According to Safe Work Australia, there were 114,435 serious claims made in 2018-19 at a median cost of $11,700. No one wants employees to get injured, but if you consider those figures, and then factor in the legal ramifications if you don't have accurate record keeping and audit trails when accidents happen, the impact on your organisation becomes exponential. In this week's HR Blog we look at the important of managing WHS incidents well, and the risks of getting it wrong.

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Topics: hr software, HR risk, Managing compliance risk, Codeless cloud HR software, Video snapshots, Discovery sessions, HR Software interface, WHS Incident Management

People & Culture Managers get lots of questions from Employees about many different work related issues, often via multiple channels. Between email, social media, the intranet, slack, the list (and workload) can feel endless. With questions coming from so many different sources, it can be hard to keep track of who asked what, who is best placed to respond, and whether accurate responses were provided in an appropriate timeframe. Not to mention all the FAQs that you probably wish you could put on a visual noticeboard somewhere so that employees can search for responses without your input. If you're a People & Culture Manager and you wish you could find a quick and easy way to manage questions in your organisation, we've got something for you.

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Topics: hr software, HR risk, Managing compliance risk, Codeless cloud HR software, Video snapshots, Discovery sessions, HR Software interface, HR Questions Management, FAQs

When designed well, HR dashboards give you a clear, fast, accurate picture of how your business is performing on your KPIs and other HR metrics. Your HR dashboard should enable People & Culture Managers (as well as all employees) to access, assess and manage everything quickly and easily, with minimal clicks and maximum clarity. Good HR Dashboards are configurable, so that you can customise them to meet your needs and organise data in a way that suits you (not the there way around). If you need better HR Dashboards (or if you don't have one yet), then this week's HR Blog explores the difference a good HR Dashboard (or two) can make. 

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Topics: hr software, HR risk, HR dashboards, Managing compliance risk, Codeless cloud HR software, Video snapshots, Discovery sessions, HR Software interface

How easy is it to manage compliance in your organisation? Even if your organisation walks the compliance talk, if it doesn't have the right system in place to identify, manage and mitigate risks it can suffer serious organisational damage, regardless of how compliant it may be. In this week's HR Blog we explore the essential HR art of compliance management.

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Topics: hr software, HR risk, Managing compliance risk, Codeless cloud HR software, Video snapshots, Discovery sessions, HR Software interface, Compliance Management, Education & Qualifications, Certificates & Licences, Background Checks

One of our most popular ever blog posts dates way back to 2013, and we've decided it is time to provide an update because the world of work is constantly evolving. In the world of work and HR best practice, a lot has changed in the last five years. The key risk areas for HR change through time, and the risk areas we identified almost 5 years ago are a little different to those HR Professionals face today. Whilst it is true that there are certain risks that remain a constant in HR operations, it is also fair to say that the changing nature of work introduces new risks all the time. The current pace of change makes it hard for HR to keep up. Outlined below are the 5 key risk areas we believe HR needs to pay attention to right now.

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Topics: HR risk, How to mitigate HR risk, 5 risk areas for HR, HR best practice