Denis Barnard is acknowledged to be a leading expert in the selection of HR & payroll systems, and other HRIS, both inside and outside the UK. He has been instrumental in leading successful selection and implementation projects in a wide range of sectors, including local government, Higher Education, publishing, music industry and manufacturing. His recently-published book “Selecting and implementing HR & payroll software” has been acclaimed by leading HR practitioners.
Paper, Excel and outdated systems – they used to be the lifeblood of organisations, with a lot of HR time spent chasing around, as many of their processes are driven by authorisation. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy for organisations to […]
Automation has had rather an apprehensive press over the last year; the headline-seekers predicted a Thanos-like thinning of the ranks of the employed, and we all started to wonder what we’re going to do with all that spare time and […]
Not long ago, one of my friends bought a new car. He’d opted for a 4×4 version of saloon instead of the 2-wheel drive version and when I asked him why he told me the 4-wheel drive was “nice to […]
Your overtime sheet or holiday request form sits in the manager’s in tray while they are away on business for five days. An employee rings HR to ask how many days remain from their holiday entitlement. HR is asked for […]
So, you’ve selected your HR software, but now comes the task of implementing it. I’m often asked “how can I be sure to get this part right?” Part of the answer actually lies in the preparation you have done during […]
Reports: one of the big five benefits of an HR system in summary: It’s crucial to maintain precise and comprehensive data in your HR system for reliable reporting, as poor data quality can undermine decision-making. Data must be up-to-date to […]
Every HR person will know the frustration of being interrupted by a phone call or visit from an employee to find out how much holiday they have left. An employee complains that their salary has gone into their old bank […]
One of the things I’ll never understand is why many organisations create an obstacle course for hiring managers when there’s a need to recruit a replacement employee. Typically, a requisition is raised, passed to the next manager up the food […]
I was visiting a client recently, and found she was busy on a phone call. Whilst waiting in her ante-room, I noticed her secretary frowning at her laptop and sighing. After a while, I asked her what the problem was. […]
a) Actual conversation: Manager to HR Manager: “It must be coming up for Smith’s three-month probation soon” HR Manager: “Let me check” A while later, HR Manager: “Actually the date passed 10 days ago. For some reason it didn’t get […]
Thanks to the popularity of ‘I, Robot’, many of us are now familiar with Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics* I would like to propose Three Fundamental Laws of HR Technology: Let’s be brutally honest; 2018 isn’t the year that […]
Paper – it used to be the lifeblood of organisations, now it’s become more of a nuisance, with a lot of HR time wasted in chasing it around, as many their processes are driven by authorisation. Unfortunately, it’s not always […]
