From HR Manager to HCM Strategist in 4 East Steps
Description: Read about how you can up your game to make HR a more visible strategic player to drive your business.
Author: Ultimate Software
Leave the role of tactical administrator behind and start making more of an impact as a proactive, innovative leader.


Infographic: Succession Management
Description: A visual tool for developing an effective succession plan
Author: Ultimate Software
Check out our newest Succession Management infographic! Learn some quick tips for growth and career advancement within your organization with this fun "visual blueprint." And feel free to share with your co-workers and social networks!


Infographic: Weathering the Talent Management Storm
Description: A fun, visual game plan for nurturing your top performers.
Author: Ultimate Software


10 Questions HR & Payroll Vendors May NOT Want You to Ask
Description: These are priority questions you should move to the top of your list. Use these must-ask questions as a checklist in your research. The answers wil guide you to pick the best HCM solution for the greatest value, effectiveness, and long-term use.
Author: Ultimate Software
When an organization decides to improve its HR, payroll, and talent management processes and enters the market for a new human capital management (HCM) solution, the discovery phase can be overwhelming. Not all solutions and vendors are the same, and uncovering the pros and cons to make an informed decision may be more difficult than the decision itself. Efficient, cost-effective HCM has become mission-critical for most businesses. You can’t afford to select a solution only to find that it lacks the functionality you really need and then be stuck with it. Nor can many companies handle the disruption and cost of switching to yet another solution if one doesn’t work out. Doing thorough due diligence on the front end pays off and will save you plenty of frustration and money in the long run.


Top 10 Common Payroll Pitfalls—and How to Avoid Them
Description: Find out how to guarantee your payroll is accurate the first time.
Author: Ultimate Software
Even small payroll mistakes can lead to big headaches—such as regulatory fines, penalties, and damaged employee relationships. But by following some simple best practices, you can easily avoid common slip-ups regarding compliance rules and regulations, taxable fringe benefits, year-end preparation, and much more!


UltiPro Global: Unifying the World of HCM
Description: Your workforce might be scattered around the globe, but to remain on top as a worldwide competitor, your workforce information needs to be unified and available in one central solution—for easy access from anywhere to comprehensive, real-time reporting and strategic analysis at any time.
Author: Ultimate Software
Ultimate’s vision is to give you a unified solution of record with a strong business intelligence foundation for HR, payroll and talent management—plus enable you to connect your global workforce, standardize your business processes, analyze data, and manage your organization around the world.


What Every Employer Must Know to Avoid Costly Lawsuits
Description: This paper reviews five workplace regulations that frequently result in employer violation fines and lawsuits—FLSA, EEO, HIPAA, COBRA, and sexual harassment protection regulations.
Author: Ultimate Software
This white paper will get you on the road to protecting your company from some of the most common compliance risks. This complimentary paper reviews five workplace regulations that frequently result in employer violation fines and lawsuits—FLSA, EEO, HIPAA, COBRA, and sexual harassment protection regulations—plus gives you a solution to manage your risks.


6 HR Metrics No Executive Should Be Without
Description: By analyzing and reporting on the full range of HCM data, business intelligence uncovers the insights executives need for smarter staffing, planning, and budgeting decisions.
Author: Ultimate Software


ROI Customer Case Studies
Description: Examines the ROI you can achieve with UltiPro. Several ROI studies with UltiPro SaaS customers.
Author: International Data Corporation (IDC) is a global provider of market intelligence, & advisory service
Three excellent HCM ROI case studies are provided. You will see hard numbers and explanations as to achieving timely payback, ROI percentage, annual dollar benefit, percentage of reduced payroll errors, increased productivity, and hours of payroll questions and hiring procedures saved! One study sites a 363% ROI, annual savings of almost $1 million, and payback in 3.7 months with UltiPro! Imagine the ultimate return your company would experience with Ultimate Software’s unified, end-to-end human capital management solutions!


Smarter Strategies for "Greener" HR and Payroll Processes
Description: "Going Green" is at the top of just about every progressive companys priority list. Find out how HR and payroll professionals are leading the charge to decrease waste, shrink their organizations environmental footprint, and lower costs.
Author: Ultimate Software
HR and payroll professionals can play a key role in supporting business practices that are beneficial to the environment. Green HR and payroll is as much about corporate stewardship as it is about making smarter decisions to improve human capital management and to reduce costs and achieve growth. New-breed solutions are transforming traditional HR and payroll transactions into lean, efficient, and paperless electronic workflows for payroll, time and attendance, reporting, recruitment, on-boarding, benefits enrollment, performance reviews, compensation planning, and much more. Read this paper to learn how you can make a difference!


UltiPro Is Ready for Health Care Reform. Are You?
Description: UltiPro is ready for any new developments in healthcare regulations—or any legislation or changes to the HCM landscape.
Author: Ultimate Software
The rules governing America’s health care are changing fast—and organizations need to adjust with them quickly in order to comply with new legislation and avoid fines and penalties. The Patient Protection and affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law in March 2010, but the job of implementing the law at a corporate level has just begun.


Interview Guide
Description: Take winning tips from Herman Miller, a business named in 2008 and 2009 as one of the "100 Best Places to Work For" in America by FORTUNE and the Great Places to Work Institute. Get the complimentary Interview Guide created by the industry-leading company to help their managers conduct the most effective first interviews—and learn how to ask the right questions to select top talent for your organization.
Author: Herman Miller
Herman Miller’s Interview Guide outlines seven major traits to consider when evaluating candidates for open positions. The following are defined and paired with detailed candidate questions: integrity and trust (building trust); business knowledge (business literacy); job knowledge (technical/professional knowledge); flexibility (adaptability); results orientation (energy); relationship building (teamwork/collaboration); commits time and effort to ensure success.


Gantry Group's Customer Satisfaction with HRMS & Payroll Solutions: Comparative Study
Description: A study written by The Gantry Group, a leading technology market research company, of customer satisfaction with leading HRMS and payroll vendors.
Author: Gantry Group
This study compares customer experiences among the leading human resource management system (HRMS) and payroll solution vendors. In addition to gaining insight into how satisfied customers are with their current HCM vendor and why, the study explores why customers switched from one vendor’s solution to another. Important insights are revealed into differences between the experiences of customers using HRMS and payroll solutions from three vendors. This study confirms that companies experience much higher levels of overall satisfaction from their HRMS and payroll solutions when provided by SaaS or on-premise software provider rather than a payroll service bureau model.


Protect Your Company from FMLA Liability
Description: Reviews 15 key points you should know about the Family and Medical Leave Act in order to avoid potential fines and lawsuits.
Author: Roman Arce, Esq., a member of Marshall & Melhorn, LLC’s labor and employment law practice group
To help you navigate the complicated legal maze of the FLMA, the author answers the following frequently asked questions: How much does FMLA compliance cost? Why types of damages can be awarded in an FMLA lawsuit? Which employees are covered by the FMLA? What types of medical conditions are excluded from FMLA protection? What types of medical conditions are “serious health conditions” under the FMLA? Has your company established a procedure for managing FMLA compliance? How is medical certification of a serious health condition established? How is time-on-leave counted under the FMLA? What notice forms are required? What are the rules concerning intermittent and reduced hours FMLA leave? How does long-term FMLA leave continue to be certified? May employers require fitness for duty certification before permitting an employee to return to work from approved FMLA leave? What are employee rights upon reinstatement following FMLA leave? Can an employer be liable for double damages in the event of a FMLA violation?


How to Assess Your Company's Culture
Description: How is your company culture impacting your performance? Do you know how your employees REALLY perceive your culture? And how your current environment is enabling or limiting your success? Find out how to assess your culture in this complimentary, easy-to-follow guide.
Author: Susan M. Heathfield
Susan M. Heathfield shares some of her great human resources expertise in this how-to guide. She provides several methods in which you can observe and understand your organizational culture. The results of your cultural assessment will tell you what to do more of, less of, stop, or start. Susan is a management and organization development consultant who specialized in human resources issues and in management development to create forward-thinking workplaces.