{"id":1521,"date":"2019-08-15T10:17:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T00:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2026-02-05T20:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:12:47","slug":"5-ways-automation-transform-hr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/5-ways-automation-transform-hr\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways to use automation to transform HR in your organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">People &amp; Leadership<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5 ways to use automation to transform HR in your organisation\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-08-15T10:17:51+10:00\">August 15, 2019<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"5 ways to use automation to transform HR in your organisation\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/5-ways-automation-transform-hr\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/author\/lukethomas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/Luke-Thomas.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Luke Thomas<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>How would you feel about freeing up 30% of your team\u2019s time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a no-brainer. Of course, you\u2019d jump at it. However, are you already wondering what you\u2019d have to sacrifice to do so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer is nothing. In fact, it\u2019s the opposite. You can improve all those things at the same time \u2013 all thanks to automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automating processes and administrative tasks means you reclaim the precious all-important time you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s how progressive fast-growth&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/what-is-a-people-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People Companies<\/a> are getting ahead. They\u2019re automating transactional processes, freeing up lost time on admin and leaving their leaders free to truly focus on what matters: their people and building great workforce experiences for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Free research report: The changing face of HR<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seismic shifts in the way organisations operate, work, and manage their people are occurring. We surveyed 500+ HR leaders to discover how they are responding.<\/p>\n<p>Uncover insights on how to stay ahead and transform HR from a process focused function to a people driven business.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-4ee0a038-cce7-4675-8f22-276fd668b27d\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download Report<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1261563841-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1261563841-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-people-companies-are-using-automation-to-get-ahead\">People Companies are using automation to get ahead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>People Companies have woken up to the fact that HR is changing. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/widening-skills-gap\/\">global skills crisis<\/a> has led to the war for talent. Employee engagement levels have plummeted. As a result, productivity is at an all-time low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People Companies know that in order to win in the war for talent,&nbsp;things need to change. Their HR leaders know that they need to move away from being a transactional team, towards a more strategic people-focussed function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By automating transactional processes, People Companies get quicker feedback and take remedial action. By continually redesigning better ways of working in this iterative manner, People Companies see a quicker impact on engagement and productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automated HR processes also free up time for employees. People Companies give their employees autonomy to do things themselves, such as managing their teams, setting objectives or booking holidays, which also takes the pressure off HR and People team\u2019s time, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-automate\">Why automate?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our own research has shown that 80% of fast-growth companies have embraced HR automation, versus 53% in lower growth businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark class=\"highlight-and-share\">McKinsey estimates that 60% of all occupations have 30% of activities that could be automated, and that automation can make workforces 31% more productive.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, that\u2019s just the efficiency gain. We believe the game-changing potential is in the time you free up when you automate. What would you do with it to make a real impact on business performance and success?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download our eBook below to discover five ways automation can transform HR in your organisation, enabling you to become a more people-focussed function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Free research report: The changing face of HR<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seismic shifts in the way organisations operate, work, and manage their people are occurring. 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