Should SMEs start with payroll first?
Not always. Many teams start with records, leave and attendance because those processes affect daily work.
SME Scenario
How an SME can structure HR work without changing everything at once
For companies with 30-150 employees where leave, time, OT and employee records are starting to spread across files and chats.
Before BaanHR
- Employee data lives in multiple files
- Leave and time corrections are tracked in chat
- Managers ask HR before seeing team status
- Payroll needs to combine time, OT and leave late in the cycle
Recommended process
- Set employee records, departments, branches and approvers
- Start with leave requests and leave balance
- Add attendance and time correction requests
- Open LINE ESS for employee status checks
- Use dashboards to review pending items before payroll closing
Expected result
- HR knows which record is final
- Employees ask fewer repeated status questions
- Managers see only their responsible teams
- Payroll preparation becomes easier to review
Connect the scenario to BaanHR modules
HR for SMEs
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Leave management
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Employee self-service
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Questions before starting
Does everything need to be imported on day one?
No. Start with data used by the first process, then expand after the team trusts it.
Is LINE ESS useful for SMEs?
Yes, especially when employees already use LINE and HR wants to reduce repeated questions.