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Core HR module

An introduction to the Core HR module.

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Written by Oliver Cook
Updated over a week ago

The Core HR module provides essential functionality to help simplify your HR workflows and enjoy the convenience of having all your employee data and HR needs in one place.

📌TIP: View a recording of our webinar where Sage experts provide an overview of the Core HR module.


What can I use it for?

Key features of the Core HR module include:

  • Tasks - quickly update colleagues on tasks that need doing or have been completed

  • Dashboard - employees manage their dashboard, to view tasks, calendar, etc.

  • Employee profiles - view and edit profiles for every employee

  • Onboarding and offboarding - when employees are joining or leaving, be able to automate the process by assigning them various tasks from a predefined list

  • Recipes - create custom workflows that are automated after specific actions are made

  • Company - view your company structure and employee directory

  • Documents - upload, share, and view documents

  • Reports - various reports to get the information you need quickly, as well as additional reports based on the modules you use

  • Announcements - communicate with your employees and compose internal company update posts that employees can interact with via emoji reactions and comments

  • Compensation - keep track of employees' current and historical salaries

  • Training - manage what training is required for your employees

  • Assets - manage and keep track of your asset inventory

📎NOTE:

Sage 50 Payroll (UK) integration

If you're a Sage 50 People Package customer, you have the Core HR module included as part of your package which you can set up straight away. You can then subscribe to Leave Management and other Sage HR modules if or when you want to use them. If you're unsure whether you have the Core HR module, it's easy to check.

Sage Payroll (UK) integration

All Sage Payroll UK customers get access to a basic version of Sage HR called Sage HR Essentials. This is a version of Sage HR that includes some features of the Core HR module. You can find out more about the differences between Sage HR Essentials and Sage HR with the Core HR module in the guide below.


How do I set it up?

Sage HR (No payroll integration)

The Core HR comes automatically when you start a trial or subscription for Sage HR.


Set up Core HR

Once done, you can set up Core HR immediately.

Sage HR (Sage 50 Payroll UK integration)

If you're a Sage 50 People Package customer, you have the Core HR module included as part of your package which you can set up straight away. You can then subscribe to Leave Management and other Sage HR modules if or when you want to use them.

If you're not a People Package customer, you can add the Core HR module and trial using it before paying for the module.

📌TIP: If you're unsure whether you have the Core HR module, it's easy to check.


Set up Core HR

You can set it up immediately once you have the Core HR module.

Sage HR (Sage Payroll UK integration)

When you use Sage HR integrated with Sage Payroll (UK) you can subscribe to Sage HR modules like Core HR by upgrading your subscription tier.

📎NOTE: All Sage Payroll UK customers get access to a basic version of Sage HR called Sage HR Essentials. This is a version of Sage HR that includes some features of the Core HR modules.

You can find out more about the differences between Sage HR Essentials and Sage HR with the Core HR module in the guide below.


Set up Core HR

You can set it up immediately once you have the Core HR module.

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