BambooHR is cloud-based HR software that can be used for employee performance management. It’s not traditional employee monitoring software, but rather a comprehensive HR solution with various features to help small businesses hire and onboard employees, manage employee performance, track employee hours, administer employee benefits and run payroll. BambooHR has two paid plans (Essentials and Advantage), which both offer a seven-day free trial and no cancellation fees, that are charged on a per-employee basis with month-to-month agreements. There are add-on capabilities for payroll (with payroll permissions), time tracking (with group settings), performance management, and employee benefits administration. We like that the platform simplifies each of these processes, such as permitting users to add URLs to benefit plans, and accessing e-signatures and automated email notifications during benefits enrollment.
BambooHR’s software is intuitive and easy to use across desktop and mobile devices. Employees can access self-service capabilities with the mobile app, such as managing their time off, selecting and managing their employee benefits, completing on-the-go performance assessments, viewing company calendars, and accessing employee directories and organization charts with full reporting lines. Managers can access a variety of mobile functions as well, such as performance assessments, training management and approvals. For added security when using the platform, BambooHR offers two-step login authentication as well. If you have questions or issues with the software, you can easily connect with a support representative by phone, email or web chat.
The Essentials and Advantage plans both include standard HR features to help you manage your team, such as employee records, benefits tracking and enrollment, workflows and approvals, document storage, reporting, and email alerts.
Businesses looking for software that can also help with hiring and onboarding will want the Advantage plan’s applicant tracking system, onboarding and offboarding features, e-signature capabilities, audit trails, and training tracking. To further streamline this onboarding process, new hires can now mark their own training items as complete within the platform to track their training status. The Employee Net Promoter Score system is great for identifying employee engagement and opportunities for improvement.