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Admin, data, tech ACCORDING TO a major new study conducted for IRIS Software Group, managers and directors in British businesses want more action and less box-ticking in their workplace in 2020. The research reveals that nearly half (48%) are yearning for software to reduce their administrative burden, with respondents highlighting this would have the biggest positive impact, allowing them to focus on higher value work each day. Keeping up with legislation – the necessary but complex, time-consuming tasks organisations must comply with – are also holding teams and businesses back. Almost one quarter (23%) stated mission-critical, operational software to take on this activity would increase their organisation’s productivity and performance. In addition, many organisations reported issues with accessing good data. More than a quarter (28%) of managers admitted it’s difficult for them to access information to support decision making, and two thirds (69%) felt a single dashboard of the data they needed for their role would improve their ability to do their job. Notably, a key barrier to embracing new technology isn’t people but budget, with over a quarter (29%) of respondents highlighting this as an issue. Elona Mortimer-Zhika, chief executive officer (CEO) at IRIS Software Group, commented: “Leaders know their staff are being distracted by complex administration. Automating these tasks has a huge impact on their organisation’s efficiency and success. Software solutions are available to take the strain of almost every operational task, allowing professionals to focus on moving their business forward.” “The accuracy of tax and accounts or employee HR and payroll records is vital. Combined with the need to maximise productivity and radically improve engagement with employees and customers, businesses must embrace the benefits operational software brings to their business. “For organisations to be confident about what lies ahead, they need to ensure staff aren’t crumbling under the weight of administration and compliance. Technology needs to do the tough stuff, so people can trust it will be right first time, every time. This will give them the freedom to spend more time on their business and servicing their customers.” Access acquires CoreHR IN EARLY March, the Access Group announced the acquisition of CoreHR. Combined with Access’s existing market presence it will become a human resources (HR) and payroll leader in the UK and Ireland markets, with the capabilities to support organisations of any size with all their HR and payroll needs. CoreHR’s HR software, which currently serves more than 270 customers and covers the key areas of human capital management (HCM) – including people management, payroll, workforce management, recruitment, talent management and learning – will be made available through the Access Workspace platform. This acquisition establishes Access’s leadership position in the UK marketplace, with revenues in this sector alone in excess of £100,000,000. The combination of these assets will form the Access People Division, with Dean Forbes, current CEO of CoreHR, becoming its president. Chris Bayne, CEO of Access, commented that the acquisition “adds significant scope for Access to deliver even more solutions, to a broader range of organisations, across multiple markets, in particular allowing us to bring Access Workspace to the Irish market. The combined HCM offerings, Access can now deliver, will further strengthen our ability to take a bigger share of this growing market over the coming years, with our goal to double the current revenues by the end of our 2024 financial year.” Dean Forbes said, “We are excited to be joining Access as part of the newly formed Access People Division and everyone in the team from Access and CoreHR are fully committed to helping make Access the company of choice for HCM, HR and payroll solutions.”
Carbon positive DATAPLAN, AN outsourced payroll, pensions and technology company, has pledged to be carbon-neutral by the end of 2020 and to be carbon positive by the end of 2022. The company will achieve this by: switching to carbon zero paper sources; reducing the amount of payslips printed and posted by encouraging customers to move to ePayslips; reducing business travel through the use of technologies such as video conferencing and incentivising sustainable travel; switching to carbon zero energy suppliers and investing in renewable energy; minimising single use products and maximising recycling; and planting trees to offset carbon. Richard Rowell, Dataplan’s CEO, explained that “although our carbon footprint is not as heavy as some industries, professional services such as ourselves cannot ignore the fact that we must also do our part. Printing payslips, postage, powering our technology, the supplies and suppliers we use and even the way our employees travel for work, all contribute to our carbon emissions. “Our plan is for our activities to go beyond net zero carbon emissions to actually create an environmental benefit by removing additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.” Play pay the people SAGE, PROVIDERS of integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems, is inviting professionals to put their knowledge to the test and see if they can pay people on time. The test features several ‘easy’ questions answered against a clock. Memory and job suitability ALTHOUGH PEOPLE choose their career direction based on various factors, a new test means that they can now do so based on their memory type. The Memory Matrix, (ool.co.uk/the-memory-matrix/), created by The Oxford Open Learning Trust, determines which type of memory is their biggest strength and the potential careers that would be best suited to the individual’s certain type of memory. An ultimate guide to payroll is available at the end of the test, and you can invite colleagues to play. Visit www.https:// paythenation.sage.com/#.
| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward | April 2020 | Issue 59 38
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