As the HR manager, you navigate rough, choppy waters daily. At any given time, you’re the captain, pilot, and first mate of your company; you’re doing your best to steer the ship towards revenue and growth, and the last thing you need is a Core HR solution that makes your job harder to perform.
It is essential to look for “ease of administrative usability” in a Core HR solution, which simplifies workforce management and allows delegation of responsibilities. If not, your ship could be headed for a storm instead of smooth sailing. Here are three reasons why ease of admin is important in a Core HR solution:
1. Benefits Administration
Benefits administration can be challenging. Open enrollment typically occurs around the end of the year, which is hectic enough. Suppose you’re still relying on paper-based processes for your open enrollment and benefits administration. In that case, you may be experiencing frustrations with conducting enrollment, submitting information to your plan providers, and adjusting your benefit plans. A Core HR solution that is easy to manage makes benefits administration a breeze by automating all of these complex processes in the cloud.
2. ACA Compliance & Reporting
As if you don’t have enough on your plate, there’s this thing called the ACA, and with it comes a slew of tasks that are necessary to maintain compliance and manage 1094-C and 1095-C reporting each year.
A Core HR solution with built-in ACA compliance management and reporting makes it so much easier to manage these overwhelming tasks:
- Automated reporting of employer-sponsored coverage amounts on Form W-2s.
- Easy calculation of FTE employees to determine if your company is an ALE.
- Document management for online storage of marketplace notices.
- Point-in-time reports and dashboard alerts so you always know who is eligible for coverage.
- Simplified 1094-C and 1095-C reporting and e-filing with the IRS.
3. Employee Lifecycle Management
Another way “ease of admin” in a Core HR solution can simplify your job is by simplifying employee lifecycle management. You can even delegate specific responsibilities to managers and employees while maintaining accountability. These tasks can include:
Use a self-service app or site that employees access on any device.
- Managing online performance reviews.
- Administering applicant tracking, recruiting, and onboarding in the same unified platform.
- Tracking employee events like anniversaries or FMLA leave.
How APS Can Help
APS’ Core HR solution can help with benefits administration, ACA compliance and reporting, employee lifecycle management, and more – all from a centralized database. Contact us today at 855.945.7921 or schedule a personalized demo.
