Best HRIS For Midsize Companies

The best HRIS for midsize companies is usually judged on features and decided, in practice, by the permissions model.

At this size managers need their own team and nobody else’s. HR needs everything. Payroll needs some of it. An executive assistant may need parts. Someone acting in a role needs temporary access that expires.

Products handle this very differently. A coarse model forces a choice between over-exposing personal information and routing every request through HR, which defeats the purpose of buying it.

Ask to see the permission model configured for a real case rather than described. A manager with a direct report who also reports to a peer. Somebody acting up for six weeks. A former manager after a restructure.

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner publishes guidance on handling personal information. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.

See Sentrient’s HRIS system and employee management system.