Overview

Employee relations software (aka HR or ER software) is your single-source-of-the-truth for all employee data. You may find the functions below come bundled with part of other applications, but it’s important to ensure you have your bases covered and are clear on requirements.

Critical functions

ER software will typically include:

• Employee records, e.g. name and address, contact details, start date etc

• Eligibility to work information

• Absence management (e.g. sick leave, holiday, paternity leave)

• Benefits management

• Engagement / internal comms

• Reporting, on things like employee turnover and the gender pay gap

Important integrations

Your ER software needs to integrate with your recruitment and learning & development software, so you have a single version of employee data and no rekeying of information. Payroll is another critical integration for ER software, so your employees are paid correctly based on their role, grade, length of service, holiday entitlement and so on.

Users

• Employees (via self-serve app / website)

• Managers

• HR team / payroll team