions like Cloud, SaaS Human Resource Management Software, many organisations, including those with 1000+ employees, still use Excel spreadsheets to complete the majority of their Core-HR requirements.

Recruitment is an increasingly big data process. However, we're constantly surprised when we hear reports, such as those that Software Advice shared with us in our recent Payroll tech trends Blog, about the continued reliance on Excel amongst HR Professionals. According to their study many HR Professionals are still recruiting for candidates with advanced Excel skills. This implies that many organisations are still running their HR procedures and processes off spreadsheets. Not only is this inefficient, but it really isn't cost effective at all. Many organisations still believe that the price of HR software is prohibitive, however, given the changes that Cloud technology has enabled in the HR software space, when you look at the numbers, it's actually more costly to your organisation to not be using a Cloud based, SaaS solution to enhance the performance of your HR team.

At the end of last year, we looked at the hottest predicted HR tech trends for 2015. Something that didn’t make that list, but is definitely a big part of the future of HR from a tech-oriented perspective, is Payroll software experience. 

Software Advice, an online Payroll software comparison site, recently published an insightful report on Tech Experience for Payroll Positions, covering Payroll recruitment activity and trends in the USA, UK and Australia.

It's that time of year when we all pause, look back, and reflect on what's passed in the last 12 months. What a year it's been for us here at Subscribe-HR - with solution upgrades, multiple releases of new functionality and the ever quickening pace of technological evolution, we're wondering where the year actually went!

Subscribe-HR would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to all you wonderful readers out there who have followed us throughout 2014. We wish a very happy Christmas to both you and your families. We would also like to pause and offer deep gratitude for all that we have been blessed to experience throughout the year. For those readers scattered far and wide around the globe who do not celebrate Christmas, or follow the Gregorian calendar, we also thank you for all the times your eyes have graced the pages of our Blog and website this year.