Spring is finally here, and with the longer days, there’s a real buzz in the office as we look forward to building on achievements over this first quarter.

Understanding what SMEs need and want from our platform is our daily focus. We value your input and love hearing how you’re getting on. We know we’re in this together, so we always appreciate great ideas that we can take forward to create more WorkSmarter solutions.

Transform how you manage your HR files with our new universal electronic signing service!

Now you can streamline your document signing process by easily tracking and securely saving signed documents directly to the user's HR file. Upload any document online for bespoke signing across your entire organisation.

From saving time and money to reducing your carbon footprint, digital signatures make your processes far smoother, providing the ultimate protection and oversight with encryption and a full audit trail.

Whether it’s changes to contracts, pay rise confirmation letters or the latest policy rollouts, it’s simple to send, receive and store documents safely and obtain legally binding digital signatures.

Why sign digitally?

Your important documents can be completed in seconds and signed off quickly and securely from anywhere in the world.

Going paperless makes life a lot easier as well as being greener, saving on storage, printing and delivery.

Naturally, our platform is built with data security in mind, and we take great care to ensure that our services comply with GDPR regulations. Sensitive information is only viewed by your chosen recipients, and it becomes much harder to alter the document. Inbuilt security features minimise the chances of fraud or tampering.

Digital signatures have equivalent validity to traditional paper signing, so they’re legal and compliant in the same way. The signature is digitally tracked and time stamped so that verification is assured.

If you didn’t already know, our new Digital Signing service is included as standard with our HR Lite and HR Complete plans. 

Get in touch if you have any questions, and we’ll be happy to help.

Our extensive library of templated HR documents and policies saves you valuable time and effort. With one click, you can access this fantastic resource to find just the right document template for any scenario.

Ideal for use in conjunction with digital signing, WorkSmarter’s comprehensive collection is prepared and overseen by employment experts so that every document is legally compliant, up-to-date and customisable. We’ve got you covered!

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For a growing number of businesses, April is the start of the new holiday year.

According to WorkSmarter data, around 15% of firms using our innovative HR software run their holiday year from April to March. Customers say this is because they find running their annual leave alongside the financial year easier and more effective.

For the remaining 85%, sticking to the traditional calendar year is the right solution. That way, staff find it easier to keep track of what leave they have left and can use up remaining time to coincide with the seasonal break.

We know that you need to organise your holiday planning around your own business. Whatever method works best for you, WorkSmarter’s flexible Holiday Planner adjusts to all the different ways you operate holiday and staff leave policies. Our smart software adapts to suit you, letting you track holiday by days and hours, roll over unused time, or grant Time Off In Lieu.

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