What does it mean for a payroll system to be well integrated with the HR system?

Is it cumbersome to have to enter or change the same information in different systems? Do you find it annoying to have to open and log in to many different programs every morning? Have you ever noticed discrepancies in employee information between different programs and are unsure which information is correct?

Words like "integrations" and "APIs" may sound complicated, but it's all about systems talking to each other.

Integrations mean that an employee, manager, or Payroll and HR can avoid having to enter and update information in multiple systems.
If information is entered correctly once in the right place, it will be updated in other places.

The focus is on HR and payroll systems

Two of the most important systems to integrate are the HR system and the payroll system. These contain essential information such as addresses, payroll accounts and relatives.

When we consider how important this information is for correct payments and reimbursements from NAV, correct payment of wages and who to contact if something should happen, it is crucial that the information is correct.

If you have integration between the HR system and the payroll system, the company decides which of the systems should be the "master", and then employees, managers or Payroll and HR do not need to update the information in several places.
When the information is updated in the "master system", it is automatically updated in the other system as well!

In addition to the information being the same and updated in both systems, integration between payroll and HR has several advantages:
For example, you have better control over the information because you only control it in one place, and when it needs to be deleted because someone leaves, it is deleted in both places.

Not least, you save a lot of TIME because you don't have to punch a lot of information into different systems, with an increased risk of errors the more places you punch.

If you've punched in the right information in the right place, the rest will take care of itself!

In other words, integrations and APIs are not just trendy terms, but something that saves us time, reduces errors and means we don't have to deal with a lot of different systems on a daily basis.

Or to put it another way: integrations simplify and improve our everyday lives!