Managing the ever-increasing administrative burden that is human resources is one of the most challenging problems for modern businesses.
Absenteeism and the introduction of data protection laws are just two of the thorny issues that have made HR an increasingly important function.
Getting the right software to monitor annual leave and sick leave, assess and address training needs and update personal information is essential.
Ciphr offers a range of integrated solutions to suit different types and sizes of business.
Here’s a lowdown of some of the most popular software from the HR market leader:
Ciphr People
A personnel management program, Ciphr People keeps you informed about your employees from the day they join until the day they leave. Storage capacity is effectively limitless, while information can be entered as well as retrieved rapidly.
Ciphr People helps your HR department conduct their basic administrative duties quickly, freeing them up to work on other projects
Ciphr People is a one-stop shop for storing personal details, pay reviews, qualifications and attendance records. The special document filer, meanwhile, enables you to upload photographs, medical certificates, CVs, expenses claims and other documents.
The software can help you assess your training requirements too, both on an individual basis and across departments.
Ciphr People helps your HR department conduct their basic administrative duties quickly, freeing them up to work on other projects, such as identifying skill gaps or where existing skills that could be better deployed – projects Ciphr People can also help you manage.
Ciphr Training
Too often training is seen as a luxury to be arranged when you have time to spare and carried out when staff have time to participate – which often means never. Ciphr Training helps you give training the continuous attention it warrants, without consuming too much of your time.
With Ciphr Training you can easily track what training individuals and departments have undertaken and when. It also provides tools for evaluating the costs and benefits of training.
The process is easy to follow: skills gaps, and therefore training needs, are identified; training needs generate waiting lists; training is booked according to which timeslots are available and the business’s schedule.
By streamlining the administrative dimension to training, Ciphr Training enables you to identify your training needs and address skill gaps. Your workforce, meanwhile, is given the right training, at the right time, equipping staff to meet the challenges that arise as your business evolves.
Ciphr Absence Manager
A lack of coordination between HR departments, line managers and senior management can often compound absenteeism problems, which are rife in the UK economy. Ciphr Absence Manager is an innovative, cost-effective solution to the absenteeism issue that blights British businesses.
Employees reporting an absence are asked to call a designated number to log the reason for their absence and the date of their expected return. They also call the number if the period of absence is extended, and confirm upon returning to work that their period of absence is over.
The HR team and line managers can download management reports which summarise all call and absence data. This versatile software also allows you to configure settings to suit your requirements. As well as tracking levels of absenteeism in general, the application helps you identify frequently absent individuals and make interventions where appropriate.
Ciphr Net
Ciphr Net empowers the HR team to delegate tasks where it is more efficient for employees to enter their own information.
Frequently updating hundreds of customer records is a dispiriting task for HR team and mistakes, which are common, can be costly. Where employees can be enabled to update their own records, the administrative process is streamlined, as the need for phone calls or emails between the HR team and employees is negated.
With Ciphr Net employees can update changes of address or their emergency contact, or issue requests, such as for a leave of absence.
Through the line management portal you can authorise employee leave or conduct performance reviews without printing out documents.
Privacy and security protection are at the core of Ciphr Net. Sensitive information such as absence requests can be assigned greater levels of authorisation. Different levels of access privilege can be granted depending on a given staff member’s requirements.
The application also makes allowances for situations where an employee needs senior-level authorisation, which they can request from management via email notification.
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