{"id":545,"date":"2020-10-22T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sage-people-scraping.local\/?post_type=sage_glossary&#038;p=545"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:34:42","slug":"what-is-hr-technology","status":"publish","type":"sage_glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-hr-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"What is HR technology?"},"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-gb\/blog\/glossary\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Glossary definition<\/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\tWhat is HR technology?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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=\"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=\"What is HR technology?\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-hr-technology\/\"\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<p>HR technology helps HR and People specialists work more effectively and deliver a better employee experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It stores data in a complete and secure way, automates routine processes and provides analytics to create management reports and insights for better business decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the system, HR technology can support a range of HR functions. This includes pay, rewards, benefits, talent management, recruitment and onboarding, performance management and employee communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, innovative HR technology can give growing and ambitious firms a competitive edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) tools can help them predict the staff they\u2019ll need and model the environment and working culture that will be most attractive to the target workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can help them offer and manage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/flexible-working-hours\/\">flexible working<\/a> and give employees choice in their benefits and pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/sage-business-cloud\/people\/\">Cloud-based HR technology<\/a> is available via mobile devices and remotely, making it easier for HR teams and workforces to communicate and share information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HR technology helps HR and People specialists work more effectively and deliver a better employee experience. It stores data in a complete and secure way, automates routine processes and provides analytics to create management reports and insights for better business decision-making. Depending on the system, HR technology can support a range of HR functions. 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