New platform can improve HR efficiency by 42% and see an uptick in ROI of 136%
By Emily Douglas
Apr 04, 2025
This article was produced in partnership with Rippling
Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) have a lot on their plates, having to deal with exactly the same logistical challenges and people management concerns that an enterprise would but without the same large-scale tech support – often down to disparate HR systems.
Speaking to CHRR, Alex Goncalves, Managing Director at Rippling Canada, explained that traditionally all departments handled their operations on entirely different platforms – meaning that functions such as payroll, annual leave, attendance, performance management, recruiting and scheduling were handled separately. Today, however, there’s a whole new world of supportive technology that can streamline unnecessary admin, leaving more time for HR leaders to focus on the important things.
“For example, when you're onboarding a new hire companies use separate tools which [means that] new employee information has to flow into multiple platforms - creating very repetitive work for HR and finance teams,” explained Goncalves.
“When an employee is offboarded, that process has to be repeated again across a multitude platforms – it’s super time consuming and increases a lot of manual error risk. With an integrated platform like Rippling - which prioritizes employee data - teams only need to operate and update information in one place. The platform handles the...
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