How Employee Self Service Will Make Your Life Easier

If you are in the HR industry, you are well aware that working with people can be difficult at times. As an HR professional you are always dealing with employees, answering their questions, reminding them to complete their tasks, reminding them to shop for their benefits during open enrollment, approving their time off requests, helping them understand their pay stub, etc, etc. This can become very daunting and time-consuming. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a way where you could make one reminder and send it to ALL of your employees? Or a way you could communicate with them without having to deal with them in person? Or how about approving time with the click of a button? Luckily, there is. If you are not currently using an Employee Self Service application or haven’t even heard of this, then you’ve come to the right place. So what is Employee Self Service? Employee Self Service, or ESS, is a web-based application where employees can access and manage everything pertinent to their job. With ESS, employees have the ability to log into their portal and fill out all their information such as address, social security number, emergency contacts, phone number, dependents, and the like. They can also access all of their information ranging from pay stubs, to time off balances, to W-2s, and more. This can be done from anywhere, as long as the employee has a computer, tablet, or smartphone and has internet access. Need more convincing? Here are some ways ESS can make your life easier.

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The Pros & Cons of Employee Self Service

Employee Self Service (ESS) is a feature that comes with most Human Resources softwares. Most companies are adopting it because of its many benefits, primarily because it saves time and reduces workload from HR staff. ESS allows employees to take care of different tasks that would otherwise be completed by an HR department staff member. Depending on the HRM software that a company goes with, employees are able to log into their portal at any time, anywhere, as long as they have access to the internet. There, they can view their pay stubs, work schedules, request time off, change their personal information, etc. If you are considering getting an ESS software, then you should read on the following pros and cons.

4 Features Your Payroll Provider Should Offer

As you may already know, there are many different types of payroll processing: ranging from in-house to outsourcing, to even using a CPA. You’ve probably have heard of many different payroll service companies, but do you know exactly what they do and what they offer? Just like their name suggests, payroll companies ensure that employees are paid on time and that all of the employers stay compliant. Obviously, payroll is more than just writing checks, and a good payroll company will offer more than just that. Depending on the size of the company and the software’s capabilities, there are a variety of different things that payroll companies do for their customers.