Sage 50 HR (formerly known as Sage Personnel) is designed to help you keep a detailed record of all your employees’ personal details, holiday records, absences & skills etc. All this information is available in an instant & has been developed to meet needs for legal compliance.

You’ll quickly see how easy it is to record details of your employee’s personal development and training and to monitor their progress on a regular basis. You can also choose between stand-alone software or the version linked to Sage 50 Payroll.

Sage 50 HR available with the following number of employees which matches Sage Payroll products: 10, 25, 50, 100 and Unlimited.

• Overview
• Features & Benefits
• System Requirements

• Sage 50 HR Overview

  As an employer it is your legal responsibility to keep and provide certain information about your employees, Sage 50 HR enables you to do this with ease. Gather everything from evidence of their right to work, permit details and conditions of employment, to personal details, pre-employment checks and proof of identity. Sage 50 HR provides an easy, efficient and secure way for you to store and record important employee information including:

  • Employee Performance
  • Appraisals
  • Disciplinary Records
  • Holidays
  • Absences
  • Training Records

• Sage 50 HR Features & Benefits

  Get up and running

  • Quick and simple installation and setup process.
  • Free SageCover support included for one year (Telephone, Email and Online support).
  • Free online HR Advice included for one year.
  • Import or export your employee details from Sage 50 Payroll.
  • Mail merge or email your employees with Microsoft Office integration.

  Manage your company

  • Keep your business structure up-to-date with details of locations, departments, costs centres and working patterns.
  • Identify the resources and people you have working in each area of your business.
  • Set different access levels to keep information confidential.
  • Password protect employee data.
  • Customise the way you view your HR software.
  • Use the calendar to remind you of important events, such as legislation change and interviews.

  Manage your compliance

  • Automatically generate statements of employment, and receive notifications when they need to change.
  • Comply with legal requirements by storing documents such as work permits, right to work, checks by the Criminal Record Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority, and written statements of employment.
  • Record employee checks such as CRB and ISA.
  • Record work permit and HGV licence dates to ensure employees are eligible to work.

  Manage your people

  • Maintain and access all employee information in one place.
  • Keep track of employee development, training and qualifications
  • Keep track of employee attendance, absence and holidays.
  • Manage employee performance, appraisals, disciplinaries and targets.
  • Quickly and easily create and delete employee records.

  Manage holidays

  • Automatically calculate how much leave each employee is entitled to in any given year.
  • Create a holiday profile for each employee, allowing you to track holidays taken and booked.
  • Record holidays in hours as well as days, to keep more accurate records about your employees’ absence.
  • Record authorised and unauthorised holidays.
  • Plan ahead to make sure you have sufficient staff available at all times.
  • Reporting features help you identify trends and patterns, and calculate the cost of absence to your business.

  Manage training

  • Store qualifications and expiry dates for accreditation purposes.
  • Ensure that employees have the necessary skills to undertake their work.
  • Monitor costs and attendance rates for training courses.
  • Manage personal development plans.

  Record your key documents

  • Manage performance and appraisals.
  • Record and maintain all necessary supporting evidence when dealing with disciplinary issues.
  • Manage performance of staff to support development and rewards.
  • Set targets for achievement to improve quality of work.
  • Attach key documents to employee records.

  Quick and easy reporting

  • Quickly report on all your HR needs, including
  • Employee records
  • Holidays
  • Absence
  • Batch reporting – save reports under a group name and print off as a batch.
  • Create comprehensive reports to look at trends in turnover, absence and holidays.
  • Protect reports with passwords so that personal information remains secure.

  Free SageCover support

  We’ll give you free support for one year with your new purchase of Sage 50 HR. You’ll get:

  • Online HR advice
  • Telephone support
  • Email support
  • Ask Sage article database
  • Software updates
  • Business news

• Sage 50 HR System Requirements

  Recommended
  Processor	2GHz processor or higher
  Memory (RAM)	1GB RAM – Windows XP 2GB RAM – Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server 2003, Server 2008 or Small Business Server 2011 4GB RAM – For all PCs running 64-bit operating system
  Hard Disk Space	10GB (additional space is required for data files)
  Network users only	1Gbps network (100 Mbps minimum)
  Operating System	All 32 or 64-bit variants of Microsoft: Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008
  Other Requirements	Integrates with Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013 (32-bit edition) Internet Explorer v7 or higher Screen Resolution of 1024×768 Internet Connection