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[ Categories ](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://colemantechnologies.com/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://colemantechnologies.com/javascript:void(0);) # SMB Human Resources and Payroll Find a Home in the Cloud [Coleman Technologies Blog](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/categories/business) [Coleman Technologies Admin](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/blogger/darren-coleman) Friday, 30 November 2018 Human Resources may not be the meat and potatoes of any business, but it is exceedingly important. With all the mandates a business has to stay in compliance of, having people whose job it is to deal directly with the staff on behalf of the company makes a lot of sense. Since some SMBs don’t have a dedicated HR department, there are now platforms available that provide those services. But, let’s first start by outlining what kinds of tasks the average small business has to deal with, with a list. The top six issues a HR department would have to deal with are: - Employee retention - Health and safety - Personnel - Payroll - Training and compliance - Employee management [Software](https://www.colemantechnologies.com/blog/why-is-it-super-important-to-keep-your-software-updated/ "Software") developers have been creating dynamic human resources software, aiming to take the hassle out of a crucial part of your business. Some are pretty advanced, providing human resources directors useful automations that help them control many of the vast responsibilities placed on them. Some useful HR-related software you’ll see includes: - Human Resource Information System (HRIS) - Applicant Tracking System (ATS) - Onboarding - Benefits Administration - Time and Compensation Management - Training Management Performance, and Recognition Management - HR Analytics - Wellness Management It seems overwhelming, but most of today’s most popular and utilized tools check most of the boxes as far as including a useful cache of tools that will allow them to manage any small or medium-sized human resources department competently. While it once was popular to host all the applications a HR department would use on a single computer or on a very small network, today there are a few HR software vendors that provide a completely hosted solution. This means the software is hosted on secure servers that are managed by a provider, and accessible from anywhere there is an Internet connection. **Human Resources as a Service** Some small businesses have begun to completely outsource their human resources, with some success. HR as a service (HRaaS) basically eliminates the need to hire human resources staff, as the service provides resources that allow for a holistic approach to all the important tasks a human resources director would accomplish without the resounding costs associated with traditional human resources strategies. Not only does a HRaaS platform eliminate a large section of the costs associated with human resources, it standardizes the approach to HR, eliminating the hiccups that often happen with the traditional method. A business will have their HRaaS platform customized for them and would be assigned a HR professional to help keep everything working properly. Ultimately, it will be up to you to determine how to do human resources right. If your business is searching for a consultant to help you through hard business and technology decisions, reach out to the professional IT technicians at COMPANYNAME. Call PHONENUMBER to get started building a more efficient business. [ ](https://colemantechnologies.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://colemantechnologies.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://colemantechnologies.com/javascript:void(0);) Tags: [Hosted Solutions](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/tags/hosted-solutions) [Human Resources](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/tags/human-resources) [Software as a Service](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/tags/software-as-a-service) [×](https://colemantechnologies.com/javascript:void(0);) Stay Informed When you subscribe to the blog, we will send you an e-mail when there are new updates on the site so you wouldn't miss them. 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