Why you should integrate your HR and payroll software

I often hear, ‘should my HR and payroll software be integrated?’

Over the last few years, there’s been an enormous increase in businesses adopting technology, but consequently, it’s resulted in an overwhelming amount of disparate systems.

This disconnect needs to change because if HR and payroll aren’t integrated, the subsequent slack procedures will expose businesses to unnecessary risks while also hindering day-to-day processes.

In short, HR and payroll software must integrate, and these are the reasons why:

1) Improve productivity

By integrating your HR and payroll software, you can utilise workflows within the systems to streamline tiresome admin tasks.

These workflows can include automated reminders that chase managers to input pay amendments such as overtime or expenses, ensuring deadlines aren’t missed.

Ultimately, by removing human intervention from manually intensive tasks, you have more time to focus on what’s truly important: your people.

2) Improve data security

It’s common for HR professionals to use spreadsheets and emails when transferring data and sending updates – especially when working from home.

This way of working is incredibly unsafe and can quite easily result in data falling into the wrong hands, as well as breaching GDPR legislation.

But by connecting your HR and payroll, you can safeguard sensitive data, handling all interactions directly within the secure software.

3) Reduce data errors

Separate HR and payroll software requires you to maintain two databases, resulting in extensive manual inputting and transferring.

The problem with manually managing data is not only the enormous time commitment required, but it’s also incredibly prone to human error.

One thing you can’t allow in your payroll is errors; the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) found that 21% of employees would change jobs after being paid incorrectly or late.

With software integration, whenever an employee updates information such as their home address or bank details, the change is automatically reflected in both systems, significantly reducing any risk of mistakes.  

4) Ensure business resilience

If the person managing your payroll is either off sick or quits, how would you process payroll in the short term?

Software integration enables you to remove single points of failure, ensuring your business has built-in resilience against such situations.

For example, with IRIS’ HR and payroll integration, you can temporarily move to our world-class payroll outsourcing service during emergencies, guaranteeing you never miss a payday.

5) House payroll documents in one place

How do your employees access their payroll documents?

During my time as an HR professional, every payday, we had an influx of employees requesting their payslips.

I also had numerous requests for historic payslips when employees were looking to submit their mortgage applications. 

These requests become a thing of the past with software integration as you can utilise automated monthly payslip emails in addition to offering self-service that enables people to access their historic payroll documents. 

Integrate HR and payroll with Staffology HR by IRIS

If you want a fully integrated HR and payroll solution, look no further.

Staffology HR offers streamlined software in a variety of packages, meeting the needs of every business.

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