HR admin and payroll

Archive: HR admin and payroll

Business chair with out of office sign absence time off © Brian A Jackson - shutterstock

E-Days offers absence management that enterprises don't get from core HR

Best-of-breed absence management vendor E-Days has discovered the complexity of time off that enterprise HR systems don't address

A Fall HR tech round-up (with bonus book review)

Looking over the more interesting things re: HR software for the second half of this year, from macro trends through vendor strategies to a book review to consider.

600 million years later - what can an octopus teach us about technology?

Reaching out a tentacle on World Octopus Day to find parallels with technology innovations.

SAP TechEd 2019 Barcelona - my agenda

What's going to happen at SAP TechEd Barcelona? I have my own agenda which I set out here.

Larry Ellison keynote Oracle OpenWorld 2019

Oracle resurgent - the ERP macro changes that came out of OpenWorld

If you send Brian to a monster show like Oracle OpenWorld, he’ll cover it and in detail. This 3-part series of articles outlines the considerable effort Oracle has put into building a deeply competitive ERP suite that marks a signal change in the ERP competitive landscape and promises trouble for some of Oracle’s competitors.

SAP SuccessConnect 2019 - a preview and wishlist

SuccessConnect 2019 has to answer several big questions centred on payroll, customer enhancements and people analytics.

Alight and NGA - an HCM acquisition with bold ambitions

Alight is to acquire long-time HCM and global payroll services provider NGA HR. It’s a deal that helps Alight continue with its impressive growth in the HCM space. The deal also impacts a number of HCM vendors, notably notable Workday and SAP.

SAP SuccessFactors Wild West ecosystem - a conversation with Jarret Pazahanick

Jarret Pazahanick is often cast as a bad boy for his ongoing criticism of SAP/SuccessFactors. That belies his passion for a topic that stretches over 20 years.

Forget the Port of Dover, think Port 80 if a no-deal Brexit happens

A no-deal Brexit spells complications for millions of UK businesses. Two academics offer their views about what lies ahead in the event of the UK crashing out of the EU.

Kronos – what you might not have known

A recent analyst day at HCM leader Kronos was highly informative. Analysts had access to numerous Kronos executives and customers in a detailed update session. If your only exposure to Kronos has been via its time clock technology, you’re well overdue for an update.