By Anna Jordan on Small Business UK – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

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The case for HR software tools has grown as more businesses shift towards a hybrid or remote working model.

Plus, having HR software tools in place can help to increase productivity, provide working insights, more benefits for employees.

An HR tool – also known as HR management tool – can mean a whole platform or it can be one component such as recruitment or absence management software.

Maciek Kubiak, head of people at PhotoAiD, simply uses a recruitment platform. “It is useful for conducting pre-employment tests for potential candidates,” he told Small Business. “It makes the recruitment process quicker and more effective. Plus, it is easy to use and permits to save time and focus on valuable applications, managing talent more efficiently.”

For the purposes of this article, we’ll be looking at platforms which provide multiple HR functions.

In this article we’ll cover:

 

Which software to choose?

Paid-for or free software?

Cloud-based or on-site software?

The top 7 HR software providers for small business

HR software comparison – what features do they offer?

Next steps

>See also: A guide to outsourcing HR

Which HR

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