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Sage Webcast On Tuesday For Compliance

Sage is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, May 10th at 2PM EST on how to have an HR system that meets all compliance requirements. This webinar is of intrest to both current Abra users and people who want to learn more about compliance. If you are already using Sage Abra, join us to learn best practices for compliance. Cost-Effective Compliance: What It Consists Of and How to Achieve It

 

Compliance -- the very thought of implementing an HR "compliance system" typically strikes terror in the minds of HR managers and IT professionals alike. Attend this live webcast and learn what an HR "best practice" compliance system consists of, its benefits to your HR organization, and how to achieve it cost-effectively.

May 10, 2011 11:00AM - 12:00PM Pacific Time 2:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time Click here to sign up

Upcoming Sage Webcast on HR Metrics

Sage is running a webcast next week on the topic of HR Metrics. The hour long live webcast will focus on providing HR professionals with the tools to effectively communicate with C-level executives.  You’ll learn how to speak the language of business through metrics for staffing, compensation, and benefits to effectively evaluate and improve performance within the HR function. For those of you who already use Sage Abra HRMS, this is a great chance for a refresher on the powerful functionality of the HR tools that you use every day.

Here's what Sage has to say about HR metrics:

A company is only as good as its human resources management but sometimes businesses and managers may not see it that way. Thanks to HR metrics however, human resources professionals can show their direct impact on a business and its profitability.

Having metrics in place is like finally using a scale when on a diet. Sure, it looks like you’ve lost weight and all of your efforts seem to be having an effect on your waist line, but there’s no way to be sure of the exact impact without a clear way to measure it. Hop on a scale and your weight loss goes from “I look great” to “I lost 10 pounds!”

Metrics for HR allow businesses to see tangible evidence of where staffing, compensation and benefit policies are working and where there is room for improvement. Areas that are often measured include turnover, open positions, employee engagement, cost per hire, cost per healthcare plan and customer feedback scores.

Human resource planning is essential to a business’s success, and metrics allow companies to have a more accurate way to measure HR success. Before, HR departments were mostly measured on how long it took to fill a vacant position, but today, we have so many more ways to weigh success.

There are three possible times you can participate in this webcast: March 29^th, at 2:00pm (EST); March 30th, at 1:00pm (EST); and March 31st, at 2:00pm (EST).

Follow this link to sign up for Measuring Up: Using Metrics to Meet and Exceed Expectations. 

 

Sage Abra SQL V.10.1

On Tuesday, October 26, 2010, Sage North America released version 10.1 of Sage Abra SQL HRMS. Exciting new features include more advanced group security and smart phone integration, as well as more improvements to save your HR team valuable time.

Read the official press release.

Boston Area Training for Sage Abra HR and Payroll

We are planning four full days of training for Sage Abra HR and Payroll in Boston this October. Registration is limited, so act quickly.

Managing your Employees with Sage Abra HR

Boston, MA October 19-20th. Course Fee: $1,035.
 Sage Abra has a brand new look and feel! This hands-on two day workshop is designed for the beginning to intermediate users of Abra HR. Learn to use the brand new look and feel to help manage your employees with ease. From utilizing the new User Interface to intuitively access your employee information, run reports, or update your employee information, Sage Abra Suite HR is your partner in the ever changing world of HR. [Eligible for 16.0 CPE (NASBA) credits]

08:30 AM - 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Registration End Date: October 14, 2010
Seats Left: 3
 
Abra Suite Payroll Basic

Boston, MA October 21-22nd. Course Fee: $1,035.     
 This hands-on workshop is designed for the beginning to intermediate Abra Payroll users. Students will quickly learn how to run payroll, set up audit trails, add and edit code tables, set up system security and much more. [Eligible for 16.0 CPE (NASBA) credits and 13.0 RCH (APA credits]
 
08:30 AM - 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Registration End Date: October 15, 2010
Seats Left: 4
 

Sage Abra Suite V9 Delivers Mobile Workforce Collaboration and New Levels of Paperless Automation

We're very excited about the release of Sage Abra Suite V9. For customers that are still in older versions of Abra this is the time to upgrade. All customers should contact us to discuss their upgrade plans prior to doing the upgrade.

Sage Abra Suite v9 features dynamic information sharing capabilities and new HR Actions that help companies save time, money and paper while turning workforce data into a competitive advantage. 

"With dynamic information sharing capabilities, Sage Abra v9 enables business leaders to access, analyze and act upon workforce data from virtually any mobile system," said Johnny Laurent, vice president and general manager for Sage Abra. "Streamlining core HR processes frees up management and HR resources to address more strategic business objectives. Plus version 9 automates a host of paper-based HR processes, squarely addressing the needs of today's business customers to maximize resources, increase process efficiencies and cut material costs

Dynamic information sharing capabilities give executives, managers and staff secure access to real-time workforce data from remote laptops, notebooks, and later this summer iPads and other mobile devices. Data access is appropriately filtered for individual roles within the organization with customizable "views" addressing specific executive, director or supervisor needs. Unique URLs then link the views to a variety of applications such as spreadsheet models, web pages and management dashboards. Dynamic information sharing capabilities turn workforce data into a true, competitive advantage by enabling users to leverage up-to-the-moment information while significantly streamlining processes.

Sage Abra v9 provides sample templates, such as merit pay budgeting and contact lists, for Excel, SharePoint and other applications, which help HR and non-HR users create the specific information sharing documents they need. Once created, accessed documents are automatically updated through Sage Abra Employee Self Service, freeing up valuable time for HR and executives to address strategic business objectives

HR Actions within Sage Abra v9 replaces paper-based HR processes, such as status changes, new hires, and performance management, with online, Web-based workflow. HR Actions improves HR service delivery while cutting costs and provides extended benefits and security by:

• Enforcing business rules by routing and approving personnel change requests
• Providing secure electronic approval signatures from any PC with a web browser
• Providing detailed audit trails of any edits made during the routing and approval process
• Providing real-time status of each transaction from request/submission through approval and administration
• Supporting file attachments to web forms, for example a scanned copy of I-9 and W-4 attached to a new hire form

Posted by: Tim Ross
 

Upgrade Your Service Level With Sage Abra Version 9.0

Another upcoming Sage webinar to consider is being offered on July 6th at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern

Upgrade Your Service Level With Sage Abra Version 9.0

The newest release of Sage Abra is not just about upgrading your software--it is designed specifically to upgrade the level of service you, as a strategic partner, can provide to your organization. With Sage Abra v9.0 you can leverage data about your workforce as you never have before, sharing it with the right people at the right time to fundamentally change the way you make and support business decisions about the workforce.

In this webcast, you will see how to send us your ideas, track those ideas, and take a deep dive into some of the enhancements of Sage Abra Suite version 9.0.

We will take a look at:
- The powerful new User Interface
- Employee Self-Service (ESS)
- View Builder (dynamic information sharing)
- Enhanced ESS security
- Inactivating Job Codes
- Employee Find
- Benefit Reports
- And much more…

Register here:  http://bit.ly/6I80p3

Posted by: Tim Ross

Be Part of the Solution - Learn to Eliminate Hidden HR Costs

Sage is offering the following webinar on July 14th at 11AM Pacific/2PM Eastern. I've attended this presentation in the past. If you are serious about finding ways to eliminate costs this is a great place to start.

Be Part of the Solution - Learn to Eliminate Hidden HR Costs

In today's economy, HR can be perceived as either a cost center or as contributing to driving down operating expenses. Attend this webcast to learn how to identify common hidden costs buried in your HR processes. Learn how to quantify the costs, calculate the savings and determine the return on investment for process improvement and automation. Sound complicated? It's not. At the end of the webcast, you will receive a self-assessment tool that does the math for you

Register here:  http://bit.ly/6I80p3

Posted by: Tim Ross

Passwords in Sage Abra Workforce Connections

AWC 7.8 handles the reset password process differently than previous versions.

The Abra Workforce Connections Logon page includes a link to the new Change or Reset Password page, which allows employees to change or reset their password. When an employee uses this page, Abra Workforce Connections confirms the change by sending an e mail message to the employee. The password is no longer included in the e mail message. A reset will not change the password to 'newuser'. The user must go to the Change or Reset Password page and enter a new password. This page replaces the Request Logon Information page.

Note: When the employee clicks on the change or reset password link, the validation fields will depend on Initial Logon Fields selected in the Logon Setup in AWC

Posted by: Tim Ross

Reschedule Sage Abra HRMS v10 Webinar

The webinar introducing Sage Abra SQL HRMS Version 10.0 scheduled for October 8, 2009 has been rescheduled  for October 28, 2009 at 2PM Eastern. We will also have webinars in November for those unable to attend on the 28th.

Please join us for this 1 hour preview of Sage Abra SQL HRMS Version 10.0. Abra Version 10 was created to enhance the user expreience and provide the superior functionality you have come to expect from Sage Abra.

Click Here to sign up today and select the session that works for you.

Posted by: Tim Ross

What's New in Sage Abra Version 7.8

Join us for this Webcast as Sage Abra experts discuss the latest product enhancements included in Sage Abra version 7.8. Specifically, we will look at new product features that:

- Protect the privacy of your employees
- Keep you in compliance for governmental reporting
- Simplify paycheck printing
- Improve data synchronization
- And much more!

August 26, 2009 2PM - 3PM
September 2, 2009 2PM - 3PM

Sign up today! On the Dundee Group website click on "Register for your free Sage Abra webcast" and select the session that works for you.

Posted by: Tim Ross