Best HR Tools for Growing Businesses

One of the most important aspects of business, big or small, is Time. On average 4
billion hours each year is wasted on an admin which in turn may sap your energy
and passion for working in HR. You can alleviate this to quite an extent just by
using HR tools, software that are available for all.
How to pick your poison
There are quite a few options in the market currently for your convenience. Some
are free while some have tiers full of features that may cost you a pretty penny the
higher you go. So it’ll be a good idea if you list all your requirements like a
checklist and only spend on what you need. You’ll always have the option to add
more features later.
After you’re done narrowing down your requirements, you can start by taking test
drives of various tools. Almost all the tools have a trial period with which you can
try them out to see if they fit all your needs. Once you find what you like, you can
enter the paid tier by simply paying them online.
With all that out of the way here are some of the best HR tools listed below to help
you choose your next venture-
1. BambooHR
BambooHR helps manage all your records and also has a built in electronic
signature support which allows you to avoid tedious tasks like signing paperwork
or keeping copies. Plus anything paper work related such as job application
tracking, creating custom workflows, conducting personal reviews etc. are all.
Although BambooHR mostly works with small businesses, big names like Quora,
Vimeo and SoundCloud also fall in their list of clients.
2. Zoho People
Zoho People is famous for its employee tracking and activity features. If you have
5 or less employees working for you, it’s completely free. After that, the more
employees you have the higher your fees will be. The best thing absolute Zoho
People is that it allows your employees to modify their info, view their attendance
reports, add jobs and log time, claim benefits and medical reimbursements, access
announcements, personal data, travel logs, make requests etc.
3. Namely
Namely is a tool targeted more towards mid-sized companies with employees
ranging from 15 to a few thousand. However, even if your business is small, as
long as you are ambitious and have room to grow, it will act as a scalable tool for
you or company. Namely is designed to work and feel like social media so it’s easy
to implement even on new employees. Its integration system with other companies
and solutions to build things from time sheets to employee recognition is what
makes it great.
4. Gusto
Gusto turns your recruitment process into a paperless one by keeping and
managing all the information organized in one place. It also lets you get new
employees to sign up for payroll, benefits etc. You can eve manage time off
requests, employee surveys, organizational charts etc. Gusto also has integration
features with other accounting and tracking software.
5. Zenefits
Zenefits covers you hiring, onboarding, employee record keeping and reporting
needs, all in a powerful module. Higher pain tiers of services also offer features
like tracking, regulatory compliance, payroll processing etc. You can find this on
both IOS and Android markets. It’s a great option for employees who spend a great
deal of time on the road.
6. CakeHR
CakeHR, a Latvian startup from 2011, has now expanded its reach to over 1000
cities. It is a simple online solution for things such as vacation tracking, company
calendar, reporting, seamless integration with apps like Slack or Google apps etc.
7. Cezanne
Cezanne is more of a complex tool with a much wider feature set. This makes it
too complex for small businesses. But for a growing business, this tool can handle
any HR needs you can think of. For example, its people module can handle work
shift management, health and safety reports, and recording disciplinary processes
and so on. Its career & succession module lets you plan out staff needs beforehand,
map out key roles, and even deduce potential successors. This is just the tip of the
iceberg in terms of what this tool can do. If you’re looking for a tool that, albeit its
complexity, allows you the freedom of control in one tool, Cezanne is it.
8. WebHR
WebHR, like Zoho People, follows a free up to 5 employees plan with monthly
subscription depending on how high the number is from 5. It also boosts a nice
social media style operating system with messaging, status updates etc. with
various additional features like travel applications, reimbursement requests, and
even online registrations.
9. BreatheHR
BreatheHR has a dashboard like interface that allows for disparate data
management for both you and your employees. An employee can simply access the
dashboard and look up various information like their attendance logs, travel logs,
sick logs, key objectives, deliveries, meeting schedules etc. it also has record
keeping features and allows for a 14 day free trial period.
10.JazzHR
JazzHR is more of a specialized tool with a specific feature set. It focuses solely on
the recruitment aspect of HR. You can use it to create job postings to multiple
boards automatically, track applications and choose which ones to accept or reject.
You can compare applicants in a systematic manner, research compensations,
make offers and so on all from just one tool. If you’re sole priority is recruitment
this is the tool for you.

These are just some of the many tools you can find online to help you grow your
business.