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Blockchain HR Technology: How It Has Revolutionised HR Software

In the dynamic landscape of human resources (HR) management, technological innovations continuously reshape traditional practices. Among these advancements, blockchain technology stands out as a...

From Offline to Online: HAS Industries’ HR Digital Transformation

When it comes to any company's HR digital transformation, it can seem overwhelming to make the switch from offline to online, especially when you...

InvoiceNow (Peppol E-Invoicing)

InvoiceNow is a nationwide electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) solution that facilitates the direct transmission of digital invoices across diverse financial systems. The sender and recipient...

How to value employees at work? 11 steps to help your...

When a deserving employee is heard and appreciated for their contributions to the company, they will feel valued. Here are 11 steps you can...

How to increase efficiency in the workplace?

Improving workplace efficiency and productiveness is about helping employees work smarter, not harder. Better efficiency also ensures that you are taking the necessary measures...

How you can improve your employee satisfaction?

These days, the trending term in the HR world is ‘employee engagement’. Employee engagement is the extent to which employees feel passionate about their...

What are the characteristics of an effective team in the workplace?

Have you ever felt like each of the people you interviewed seemed like A-star employees during the interview, but when you put them together...

HRMS for Better Data-Driven Business

Using Data to Drive Business Successful businesses know the importance of understanding their customers. This is why they invest in data solutions to gather and...

The Road Ahead for HR is Workforce Analytics

Do you often find yourself questioning why good employees are leaving? What activities are successful in motivating your employees and promoting career growth &...

How an efficient digital filing system can help to improve your...

Are you feeling like your internal operations are in a mess, and records of past conversations are only found in emails or through WhatsApp...

9 Tips for a Successful Employee Onboarding Experience

Onboarding is a marathon and not a sprint - rushing employees through the process can backfire. Giving your new hires the time they need...

How you can benefit from the OpensoftHR Customer Service Portal

Do you prefer to chat instead of call? Can't get through to us right away over the phone during peak season? Are you clearing...

6 Reasons Why Telegram Is Great For Customer Service

Telegram is a messaging & voice over IP service, with a focus on speed and security. You can send messages & exchange photos, videos,...

How to: Spot & Prevent Fraud in your HR Department

You may have come across this Straits Times article: Former HR exec jailed 4 years for cheating firm of S$454,000 using ex-employees’ payroll details,...

3 Ways To Calm Yourself Down at Work (for free!)

Sometimes the work day can get a tad too stressful and we may need a little extra help when it comes to calming down. Good...

What makes OpensoftHR better?

At OpensoftHR, we take pride in serving our customers well. We recently sent out an email asking existing clients to give reviews and that...

End of IRAS Submission via AIS Offline Applications on December 2022...

No more AIS Offline Applications submissions from YA 2023 IRAS has announced that the AIS Offline Applications (including the Validation & Submission Java Application) will...

Big changes to HR in Singapore post-pandemic

What’s next for HR in Singapore? The year 2021 has impacted people and businesses all over the world in more ways than one. In the...

A Truly SME-friendly Payroll Software

Opensoft Payroll is an easy-to-use payroll software designed to handle standard to complex payroll needs of small and medium-sized companies (SME). It is compliant...

How SMEs can cope with the impact of COVID-19

As the spread of COVID-19 continues on, countries around the world are implementing drastic measures to contain the Coronavirus. In times like these, businesses especially...

COVID-19 Support Package – 50% off Mobile Time Attendance Application

With the recent development of COVID-19, there is an increasing need for businesses to look into implementing flexible work arrangements as part of their...

Key Takeaways for Businesses in Singapore’s Budget 2020

The Budget that was recently announced on 18th February has rolled out several key initiatives in favour of enabling business continuity amidst the ongoing...

6 Ways to Minimise Risks to your Health at the Workplace

The current outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that was first reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019, has caused much worry and panic...

Turning the Hate-Hate relationship between Employees and HR around

You almost never hear any employee exclaim: ‘ I love HR and what they do for us!’. It’s hard to appreciate HR when the...

What you should note when Hiring Contract Workers

Attract the Best Contact Talents In recent years we have seen a rise in the number of contract workers within the pool of employed talents....

The future of (Virtual) HR

The role of the HR professional is changing in response to the war for talent. In this video, Dr. Dave Ulrich explains why the...

Let’s make work better – Laszlo Bock, Google’s head of People...

“What if we could do more by sharing more?” This question guides re:Work and g.co/rework. Laszlo Bock, Google’s head of People Operations, hopes that...

3 Time Management Hacks that Work

Do you find yourself at the end of the day exhausted and feeling unproductive despite having worked around the clock? Wish to accomplish more in...

How SMEs can Attract Talent

According to the latest Randstad Workmonitor research, it has been found that 73% of Singaporean employees have indicated their preference for working in large,...

Petty Cash 101

Despite its name having been derived from the french word ‘petit’, translated ‘small’ in english, Petty Cash serves great importance in all businesses for day to day expenses encountered by its employees.

Updated Payroll Software Critical to Business Continuity

As we've observed rapid changes in corporate infrastructure and regulations over the years, many businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to keep up. With one...

Infographic: Pros and Cons of your existing Payroll Process

This infograpic helps you to weigh the pros and cons of typical payroll processing methods used by businesses in the world. The purpose of this...

Speed up Payroll Processing with Time Attendance System

In a bid to improve workforce productivity, these are the questions that would probably run through the minds of HR professionals and business owners...

Benefits of a progressive workplace culture

The benefits of a strong progressive workplace are many. You will find the workplace would have a friendly working environment, a culture of open...

Speed up Payroll Processing with Time Attendance System

In a bid to improve workforce productivity, these are the questions that would probably run through the minds of HR professionals and business owners...

A Case on Employee Disengagement

According to a recent study conducted by Workday and IDC, it would seem that employees in Singapore are mostly optimistic and excited about entering a digital...

The role of Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS)

HRMS is an employee data management system comprising leave, claims, manpower scheduling, attendance, particulars self-service, performance appraisal. In Singapore, government grants are available for...

6 useful Government Grants and Schemes for SMEs since 2018

This article was updated on 27 March 2020. This article covers the new and latest updates on grants for SME in Singapore - such as...

Key points from this year’s 2018 budget speech

Budget 2018 comes amidst a backdrop of three broad shifts. First: the shift in global economic weight towards Asia; second, the emergence of new...

Rethinking the way we Reward Employees

Updated on: 7 January 2021 We've crossed the New Year and it's the best time for businesses to begin reflecting on how they can better adapt...

What’s new: AIS-API Service for IRAS Income Tax Submission

Under the Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS), it is compulsory for businesses with 5 or more employees or who have received the "Notice to File Employment...

The Prevalence of Presenteeism at Work

Updated on: 7 January 2021 The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic have revealed one fact - that is, most businesses can continue to operate even...

A Partnership between Humans and Robots

We can't deny that technology has completely changed the way we live and work. Over the years we have seen a proliferation of Digital Platforms with the...

No, Customer is not Always King

We've all heard the common phrase that "Customer is King" in the business world. Technically this would imply holding customers in the greatest regard...

Striking Work-Life Balance beyond the Glass Ceiling

It is often a rare sight that we see women in powerful roles like that of being the Chief Executive Officer(CEO), or on the advisory...

Why the Office Space Matters

The interiors of an office space is more often than not, overlooked by managers and HR when devising strategies for improvements in employee engagement...

Digital Disruption: How SMEs can Adapt to Change

We have been hearing all over the news in recent years of 'digital disruption'. But what does this actually mean and what are the implications for SMEs? Business...

Tips for Motivating Different Generations of Employees

It is essential that for any business to succeed, it has to start from its people. However, there is no ‘one size fits all’...

Infusing Humanity into Human Resources

This video "Putting the human back into human resources" was presented by Mary Schaefer, a HR consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 companies. Mary...

How payroll mismanagement can destroy your business

The process of payroll largely involves the payment of salaries to employees for the work they do in a company. Seems pretty simple right?...

The (uncomfortable) truth of HR and leadership development

Quackery and pseudoscience can be very dangerous. Not only in medicine but also in human resources. Alarmed by the nonsensical ideas of Transactional Analysis,...

Are SMEs digitally-savvy enough?

Evidently, the answer to that question is: unfortunately not quite enough to beat the global competition. With a proliferation of tech-savvy users and increasing expectations...

More SMEs embarking on e-leave technology to reduce paperwork

With OPENSOFT e-LEAVE, companies can go paperless with their leave application workflow, allowing all staff to self service for leave matters. Employees can check...

Tax reporting of employee’s remuneration

Tax Reporting of Employee's Remuneration. In this video course, you will learn about tax reporting of employee's remuneration. This course will address the following: Frequently-asked...

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