Software used by use for your payroll, HR and finance solutions
Case reference FOI2024/00575
Published 12 April 2024
Request
1. What software do you use for your payroll, hr and finance solutions, how much annually do you spend on each, when does each contract expire?
2. Do you manage your payroll in-house or do you outsource it if so, who do you outsource it to?
3. How many people do you pay each month using your payroll solution?
4. How many pensioners do you pay using your payroll solution?
5. Do you use Microsoft power platform technologies such as Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents?
6. What is the employee count in your organisation?
7. Do you collaborate with other organisations in the delivery of HR & Payroll shared services? If so which organisation?
8. Do you work with any industry experts such as ATOS, KPMG, EY, Accenture etc?
9. Who in your organisation is the head of service for HR and Payroll software or services and what is their role?
Response
1. What software do you use for your payroll, hr and finance solutions, how much annually do you spend on each, when does each contract expire?
Business World On is the software used and the spend is approximately £130k per annum.
The contract expires on 31st March 2030.
2. Do you manage your payroll in-house or do you outsource it if so, who do you outsource it to?
Outsourced to Hoople Group.
3. How many people do you pay each month using your payroll solution?
Approximately 1500.
4. How many pensioners do you pay using your payroll solution?
None.
5. Do you use Microsoft power platform technologies such as Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents?
No.
6. What is the employee count in your organisation?
Approximately 1500.
7. Do you collaborate with other organisations in the delivery of HR & Payroll shared services? If so which organisation?
Hoople Group.
8. Do you work with any industry experts such as ATOS, KPMG, EY, Accenture etc?
No.
9. Who in your organisation is the head of service for HR and Payroll software or services and what is their role?
Tracey Sampson, HR Director - Herefordshire Council, responsible for HR service delivery.
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