Mar 102023
 

Performance management is essential to HR management, but many organizations need help with effective performance management. Fortunately, HRMS software can help mitigate these issues, providing a more streamlined and efficient approach to managing employee performance. Here are five common performance management problems that can be solved with the help of HRMS software.

1. Inefficient and Inaccurate Performance Reviews Many organizations need help conducting performance reviews, which can be time-consuming and prone to errors. However, HRMS software can simplify the process by automating the performance review process, from scheduling to feedback collection and even generating performance reports. 

2. Lack of Clarity in Performance Goals Setting clear and measurable performance goals is crucial for employee motivation and productivity. HRMS software can assist in defining performance goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART).

3. Inadequate Feedback and Coaching Effective performance management involve providing timely and constructive feedback and coaching to employees. However, managers often need help to provide regular feedback and coaching due to time constraints.

4. Inconsistent Performance Evaluation Criteria Inconsistency in evaluating employee performance can lead to a lack of trust among employees and result in potential legal issues. HRMS software can provide a standardized framework for evaluating employee performance, ensuring consistency and fairness in performance evaluations.

5. Limited Access to Performance Data In many organizations, performance data is spread across multiple systems and platforms, making it difficult to access and analyze. HRMS software can provide a centralized platform for storing and analyzing performance data, enabling HR managers and executives to access real-time performance reports and data analytics.

Why Is Performance Management Important

Performance management is critical for the success of any organization. It helps managers to set clear goals and expectations for their employees, monitor their performance, and provide feedback and coaching to improve their performance. It also helps identify areas of strength and opportunities for development, which can lead to better job satisfaction and engagement. Performance management encourages communication, accountability, and transparency, essential for effective teamwork and collaboration. It also enables organizations to measure the success of their strategic objectives and make data-driven decisions to improve the performance of their workforce.

One essential component of performance management is employee data management software. This software allows organizations to collect, store, and analyze performance-related data, making monitoring performance over time and identifying patterns and trends more accessible. With employee data management software, managers can quickly access individual and team performance information, identify areas of strength and weakness, and make data-driven decisions about training, coaching, and other performance improvement initiatives.

What Are the Most Common Performance Management Problems that Managers Deal with on the Job

Effective performance management is essential for the success of any organization, but managers often face common challenges when managing employee performance. These problems can include a lack of clear and measurable goals and expectations, inconsistent performance evaluations and ratings, ineffective feedback and coaching, failure to address poor performance and behaviour, and limited opportunities for growth and development. These issues can lead to disengagement, low morale, and reduced productivity. Effective performance management is critical to overcoming these challenges and achieving the desired outcomes. It requires managers to communicate clearly with their employees, provide timely and specific feedback, and create opportunities for growth and development, among other strategies.

How Can You Solve The Problems

One solution to these performance management problems is using performance management software. Such software automates performance management, enabling organizations to set and track goals, provide regular feedback, and measure employee performance more accurately. By automating these processes, performance management software can help ensure that the performance management process is consistent and transparent, improving employee morale and increasing productivity.

Moreover, performance management software can provide managers and employees with real-time performance data that can be used to identify trends and patterns and to track progress toward goals. This can help identify and address performance gaps early on, allowing for more targeted interventions to improve employee performance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Why is Hr management Software Important?

A. HR software is important because it allows HR teams to streamline and automate many day-to-day tasks and processes, such as managing employee records, tracking time and attendance, and processing payroll. This saves time, reduces administrative burden, and allows HR to collect and analyze data more effectively.

Q2. How Does Performance Management Software Make the Process Smooth?

A. Performance management software can make the performance management process more smooth by automating many steps, such as setting goals, providing feedback, and tracking progress. This can save time and reduce administrative burden while providing a centralized performance data and feedback platform.

Q3. How Easy is it to Setup Performance Management Software?

A. The ease of setting up performance management software will depend on the specific software chosen and the level of customization required. However, many performance management software tools are designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, with straightforward setup processes.


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Feb 202021
 

The Government of Maharashtra vides notification no.PFT-1221/C.R.3/Taxation-3 has amended the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings And Employments Rules, 1975.

As per the notification, for providing permanent account number or tax deduction and collection account number under rule 4A, it is added that when a company applies for a certificate of registration or enrolment, it shall provide the Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) under the Income Tax Act, 1961 of all the directors and authorized signatory of the Company. If Pan number is not available then passport Number
This is a permanent requirement while applying the PTRC & PTEC Number for New Company

Furthermore, the provision for the exhibition of certificates under rule 8 has been deleted. Please refer to the notification for more details

Download Notification:- Maharashtra Profession Tax (2nd Amendment) 2021

Courtesy: Prakash Consultancy Services

Mar 292019
 

Supreme Court Judgement regarding PF contribution on all allowances

Interpretation of term ‘basic wages’ of EPF & MP Act, 1952 and Impact of recent judgment of Supreme Court delivered in Surya Roshni Ltd v. EPFO, 2019 LLR 339 (SC) 

The recent judgment passed on 28.02.2019 by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Vs. Vivekananda Vidyamandir and other connected appeals considered the scope of ‘basic wages’ and allowances liable for PF contributions. The said judgment is published under the caption Surya Roshni Ltd.& Ors. vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh EPF RPFC and Ors. 2019 LLR 339 (SC).

It’s nothing new; our Apex Court has just reiterated the 1963 verdict (Bridge & Roof Case, 1963 SC). Misunderstanding of most of the employers in India should take a wake-up call now. Till this 28.02.2019, what makes up basic wages was not very clear and the employers were at crossroads. Now, the Supreme Court has the paved way the employers to cross the bridge. The issue emerged particularly after the judgment given by Madras High Court in the case of Management of Reynolds pen, Madhya Pradesh High Court in Surya Roshni Case and of course, Vivekananda Vidya Mandir Case in Calcutta High Court. This judgment waited since from 2011.

It is a hammer knock on the Head of the stakeholders in the employment scenario!!! Also, has given caution to all!!

The appeals filed by various companies against the various High Court judgments has been dismissed because they (appellants) have failed to prove the rationale behind giving those allowances to their employees. The bench

comprising Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Navin Sinha has observed that “no material has been placed by the establishments to demonstrate that the allowances in question being paid to its employees were either variable or were linked to any incentive for production resulting in greater output by an employee and that the allowances in question were not paid across the board to all employees in a particular category or were being paid specially to those who avail the opportunity

The position of law has been discussed in paragraph 8 to 14 of the judgment delivered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Surya Roshni case (supra). However, paragraph 14 contains the crux and the operative part of the judgment, which is reproduced under:

  1. Applying the aforesaid tests to the facts of the present appeals, no material has been placed by the establishments to demonstrate that the allowances in question being paid to its employees were either variable or were linked to any incentive for production resulting in greater output by an employee and that the allowances in question were not paid across the board to all employees in a particular category or were being paid especially to those who avail the opportunity. In order that the amount goes beyond the basic wages, it has to be shown that the workman concerned had become eligible to get this extra amount beyond the normal work which he was otherwise required to put in. There is no data available on record to show what were the norms of work prescribed for those workmen during the relevant period. It is therefore not possible to ascertain whether extra amounts paid to the workmen were in fact paid for the extra work which had exceeded the normal output prescribed for the workmen. The wage structure and the components of salary have been examined on facts, both by the authority and the appellate authority under the Act, who have arrived at a factual conclusion that the allowances in question were essentially a part of the basic wage camouflaged as part of an allowance so as to avoid deduction and contribution accordingly to the provident fund account of the employees. There is no occasion for us to interfere with the concurrent conclusions of facts. The appeals by the establishments therefore merit no interference. Conversely, for the same reason the appeal preferred by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner deserves to be allowed.

The above Judgment has many mixed views across India .Many queries are coming up seeking guidance for restructuring the wages packages/CTC of their employees. It is apprehended that the PF Deptt having the recent judgment at hand, are likely to increase their inspections and audits in order to recover the additional PF contributions along with interest and damages for delayed contribution in respect of such establishment where rationale behind giving such allowance is missing.

Before adverting to the principles laid down in the above judgments, it has become necessary to set out the relevant provisions of the Act for purposes of the present controversy. Section 2(b) of the EPF & MP Act, 1952 reads as under:

“Section 2(b) “basic wages” means all emoluments which are earned by an employee while on duty or on leave or on holidays with wages in either case in accordance with the terms of the contract of employment and which are paid or payable in cash to him, but does not include— (i) the cash value of any food concession; (ii) any dearness allowance (that is to say, all cash payments by whatever name called paid to an employee on account of a rise in the cost of living), house-rent allowance, overtime allowance, bonus, commission or any other similar allowance payable to the employee in respect of his employment or of work done in such employment; (iii) any presents made by the employer;” 

“Section 6: Contributions and matters which may be provided for in Schemes. The contribution which shall be paid by the employer to the Fund shall be ten percent. Of the basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance, if any, for the time being payable to each of the employees whether employed by him directly or by or through a contractor, and the employees’ contribution shall be equal to the contribution payable by the employer in respect of him and may, if  any employee so desires, be an amount exceeding ten percent of his basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance if any, subject to the condition that the employer shall not be under an obligation to pay any contribution over and above his contribution payable under this section: Provided that in its application to any establishment or class of establishments which the Central Government, after making such inquiry as it deems fit, may, by notification in the Official Gazette specify, this section shall be subject to the modification that for the words “ten percent”, at both the places where they occur, the words “12 percent” shall be substituted: Provided further that where the amount of any contribution payable under this Act involves a fraction of a rupee, the Scheme may provide for rounding off of such fraction to the nearest rupee, half of a rupee, or quarter of a rupee. 

Explanation I – For the purposes of this section dearness allowance shall be deemed to include also the cash value of any food concession allowed to the employee. 

Explanation II. – For the purposes of this section, “retaining allowance” means allowance payable for the time being to an employee of any factory or other establishment during any period in which the establishment is not working, for retaining his services.” 

Based on the above two definition under Section 2(b) & section 6 if we read it clearly it says some allowances/components/amounts have been expressly excluded for making payment of PF contributions. The list of expressly excluded allowances are house-rent allowance, overtime allowance, bonus, commission or any other similar allowance payable to the employee in respect of his employment or of work done in such employment and any presents made by the employer

In order to restructure the  Wages the following criteria is to be ascertain by all the HR Personnel.

  • IF any Wages/Allowance  is paid  universally, necessarily and ordinarily paid to all across the board such emoluments are basic wages. Whatever is not paid by all concerns or may not be earned by all employees of a concern is excluded from the definition of basic wages.
  • Where the payment is specially paid to those who avail of the opportunity, is not ‘basic wages’ as defined under Section 2(b) of the Act,1952. In other words, a payment payable to an employee,only on the occasion of availing an opportunity or undertaking a special task, would stand excluded from the definition of basic wages
  • Any payment by way of a special incentive or work is not basic wages.
  • Any Allowance  which are paid occasionally on any event/washing allowance/production/target or service charge/buddy referral it should have a policy/working & proper documentation should be available.

I have been receiving various call that  EPFO central office should issue a specific guideline but in 2012 a circular in regards to 7A guidelines was issued by the EPFO office as enclosed where at the page Number 4 of 6 Sr No 12 where in it has clearly mention on the above captioned subject

  1. SPLITTING OF WAGES – Basic wages by its own definition encompasses all the payments except the specified exclusions. All such allowances which are ordinarily, necessarily and uniformly paid to the employees are to be treated as part of the basic wages. The confusion in definition of wages (and hence

the issue of splitting of wages) primarily arises from the expression “commission or any other similar allowance payable to the employee” in Section 2(b) (ii) of the Act as “commission” and “any other similar allowance” are read as two separate expressions and hence “any other allowance” is read as an omnibus exclusion, thereby encouraging the subterfuge of splitting of wages to exclude the PF liabilities. The expression “commission or any other similar allowance payable to the employee” is one continuous term meaning commission or any other “commission” like allowance by whatever nomenclature referred. Thus “basic wages” is subject to exclusions expressly referred to in the above definition and no other.

 

PF Circular  2012:- 2012 Circular

Supreme court Judgment :-PF Judgment on_SC_2019

Courtesy: Prakash Consultancy Services

Apr 012014
 

Running a successful business has always been an extremely challenging task and there are many things that you need to take into serious consideration. We, at Sensys Technologies, are aware that not everyone has what it takes to have complete control over all the aspects that make a business successful, and that is especially true for small and medium businesses. So, we’ve decided to invest our time and experience in creating the best payroll management software on the market. The result of our efforts is called EasyPAY.Web – Web based Payroll Management Software.

EasyPAY.Web is a completely web-based hr payroll software that takes care of the HR records of every employee that works for you. What this means is that you will always know exactly how much you are supposed to pay your employees. Additionally, you will have more time to dedicate yourself to growing your business’ capacity and getting the attention of many potential customers.

So, it’s safe to say that when it comes to managing the payroll, you always need to know where you stand with all the salaries, bank transfers, reimbursements and other statutory payments that you make. Thankfully, EasyPAY.Web’s user-friendly interface serves as a guarantee that you will get all the reports you need with just a few clicks, giving you the time you need to focus on all the areas that need immediate improvement.

Our company, Sensys Technologies, is very proud of the fact that it is considered the number one choice of countless small and medium businesses. Thanks to our payroll software team, we have witnessed the birth and growth of many corporations and companies, and we will not stop until we make sure that everyone in India makes the most of EasyPAY.Web a payroll software we are proud to call our own.

Oct 122012
 

A Window to Online Payroll  Management

Payroll Software as a Service is an Online Solutions that takes care of all your HR Mechanism which covers employee Management, Payroll Processing, Employee Self Service, Online Leave Application, Recruitment, Performance Management etc.  You can have instant access to payroll system 24/7 from anywhere, any time via internet as far as Software as a Service (SaaS) concept is concern. If you are planning to hire payroll functions, but wish to retain control over the payroll in-house, then Payroll Software as a service is the perfect solution to meet your exact requirements.

Online Payroll Software as a Service which reduces overhead and increases efficiency for complete payroll management to individuals, Payroll Consultants & all small, medium and large business enterprises.  Online Payroll Software as a Service is an instrumental catalyst and adds a fuel to the growth of companies for easy administration related to accounting and management of employee’s payroll.

Advantages of Payroll Software as a Services (SaaS):

  1. No Huge upfront cost. Pay on monthly basis.
  2. No software or hardware to purchase, install or maintain.
  3. Free from worries of Data backup, viruses etc.
  4. Available 24 by 7.
  5. Reduces Employees queries & paper works to 90%.
  6. A more convenient and far less time-consuming method for an access to payroll.
  7. Automatically takes care of the updates related to statutory and legal compliance.
  8. It’s safe, secure, and guaranteed to be accurate.
  9. Focuses on core competency & drags your attention on the core business functions of the company giving you 100% peace of mind.

In Online Payroll Software as a Service, HR Professionals can use click-buttons to generate pay-slip, bank statements, statutory reports of PF, ESI and income tax reports.

Oct 052012
 

Buying a Payroll Software: Focus on!!

Employee’s Payroll Management has always been a challenge for both Large & Small companies. Small businesses have problems managing the payroll, as they simply do not have the capacity to do so. They have limited staff with tight schedules. Payroll management is just too time consuming and requires too much effort for the staff of a small company. Large companies encounter problems with Payroll Management because errors often occur in the tracking of data for thousands of employees.

There are several factors you need to consider when selecting a Payroll Management Software. Before you purchase payroll software, you had better take into consideration the user-friendliness of the software which offers the user joy of working and ensure that you are well familiar with the user interface of the software. Obviously, nobody would like to purchase complicated Payroll Management software which would harden payroll management.

A well designed and professional Payroll Management Software can easily take care of the calculation of Salary, PF, ESIC, PT, TDS, while it also ensures that all the things happen timely and the employees get their salary on the pay day. The greatest advantage of software to manage payroll related things is that it saves time and makes payroll less resource intensive. Where you need two to three people dedicatedly for payroll calculation monthly, this single software can manage it in quite less time.

Focus on!!

1. Modules Availability: Check for the Modules incorporated in the software like Employee Management, Salary Processing, Leave & Attendance, Online Leave Applications, Work flows, Online TDS Projections & Declarations, Reimbursements, Supplementary Payments, Publish News / Polls / Surveys / FAQ and analyze result, Employee Self Service Module, Recruitment, Training, Appraisal etc.

2. Payroll Components (Earnings & Deductions) : This feature lays emphasis on payroll’s vital function. Make sure the software has user defined earnings and deduction feature which is most necessary to your company. Look out for the software which is capable for user defined Earning and Deductions. This is simply for the reason that it is likely that there would be changes in your Salary Components / Structure in the near future.

3. Statutory Compliance: One of the biggest concerns of the company is that it has to be in compliance with the government rules and regulations. If you process your employees’ payroll, you had better take care of the payments of statutory head like PF, ESIC, Profession Tax and TDS on time, to avoid being landed yourself into huge Interest / penalty.

4. Integration with Attendance / Biometric Machine: This feature is practically going to save your time due to automated functioning of integration of Biometric / Attendance Machine with the payroll software. This is nothing but a real time integration of your attendance with your payroll system, so that no further need arises to manually punch the attendance data of employees manually in the payroll software. In fact, this will make the process of attendance tracking very easily and efficiently.

5. Integration with Accounting Software: Are you facing a difficulty of doing a data entry for the payroll records twice. If so then go for the software which has an in-built integration of Employees Payroll information with your Accounting software. This will allow you to import the data directly in the Accounting software. This will save time & minimize the data entry mistakes.

6. Simplified System: One of the criteria for buying the payroll software should be to see if it is Easy, User-friendly & flexible enough to handle all your Payroll requirements.

7. Quality Technical Client Support: Look for quality technical customer support when you choose a vendor for payroll software. When an error occurs in the payroll application, the most requisite help is the instant and efficient technical support from vendor who provided you with software. This means no nerve-racking wait on hold to speak with a representative who is hardly well-prepared to tell you everything about the software.

For more information and to take a free demo of EasyPAY – Payroll Management Software
Please visit http://www.sensysindia.com