Sage 50 HR

Is this right for me?

Whether you're a small business with little HR expertise, or a medium to large business that has your own HR team, you're required by law to keep track of all people who work for you, including volunteers and sub-contractors. Watch our short video to see how Sage 50 HR can help your business.

Comply with employment legislation

• Record and store all work permits, right to work forms, CRB checks and ISA checks.
• Automatically generate written statements of employment for new employees within two months of their start date.
• Set up reminders for CRB and ISA check renewals.

Keep all your employee data in one secure location

• Quick, easy and secure access to all your employee information.
• The ability to upload any existing files you may have for your employees so everything can be kept together.
• Peace of mind knowing that you can password protect your data and control who has access.

Manage your people performance and development

• Keep track of your employees' qualifications, skills and accreditation.
• Easily manage employee development with appraisals, objectives and targets.
• Document behavioural and performance related evidence such as attendance reports and written communications.

Manage holidays and keep track of absence

• Plan ahead to ensure you're covered for all pre-known absences.
• Create holiday profiles for your staff so you can track holiday entitlement as well as what has been booked and already taken.
• Record all absence, authorised and unauthorised to give you a full picture of employee activity.

Free SageCover support for your first year

• Expert telephone and email support from our UK based team.
• Access to our online 'Ask Sage' database with over 6000 business articles and FAQ's.
• Quarterly Solutions magazine delivered to your door filled with business information and advice.

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In-depth information about Sage 50 HR

Ensure you stay compliant with UK employment law

Employment law states that every business must be able to prove that their employees have the right to work in the UK. From October 2011, the Agency Workers Regulations provides temporary workers with equal treatment in terms of working conditions as directly employed staff.

• Record and store all required forms: work permits, right to work forms, Criminal Record Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority checks. Employers can be jailed or face unlimited fines if they are found to be knowingly employing someone without a valid work permit. Sage 50 HR allows for all of this information to be easily stored and attached to each employee record.
• Generate written statements of employment: these must be given to your staff within 2 months of starting with your company. This is often thought to be only for full time employees. This is not the case. All employees, regardless of hours worked, must have a written statement of employment. These can be produced automatically within Sage 50 HR.
• Never miss a renewal date: set up reminders within Sage 50 HR so that when CRB or ISA checks are due for renewal (usually every three years for ISA) you will not be caught unaware.

Access all your employee information from one secure central location.

Keeping track of your employees and ensuring their information is up to date is not as easy as it sounds. A lot of businesses keep this information spread across various media, paper forms, word and excel documents. You can bring all this information together into Sage 50 HR giving you:

• Quick, easy and secure access: to all your employee information.
• The option to upload files: any existing files you have for your employees such as images, documents, pdf files and more can all be kept in one place.
• Password protection: no need to worry about data protection. You control who has access to all your sensitive employee data and you can set individual access rights for users of the software.

See how well your people are developing.

Human Resources is not just about forms and compliance, having an effective HR solution gives your business the opportunity to monitor, identify and reward staff who are going that extra mile for you. With Sage 50 HR you can:

• Identify promotion prospects: see all your employees' qualifications and track their career development.
• Set objectives and targets: store and record any 121s, reviews, appraisals and disciplinary meetings to help you get the most from your employees.
• Highlight any training needs: measure the efficiency and effectiveness of your employees and identify where any opportunities for training or development exist.

Manage employee absence and holidays effectively.

We know it can sometimes be a strain on resources when some of your workforce are on holiday. Keeping track of absence doesn't need to be difficult. With Sage 50 HR you can:

• Plan ahead: using the calendar and event management tools you can ensure you're covered for all planned absence.
• Track holiday entitlement: create individual holiday profiles for your employees so you can see at a glance who has holidays left to take or who has used their entitlement.
• See the full attendance record: easily report on holidays, parental leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, sickness, authorised and unauthorised leave and more.

Easy to set up and install.

We know that you may already have some of your HR information collated and stored in some way or another, whether that be in a filing cabinet, a folder on your PC or even in a stack of paper on your desk. When developing Sage 50 HR, we wanted to make sure that it is as easy to set up and install the software as it is to use:

• 5 simple steps: installing the software has never been easier. Our simple to follow 5-step install wizard will guide you through the whole process.
• Future Proof: our software has been developed as a 32bit application however, during development, we've ensured that it is fully compatible with 64bit operating systems.
• Import your existing employees: if you use Sage 50 Payroll, you can easily import your existing employee information directly into Sage 50 HR.

Award winning support included free for your first year.

Our expert SageCover support technicians, based at our head office in Newcastle, have recently been awarded the European Contact Centre of the Year award for 2011. With every new purchase of Sage 50 HR we're including a full 12 months of our award winning support contract. This includes:

• Telephone Support: just call us to talk with our friendly team of experts. They're based in the UK and are available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
• Email Support: if you prefer to email your question to our support team, you can contact them at support@sage.com. We aim to respond by the next working day.
• Online Support: our online service, Ask Sage, has over 6,000 answers to frequently asked questions about your software. It covers everything from getting started and general day to day tasks to more detailed advice on a range of business issues.
• Online HR Advice: to help you understand the latest human resource legislation and the laws that apply to your employees, check out our online advice. As well as practical guidance, it gives you templates for policies, forms and checklists that you can adapt and use in your business, including employment contracts, discipline procedures and absence management.
• Quarterly Magazine: our solutions magazine is delivered to your door every quarter and is filled with the latest business news, information, interviews, hints and tips and more.

Watch our product tour to see how easy Sage 50 HR is to use

Watch our two minute product tour

See for yourself how easy Sage 50 HR is to set up and use and why it is considered to be one the most cost effective professional HR solutions available for small to medium size businesses.

System Requirements

Technical notes:

• The latest service pack should be installed for your operating system before installing or upgrading Sage products.
• Works with Microsoft Office 2000 and all later editions, and please ensure you have the latest Microsoft updates installed.
• This product will not install or run on the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows NT4 operating systems.
• This product is fully compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit Operating Systems listed above.
• Whilst there are no browser requirements for Sage 50 HR, we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above for internet access to Sage Support and important Sage updates for your products.

Apple Mac compatibility

Sage software is not compatible with Apple Macs, unless you are running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 via Apple’s Boot Camp utility.