FSN - Human Resources

The challenge of managing professionals on the move

According to Intel, there will be more than 15 billion devices connected to the internet by 2015 - many of which will be mobile devices as sales of laptops, tablets and mobile phones continue to outstrip sales of PCs. Interestingly, British Airways reports that nine out of 10 flights carry more mobile devices than passengers. Mobile computing is literally taking off!

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Gartner positions Oracle in Leaders Quadrant for Talent Management Suites

Oracle has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant for Gartner’s 2013 “Magic Quadrant for Talent Management Suites.” Gartner Magic Quadrants position vendors within a particular market segment based on their completeness of vision and their ability to execute on that vision.

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Infor announces new version of Workforce Management

Infor has announced the availability of Infor Workforce Management 6.0, the next generation of Infor’s workforce management solution. The new release has more than 100 industry-driven enhancements for improved usability, enhanced mobility, as well as industry-specific modules for task management and scheduling.

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Intuitive Dashboards to drive access to KPIs in recruitment company

Morson Group (Morson), a specialist technical recruitment company, has deployed Intuitive Dashboards to deliver real-time performance insight to their clients. Morson will also use the advanced dashboard solution to drive greater efficiencies and improved performance across its own business, by delivering real-time, graphical access to internal KPIs published throughout their global network of offices.

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Study from PwC and Iron Mountain shows worrying level of complacency among Europe's financial services firms

Sensitive and confidential information held by financial firms across Europe is at risk of exposure because many are failing to check the effectiveness of their data protection and document management strategies, according to research from PwC and information management company Iron Mountain. Despite handling the sensitive personal details of millions of customers, four in 10 (41 per cent) of the financial services firms surveyed had no plans in place to check the effectiveness of their information risk strategy. Further to this, a worrying 42 per cent did not monitor the performance of the individual or team charged with information risk management, data protection or data recovery.

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Royal Academy of Dance invests in new HR system from Access

One of the world's most influential dance educators and training organisations, Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), has invested in new HR software from Access. RAD will save time with reporting processes like monthly headcount, be able to centralise information, and concentrate on business strategy following the implementation of SelectHR.

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ACFE estimates organisations worldwide lose 5% of revenues ($3.5 trillion) to fraud

Organizations around the world lose an estimated 5 percent of their annual revenues to fraud, according to a survey of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) who investigated cases between January 2010 and December 2011. Applied to the estimated 2011 Gross World Product, this figure translates to a potential total fraud loss of more than $3.5 trillion (U.S.).

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iTrent to drive efficiency gains at Wandsworth Council

Wandsworth Council is replacing its separate Human Resources and Payroll IT systems with iTrent, an integrated solution for HR, payroll, talent management and workforce planning. The integrated solution is expected to bring significant efficiency gains. As part of a five year contract secured via the public sector Buying Solutions Framework, MidlandHR’s iTrent has been chosen as the software provider for the operating system.

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Making payroll more efficient

If you want to make payroll processing more efficient there are lots of software and services designed to help. But as the lines blur between payroll bureaus and managed services and software as a service, the selection process is not getting any easier, as FSN writer Lesley Meall discovers.

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Smarter and simpler software and systems are liberating finance professionals

Software is progressively deskilling, simplifying and speeding up ever-more finance processes, giving accountants more time to spend on value-added work – whatever that is? Well, as with most things, the answer depends on whom you ask, as FSN writer Lesley Meall discovers.

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