Top 5 HR And Employee Management Apps

Take the stress out of human resources and employee management.

From advertising jobs and candidate recruitment, through to time-management, training, and reward and recognition, human resources and employee management are time-consuming, often complex, elements of running a business. So, wouldn’t it be great to have a choice of quality software to help make the whole process quicker, easier and more efficient? As luck would have it, we’ve chosen five top HR and employee management apps, that do exactly that.
The apps featured are: BambooHR; HRMatrix; Planday; Tribe HR; Zoho People.

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BambooHR

BambooHR is a user-friendly HR software solution that lets you proactively manage employee information, rather than just track it with spreadsheets. Its personalized HRIS (human resource information system) allows you to consolidate all employee and HR-related data and manage it with ease. The software can be used to build a centralized database of employee profiles, which can be accessed by any employee that has access permissions. Each profile can store personal information and a photo, as well as data including benefits, salary, time off, documents, and training. A really cool feature is that these profiles can be edited, so you can add custom fields and record important information that’s unique to your company. BambooHR also scores highly for its integration with other data tools, including HiringThing, NetSuite’s ERP system, Bullseye Engagement and Small Improvements, and payroll software like TRAXPayroll and Simplepay.ca. It uses a subscription pricing model starting at $8/employee/month, with a $99 monthly minimum.

HRMatrix

HRMatrix is a total human resources management system (HRMS) that’s been designed to fit businesses of all sizes and types. It provides a huge range of tools, that cover the complete employee lifecycle, from candidate selection and recruitment, through to management and retention. Employee management, features include: time and expense tracking; time-off management; collaboration; document management; project tracking; training management; and attendance tracking. Which is pretty extensive, we’re sure you’ll agree! A feature we really like is its recruitment tool that’s designed to help create and manage job postings. As soon as postings have been created in the system, they can be published on a company website, or shared via company social media sites including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Delicious; plus recruitment sites including Monster.com. HRMatrix uses a subscription-based pricing model, which is based on a per employee, per month, setup.

Planday

Planday is a great piece of software to efficiently manage employee schedules, communicate shift changes, track employee log times, automate time sheets, and streamline payroll procedures – all from a single cloud-based platform, which is available from any location, at any time. Sweet! All employees are given their own login credentials, that allow them to view their schedules on any device, at any time. The platform also lets managers plan and publish schedules; either daily, weekly, or monthly based on up-to-date rotation data that spans different departments. Planday’s useful reporting and analytics feature provides detailed statistics on various data, including the number of hours worked per employee, the absence rate, budget forecasts, payroll costs, salary percentages, and turnover. Reports can be generated with data from absence, salary, revenue performance, and monthly and weekly budgets. It uses a subscription-based pricing model, with plans starting from just $2/month. There’s also a free trial available.

TribeHR

TribeHR is a solid solution that combines the best of HR information management with innovative social features, such as peer and public recognition, shared goals and values, an interactive corporate news feed, and an engaging social interface. The TribeHR platform has been designed for three user-types: Employees, Managers and Administrators. Each user-type has specific privileges and access rights. Profiles are a great timesaving feature of TribeHR, specifically for employees, as they are in charge of their own record management. This means users have access to a searchable company directory, employee self-service, personalized employee profiles, dynamic organizational chart, employee history timeline, employee and resource document storage, compensation tracking, corporate calendar, employee time-off tracking, and information system (HRIS) reports. TribeHR uses a subscription pricing model, with packages starting from $5/month. There’s also a free trial available.

Zoho People

Part of the Zoho suite of apps, Zoho People is a useful HR solution for smaller businesses and freelancers. It can manage information including leave applications, training records and company assets. The self-service portal provides employees with access to their own information, helping businesses maintain accurate, up-to-date records, whilst relieving administrative pressure on HR departments. The app’s ability to connect and collaborate with colleagues on the go, is easy thanks to mobile apps. By using the feature-rich mobile employee directory, employees can conveniently check in and out of work using their iOS and Android mobile devices. For managers, the ability to set IP restrictions is a great way to control when and where their employees can clock in. Zoho People uses a freemium, subscription pricing model with a 15-day free trial available. The software is free to use for up tofive employees. Paid plans start from $19/month, which covers 10 employees.