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HR software to help your business grow

Outdated HR processes can hold your business back. Modern HR software streamlines how you attract, develop, and retain talent. With the right tools, watch your team become more engaged and productive, driving the growth your business needs.

Sage HR

Onboard your employees, automate your HR process.

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Sage 300 People

Next generation payroll and HR in one powerful yet simple integrated solution.

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What are the benefits of HR software?

Streamline HR tasks with software that enhances employee experience, supports career growth, boosts productivity, and provides insights into people operations.

Streamlined HR processes

Our HR systems automate tasks like holiday approvals and expired document alerts, minimising manual effort, and preventing costly errors.

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Empower employees with self-service

Employee self-service empowers staff to own and manage their data, reducing reliance on HR teams and ensuring more accurate, up-to-date information. Our HR software promotes engagement, improving the employee experience by providing better access to HR data.

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Clear insights from HR reporting and analytics

Sage HR systems provide powerful insights, enabling HR teams to make informed, data-driven decisions backed by accurate, actionable data.

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Centralised employee data

Our HR solutions centralise all employee data and documents in one secure location, making it easier to access, update, and analyse information. This streamlined approach strengthens data protection and compliance with relevant laws and regulations, safeguarding your business.

HR software features

HR management software gives businesses the tools to efficiently manage employee-related tasks.

HR reports and data

Use reports to help your business make impactful decisions backed by accurate people data.

Leave management

Track and manage employee time-off with our HR solutions. Automate requests, approvals, and annual leave balances.

Performance management

Streamline reviews, set goals, track progress, and foster development with real-time feedback.

Recruitment

Use HR software to post jobs, filter applicants, schedule interviews, and onboard new hires.

Timesheets

Automate time record submissions, ensure accurate tracking, and process payroll on time.

Automated workflows

Our workflows automate HR tasks, like creating, scheduling, and collecting employee survey responses.

Access our HR software anytime, anywhere

Mobile HR software allows managers and employees to access and self-serve at their convenience.

Help your staff thrive with HR software solutions

Sage HR

Sage Business Cloud

Solve your HR challenges. Onboard your employees, automate your HR process and get meaningful insights:

  • Achieve full visibility of your remote workforce, with an online employee database that’s your single source of truth
  • Give your employees instant and remote self-service access to everything they need, such as payslips, company policies, updates, absence requests, schedules, and more
  • Enable your people to request leave, check holiday balance and see who’s away, any time, anywhere
  • Share goals and priorities to unite team efforts while you can’t be in the office. Align with your company vision, and keep track of progress
  • No risking infection by multiple handling of receipts or unnecessary journeys to the office - employees submit expenses simply by photographing the receipt directly from the mobile app

Sage 300 People

On-premise

Advanced all-in-one payroll, HR and Self-Service software with strong HR functionality.

  • Local desktop solution that can be hosted through a Managed Cloud Service
  • Intuitive software
  • Reliable solution for scalable growing businesses that are more complex. This solution is ideal for multiple companies with multiple legislations to consider
  • Legislation available for 28 African countries, including Saudi Arabia and UAE
  • Automatic legislative software updates
  • Advanced reporting embedded within the system that supports API integrations with analytical tools
  • End-to-end HCM solution for medium businesses with key modules that include: Expense Management, Job Costing, Advanced batch processing, Job Management, Performance Management, Budgeting and Core ISV integrations via API's

Johan du Plessis
HR Manager, De Keur Group - South Africa

“Gaining access to an intuitive set of tools that help you avoid errors and hours lost to manual tasks, is just the beginning with Sage 300 People.”
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HR software FAQs

HR software is a suite of applications that helps businesses deal with employee administration, making life easier for HR staff, but also catering to the needs of the employees. At a minimum it covers core HR tasks like tracking time and attendance, managing employee databases, and distributing important internal announcements. Popular solutions also provide self-service options so employees can update their own data.
 
However, an HR management system can go far beyond that, often including modules that handle talent management, recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, and career development.
 
The software interconnects with various systems storing employee data, such as payroll and performance, to accurately retrieve up-to-date information. This information can then be displayed in a user-friendly format, processed through advanced analytics, and used to guide critical workforce decisions.
 
In effect, repetitive, admin-heavy tasks are automated, allowing HR staff to focus on more strategic tasks like employee engagement, talent development, and building a positive workplace culture.

All companies can benefit from HR software, because all companies are in a battle to save costs. The challenge is to ascertain how much budget you have, and look for a solution that addresses your particular pain points within that price range. 
  
One of the most common challenges in HR is dealing with growth of the business, which has obvious implications on recruitment but also in the day to day administration of greater numbers of employees. 
  
A particularly successful business area may trigger high employee turnover, as professionals assess better opportunities in the market. Additionally, companies with remote or geographically dispersed employees have an extra layer of complexity that HR software can keep in order.
  
Businesses may also see a need for HR software in handling the complexities of labor laws, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.

By automating most HR processes, this kind of software saves time and minimises errors, reducing the HR team’s administrative burden. A key feature is centralisation of employee data, which ensures that information is accurate, up-to-date and easily accessible.
  
These solutions allow the HR team to spend more time addressing the needs of individual employees and devising motivational activities. Investing in employees’ career development is beneficial to the company in the long-run, fostering employee engagement and a positive atmosphere in the workplace.
  
Another way HR software makes employees feel more engaged is through self-service portals, where they can request time off or enter insurance details.
  
The HR system also gives management teams instant access to key metrics like employee turnover, performance trends, and training effectiveness. This helps leaders optimise company resources and adjust business strategies accordingly.

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