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OpensoftHR Wins HR Vendors Of The Year 2024 Attendance Automation Software Award
Singapore, November 8, 2024 – OpensoftHR proudly received the Bronze Award for Best Attendance Automation Software at the prestigious HR Vendors of the Year...
Hiring Foreign Workers in Singapore
Introduction
Singapore’s economic success story is intertwined with its ability to attract and leverage foreign talent. The city-state’s dynamic economy thrives on a diverse workforce,...
Want to Keep Your Best Employees? Start With Transparency In The Workplace
A recent McKinsey study found that 40% of employees are considering quitting within the next three to six months. Even more alarming—18% are almost...
How OpensoftHR Can Help Singapore Companies Go Paperless and Streamline HR Operations
In today’s fast-paced business environment, staying ahead means embracing technology to streamline operations. Human Resources (HR) departments are often overwhelmed with paperwork, from employee...
OpensoftHR’s Customer Onboarding Journey
At OpensoftHR, we’re dedicated to ensuring a smooth and efficient transition to our Payroll and HRMS products. Follow these simple steps for a seamless...
How to Plan Your Company’s Christmas Celebration: A Step-by-Step Guide
The holiday season is the perfect time to show appreciation for your team’s hard work over the year. A well-planned Christmas celebration can boost...
Unlocking Flexibility: 7 Essential Flexible Work Arrangement features and benefits with OpensoftHR
You may have come across the recent news that all companies in Singapore are required to have a Flexible Working Arrangement plan in place...
Email Security Best Practices At Work: Implement These 4 Key Tips Right Now
In today's interconnected digital landscape, many in the workplace are constantly sending back and forth emails on a daily basis. Therefore, ensuring the security...
Information Security in the Workplace: 9 Great Tips To Secure Your Office
In today’s digital age, protecting your business, customers, and employees from cyber threats should be taken seriously. With sensitive information at stake, implementing robust...
OpensoftHR Time Attendance Mobile App: 3 Key Features To Track Your Employees Clock In...
In today's fast-paced world, businesses need agile solutions to manage their workforce efficiently. Traditional attendance tracking methods are often prone to errors, and lack...
How OpensoftHR Leave Calendar Can Help You Streamline Your Leave Management Processes
In today’s fast-paced world of workforce management, efficient handling of employee leave is crucial. With the Leave Calendar feature found in OpensoftHR's Leave Management...
Manage Employee Information: Simplified with OpensoftHR
Welcome to OpensoftHR’s Employee Self Service Module, where empowering employees to manage their own information is at the heart of what we do. Our...
5 e Leave Management Reports That Are Essential For Your Business
Leave management is a critical aspect of HR operations, impacting employee productivity, morale, and organisational efficiency. With OpensoftHR eLeave, our comprehensive payroll and HRMS...
A Guide to Multi-Level Expense Claim Workflow Efficiency
Navigating expense claims efficiently and securely is important for any organization's financial health and operational integrity. Having a good expense claim approval system in...
5 Essential Expense Claim Management Reports in Singapore
Managing expenses is a crucial aspect of any business operation, especially in Singapore's dynamic and competitive business environment. To streamline this process effectively, businesses...
3 Essential Accounting Standards Every Singapore Company Should Know
Financial reporting and auditing standards are related to fostering transparency and reliability in financial statements. In Singapore, adherence to these standards is vital for...
7 Customisable Expense Claims Management Features To Enhance Your HR Operations
In the digital era, businesses require agile solutions that streamline operations and enhance efficiency. OpensoftHR recognizes the importance of customisable expense claim management to...
Claim Management With Payroll: 5 Steps in An Automated Expense Approval Process
In today's fast-paced business environment, efficient management of expenses is crucial for maintaining financial stability and transparency within organizations. One of the key components...
8 Essential Features of an Expense Claim ESS Portal
In today's business world, digital solutions are reshaping administrative processes and empowering employees. An Employee Self-Service Expense Claim Portal simplifies reimbursement procedures and reinforces...
Streamlining Leave Management: Optimizing eLeave With Payroll Integration
Effective management of employee leave is crucial for maintaining operational efficiency and ensuring compliance with labor regulations. Integrating leave management with payroll processes streamlines...
7 Key Components In An Employee Leave Tracker
An effective employee leave tracker is indispensable for modern businesses. It not only facilitates streamlined HR processes but also ensures compliance with company policies...
Simplifying Carry Forward Leave Processes in Singapore with OpensoftHR
Managing year-end leave processes, particularly the carry forward of unused leave, is crucial for both employers and employees. OpensoftHR provides a comprehensive solution to...
Optimize Your Company’s Leave Management Process with OpensoftHR’s Leave Customization Features
Effective Leave management is a critical aspect of human resource operations, profoundly influencing employee satisfaction, productivity, and overall organizational performance.
In today's dynamic work environment,...
Why HR Standardisation Is Important
Watch this fascinating interview with Brad Jacobs where he shares his experience and learnings from managing not 1, 2 but 5 billion dollar companies....
Streamline Your Leave Approval Workflow with OpensoftHR eLeave Portal
Efficient leave approval workflows are vital for organizational management, ensuring smooth operations while maintaining employee satisfaction. Modern organizations leverage automated systems like OpensoftHR eLeave...
A Guide to Paid Accrued Time Off
In the world of work, taking time off is crucial for staying refreshed and productive.
In this article, we'll explore what Paid Accrued Time...
Employee Self Service ESS Leave Portal: 9 Ways It Can Benefit Your Organisation
In today's fast-paced work environment, efficiency and accessibility are of high importance, and time consuming HR tasks like managing employee leave should be reduced...
Streamlining Your Payroll Process: A Guide to Payroll Efficiency with OpensoftHR
Payroll processing is vital for every business, especially in Singapore where strict rules govern compensation. At OpensoftHR, we recognize how smooth payroll management boosts...
10 Ways OpensoftHR Offers Customized Payroll Solutions
In the world of human resources and business management, payroll is a vital need in all companies. It's not just about paying employees; it's...
Navigating Payroll Compliance: A Guide for Singaporean Businesses
In the intricate web of human resources management, few aspects are as critical and legally bound as payroll compliance. For businesses in Singapore, adhering...
How To Track Employee Attendance Effectively?
Tracking employee attendance is crucial for the smooth functioning of any company. Without a robust attendance system in place, employees may slip under the...
Guide to Optimising Overtime Pay Management In Singapore
In Singapore, navigating the complexities of overtime pay regulations while ensuring accuracy and compliance can be a daunting task for many businesses. From calculating...
Unlocking Efficiency: Biometric Time Attendance and Access Control Solutions
Biometrics, a term that refers to the measurement and analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics of individuals for the purpose of identification or...
Hiring Foreign Workers in Singapore
Introduction
Singapore’s economic success story is intertwined with its ability to attract and leverage foreign talent. The city-state’s dynamic economy thrives on a diverse workforce,...
Types of Time Attendance Reports In Singapore for Efficient Workforce Management
In the dynamic landscape of modern workplaces, effective management of employee attendance is crucial for maintaining productivity and ensuring a harmonious work environment. Time...
Types of Payroll Reports In Singapore
If you are a business owner or a Payroll practitioner in Singapore, you will need to issue out payslips and you will also likely...
What To Note For A MOM Compliant Itemised Payslip In Singapore?
What is an itemized payslip?
An itemised payslip is a detailed document provided by employers to employees, outlining the breakdown of their salary or wages....
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...
6 Reasons why you should move to Cloud HR Software
1. Cloud Security
A Cloud HR Software allows for a centralized data security platform, which makes it easier for OpensoftHR to stay on top of...
How to value employees at work? 11 steps to help your employees feel more...
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 company’s internal processes
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 (YA 2023)
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 Operations
“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...
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...
Basics of Payroll
Updated on: 7 January 2021
Beyond salary processing, the functions of basic payroll involves managing, keeping and securing accurate employee records. With flexible work schedule...
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...
Payroll and eLeave special offer
Payroll & eLeave software for Singapore SME
Without a doubt, companies not using payroll or leave management software are incurring a higher administrative cost than...
HR Supercharge
What is OpensoftHR?
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Cyber Security: Singapore to invest $225 million to secure banks
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Singapore and Sri Lanka are keen to explore a Free Trade Agreement
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The role of HR has evolved. Meet the 21st century HR Leader
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The (uncomfortable) truth of HR and leadership development | Patrick Vermeren | TEDxKMA
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Putting the human back into human resources | Mary Schaefer | TEDxWilmington
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Dr. Dave Ulrich - The Future of HR
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“Let’s make work better” | Laszlo Bock, Google
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