Selecting a Workforce Management System – Advice and tips before you buy
Organisations are becoming more aware of the benefits that Workforce Management Software Solutions can deliver including; automating time-consuming employee management tasks, increasing employee engagement, improving profitability, ensuring compliance, and getting strategic insights into their business. They are replacing the stand-alone, often manual systems used to manage employee hours and working patterns with integrated software-driven Workforce […]
How the pandemic accelerated HR digital transformation plans
The pandemic sped up the adoption of HR digital technologies by several years. Organisations that had invested in robust HR technology pre-pandemic hit the ground running, but for other organisations, it exposed significant gaps in their HR data and technology infrastructure. These businesses needed to re-examine their HR systems and processes. Many had systems in […]
Free Guide: Top 10 HR Tasks That Should Be Automated
By Softworks Effectively managing employee Time and Attendance, Leave, Rostering/Scheduling and HR processes is critical to your organisation’s success and your employees’ satisfaction levels. However, managing these processes with spreadsheets and forms means you have less time to spend on strategic initiatives. In this guide we look at the types of problems that can arise […]
Why HR Directors are taking an active role in Workforce Management Technology Projects
The area of Workforce Management (WFM) has undergone significant change in recent years. Some of this change has come about due to advances in technology, and some due to the way modern businesses operate, compete and utilise labour resources. Workforce management is essentially the process of balancing work requirements with available human resources. It includes […]
Top Tips – How to reduce absenteeism in your organisation
Absenteeism is not something that is confined to a few sectors of the economy. It is one of the most persistent obstacles to productivity, profitability and competitiveness. It causes overtime, late deliveries, dissatisfied customers and a decline in employee morale amongst workers who are expected to cover for an absent employee. The indirect costs often […]
How to strategically use flexible working arrangements to benefit your business
By Softworks Workforce Management Solutions We all know that flexible working arrangements bring many positive benefits to an employee’s life including a better work/life balance, greater job satisfaction, more autonomy, increased energy, creativity, motivation and morale. Flexible working gives employees greater ownership and control of their own time and working hours enabling them to manage […]
5 Reasons why now is the best time to upgrade your Workforce Management Technology
By Softworks Covid-19 has undeniably challenged organisations around the globe and will permanently reshape how many operate. The pandemic sparked the biggest and fastest transformation of the workplace. Automation, digitalisation and innovation to fit with this new world is happening at a pace that we have never seen before. It’s clear that things are not […]
Why employee engagement should be your number one priority
By Softworks The importance of employee engagement cannot be overstated. Engaged employees are at the heart of every successful business. Research shows that organisations that prioritise employee engagement are far more successful at retaining employees, increasing workforce productivity and boosting their organisation’s overall performance and profitability. What is employee engagement? So first off what exactly […]
5 Reasons why now is the perfect time to upgrade your Workforce Management Technology
By Softworks Covid-19 has undeniably challenged organisations around the globe and will permanently reshape how many operate. The pandemic has sparked the biggest and fastest transformation of the workplace. Automation, digitalisation and innovation to fit with this new world is happening at a pace that we have never seen before. It’s clear that things are […]
