Employment Law Is Changing, But Is Your HR System Keeping Up?

Employment law is constantly evolving, and for employers, keeping pace with the new legislation is becoming more and more challenging. With new changes being brought in by the Employment Rights Act, employers are under even more pressure to understand their new responsibilities around things like statutory sick pay, holiday records, family leave and compliance, all while the new Fair Work Agency makes sure they demonstrate their compliance too. So it’s no surprise that a lot of businesses are asking if their current HR system is helping them stay compliant or making life harder.

Compliance Needs More Than Good Intentions

You’d be amazed at how many businesses I see are still managing their employee information through spreadsheets, shared folders and paper files. Things that had their place in the past, but are almost impossible to justify in today’s environment.

Employers are now expected to maintain comprehensive employment records, be able to demonstrate holiday calculations, keep accurate sickness records, update their policies promptly, and provide proof that their employees have received important documentation. And if you’re keeping all of that information in hundreds of different spreadsheets and systems, trying to find it can be stressful at best. Luckily, there’s a simple solution. Having a central secure HR platform.

How Breathe HR Supports Modern Employers

There are a lot of HR systems out there, but the one I recommend to my clients is called Breathe HR. It’s a cloud-based HR platform that’s designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses, making it easy to manage all of your employee information securely and stay on top of your compliance responsibilities.

For example, Breathe HR helps employers:

• Record sickness absence from day one, supporting the new Statutory Sick Pay requirements.

• Automatically calculate and retain holiday records, including entitlement, leave taken and carry-over.

• Store employee documents securely with version history and a clear audit trail.

• Update policies and obtain digital acknowledgements from employees.

• Maintain accurate employee records in one secure location.

• Produce reports quickly whenever information is needed.

  
  

Plus, since the creation of the Fair Work Agency and their focus on record keeping and evidence, having a system where you can quickly access all of this information is incredibly useful! On top of that, the system is also fully branded with your company identity, creating a professional experience for both you and your employees.

The Benefits of Using Breathe HR

More employee control: When you get set up on Breathe HR, each employee gets their own unique login to the system. This lets them access their own personal information whenever they need it, view documents, update their personal details, request annual leave and access company policies. All without needing to rely on emails or paperwork! Not only does this improve the employee experience, it also reduces the administration burden on managers and business owners.

Better support for your business: If you work with an HR consultant like me, having access to a complete, up-to-date overview of your workforce means I can support you far more effectively. Rather than having to gather information from different places, I can quickly access the data I need to provide accurate advice, identify trends, support managers and help resolve issues before they become even bigger problems. It’s a much more proactive approach to HR that benefits both your business and your employees.

A system that grows with you: One of the things I love about Breathe HR is that it’s expandable. It has a range of optional modules that can be easily added as you need them, allowing you to build a comprehensive HR platform that’s tailored to your organisation’s needs. Whether your focus is more on performance management, on learning and development, recruitment or other HR functions, the platform can evolve alongside your business.

Easy administration: Breathe HR was designed by people who know the pressures businesses face, which means it’s been created to be as simple to use as possible. One of the benefits to that is that there’s no extra supplier administration you need to manage. Instead, Breathe HR invoice me directly, and I include the monthly cost within my invoice to you. That means you only have one point of contact to manage and one invoice to pay, with no extra admin for your team.

Is It Time to Modernise?

The world of employment law rarely stands still, but right now we’re in the middle of a hurricane of changes as the Employment Rights Act comes into effect. So your HR processes need to be able to evolve just as fast. Whether you’re looking to improve your compliance, reduce administration, provide a better employee experience or simply bring all of your HR information together in one secure place, Breathe HR provides a practical solution that grows with your business.

If you’d like to find out whether Breathe HR is the right fit for your organisation, I’d love to help. I can show you how it works, explain all the modules you can use and even get you set up so that you can see the benefits of the system for yourself. To find out more, just https://www.helixhrconsulting.com/get-in-touch