Cloud-Based HR Systems Australia

Cloud-based HR systems Australia employers adopt are chosen on how well they work. The question rarely asked is what happens when you stop using one.

The obligation does not end with the contract. Employee records have to be kept for the required period and produced if asked, and that period outlasts most software decisions.

Which means an exit plan is worth agreeing at the start. What format an export comes in, and whether a person can actually read it. Whether historical versions come with it, such as which policy someone acknowledged and when. How long the vendor retains your data after termination, and whether they delete it on request.

Organisations that skip this discover it during a migration, under time pressure, at the worst moment.

The Fair Work Ombudsman sets out retention periods. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.

See Sentrient’s records management software and HR software.