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Does HR Partner Monitor Employees? No, And Here’s Why

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Does HR Partner monitor employees? No. There’s no GPS tracking, no screen recording, no productivity surveillance. And it’s not on our roadmap. We get asked about it a lot, so we wanted to explain why. This isn’t a gap in our product. We’ve left it out on purpose, because we think employee surveillance is at […]

10 Ways to De-Stress at Work

August 1, 2018June 8, 2020

We’ve all had days at work where we’re stressed. Where we can’t concentrate, and we worry, and our employees and colleagues irritate us and our workstation feels like the worst place to be. Mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, and many more can have terrible effects on motivation, productivity, and general wellbeing. Mental […]

A Fresh Look for the Employee Self Service Portal

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

If you’ve logged into HR Partner recently, you might have noticed the Employee Self Service (ESS) portal looks a little different. We’ve refreshed it. But before anything else, the way it works hasn’t changed. The Best Part? Zero Disruption. Leave requests still follow the same approval flow. Documents are in the same place. Personal details, […]

HR Analytics is the #1 AI Opportunity in 2026. But Most Small Businesses Aren’t Ready For It

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026

If you’ve sat through any “future of HR” webinar in the last two years, you’ll have heard the same prediction on repeat: AI is going to transform recruitment. Smart screening, automated interviews, AI-shortlisted candidates – the works. It’s a tidy story. But it’s not what HR people themselves are most excited about. According to HR […]