| Looking for the power of a dynamic hosted HR | | | | businesses have swopped over to on-demand hosted |
| system without the overheads of a time consuming | | | | HR AMI-Partners analysts expect those numbers to |
| install or huge set-up costs ? Not to mention the huge | | | | rise over the next few years, as small - to medium |
| costs associated with ongoing maintenance? | | | | sized businesses discover that web-based HR |
| You're looking at the arrival of a new level of online | | | | solutions can hit exactly the right balance between |
| HR software known as hosted, on-demand or SaaS - | | | | in-house HR systems, which can be costly and |
| Software as a Service. Hosted Human Resource | | | | resource-intensive, and full-service HR outsourcing, |
| software systems leave behind traditional software | | | | which can also be expensive. Now all the indications |
| licenses and in-house installations in favour of a | | | | are that the same rise in hosted HR software is going |
| subscription-based hosted approach, which delivers an | | | | to take place in the UK. |
| application over the Internet to anyone with a web | | | | Hosted Online HR Big benefits For Smaller Companies |
| browser. | | | | The advantages are clear for hosted SaaS-based HR |
| So rather than having to spend hundreds or thousands | | | | solutions. Now even the smallest company can |
| of pounds on software licenses, companies who are | | | | automate tasks such as holiday booking management |
| wise enough to choose an on-demand online HR | | | | and cut costs through all their HR procedures. |
| solution are billed on a monthly basis only for the | | | | Ultimately, the question of whether to go with a hosted, |
| application in use and the number of employees who | | | | on-demand HR solution or a more traditional in-house |
| access the software. Not only that, but hosted HR | | | | route could be simply a matter of size. Larger |
| means that companies can avoid the pain and | | | | companies, which can bear the cost of an enterprise |
| expense of buying regular upgrades, since on-demand | | | | HR solution across a large population of employees, |
| applications are automatically updated and delivered to | | | | might be better off investing in the hardware and |
| customers. | | | | software necessary to run the HR programmes in |
| In-House Versus Outsourcing | | | | house. However smaller firms can typically get more |
| On-demand HR solutions are growing in the US and | | | | HR bang for the buck with an on-demand hosted HR |
| now in the UK. According to a study by | | | | solution. "It's an ROI question," said Matthew Brown, |
| market-research study by AMI-Partners Inc, more than | | | | principal analyst at research firm Forrester. "If you're a |
| 34 percent of medium-sized businesses are using | | | | smaller company with a smaller base, hosted software |
| Internet-based HR services, while 21 percent of small | | | | looks like it costs less. |