{"id":374,"date":"2020-10-20T17:26:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sage-people-scraping.local\/?post_type=sage_glossary&#038;p=374"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:29:30","slug":"what-is-hr-software","status":"publish","type":"sage_glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-hr-software\/","title":{"rendered":"What is HR software?"},"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-ie\/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 software?\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 software?\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-hr-software\/\"\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\n\n<p>HR software is any kind of IT system or application used by the human resources (HR) function to help manage and look after employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human resources software may also be called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-hcm-human-capital-management-software\/\">HCM<\/a> (human capital management) software, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-hris-human-resources-information-system\/\">HRIS<\/a> (human resources information system), or an HRMS (human resources management system).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s efficient and powerful HCM solutions support a range of HR functions, bringing together payroll, benefits administration, recruitment, performance management and management information, using a single source of employee data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, organisations used lots of different software and spreadsheets to handle HR admin, covering the likes of payroll or holiday allocations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With people now recognised as an organisation\u2019s most valuable asset, using human resources software frees people specialists from admin tasks and lets them concentrate on attracting and nurturing talent and delivering great employee experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The people function is also increasingly focused on data insights that support their workforce and business performance. These activities are critical to the success of many of today\u2019s fastest-growing firms.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\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\">Subscribe to the Sage Advice newsletter<\/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>Join 1.5 million subscribers and get the best business admin strategies and tactics, as well as actionable advice to help your company thrive, in your inbox every month.<\/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-53abbdcc-410c-4c8c-bf97-ca5c6982eebd\"\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>Subscribe now<\/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=\"999\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/04\/z.5E3A0481_All-Uses.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/04\/z.5E3A0481_All-Uses.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HR software is any kind of IT system or application used by the human resources (HR) function to help manage and look after employees. Human resources software may also be called HCM (human capital management) software, an HRIS (human resources information system), or an HRMS (human resources management system). 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