Discover Greater HR Efficiency with Sage Abra HRMS

It's time to gain control over your business processes and get peace of mind through a streamlined workflow by adding Sage Abra HR. Through managing HR information in Sage Abra and automatically updating data in Sage BusinessWorks software, you can make better decisions regarding your workforce with accurate, timely, and insightful reporting and analysis tools. Best of all, it's from a name you can trust--Sage Software!

Attend this Webcast, specifically designed for Sage BusinessWorks customers, and explore how with Sage Abra, your company can:

• Simplify employee record-keeping and tracking
• Manage employee training, certification, and health history
• Enjoy comprehensive payroll management with error-free processing
• Simplify benefits administration
• Respond quickly to changing demands and satisfy government regulations
• Manage OSHA administration and reporting
  

Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 2p – 3pm ET



Call CMS Today For a Free Assessment of Your HR & Payroll Software Needs at 1-800-517-9099.

Sage Abra Lattes-Lunch-and-Learn Webinar November 11th

"What People Want from Work: Strategies and Tactics for Keeping Your Employees Engaged and Productive!"

Attend this free, educational Webcast, and learn how to retain your employees and keep them happy and engaged. Complete the survey at the end of the Webcast to receive a free Starbucks Card loaded with $5.

Keeping employees engaged and productive increases the likelihood that they will perform better on the job and stay longer with the organization. Understanding what people want from work is the first step in improving your employees' engagement and productivity. This session presents research, best practices, and a plan for you and your organization to use to create a comprehensive and long-term approach to keeping employees' morale and productivity high, especially during challenging economic times.

Attend this Webcast to:

• Know research, trends, and resources you can access to help you address the retention issues in your organization
• Better understand the forces (both inside and outside your organization) that shape employee retention
• Identify the specific things that people want from work (and just how important money is)
• Have a tool that you can use to identify an organization's strengths and opportunities related to employee retention
• Identify specific actions that you and your organization can take to create and sustain a "retention matters" culture
  

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 2p – 3pm ET



Call CMS Today For a Free Assessment of Your HR & Payroll Software Needs at 1-800-517-9099.

Happy Halloween from CMS!

Happy Halloween from all at CMS Sage Abra HRMS!

Spooked by your HR or Payroll system? Call CMS Today For a Free Assessment of Your HR & Payroll Software Needs at 1-800-517-9099.

Brian, Lori, Shawn, Will and Linzi

Sage Abra Employee Self Service

Automate your company's business processes and give employees ownership of their personal information with Sage Abra Employee Self Service! Now, employees can view and update their own HR and payroll information anytime, anyplace via the Internet or company intranet, saving considerable time and HR overhead. Plus, changes made to the system are communicated to all relevant parties automatically.

With Abra ESS: Employees can update personal information and view benefits elections, absence transactions, time-off balances, payroll information, and much more. This can give back hours of the HR administrator's day previously spent attending to routine employee requests.

Facilitate communication processes and save paper by providing an easily-accessible, centralized location for company policies, announcements, and links to external URL's.

Automate employee activities such as time-off requests and W-4 form changes, resulting in faster approvals and less paperwork. [Request Info]

• View Feature Sheet [Abra ESS Feature Sheet]


• Customer Success Story [AAA Southern New England]


• White Paper [The Bottom Line on HR Technology]


• Request a Demonstration. Call 1-800-517-9099 or [Request a Demo]

Upcoming Sage Abra HRMS Webinars November 2008 - February 2009

Learn more about our Sage Software products and how they can benefit your organization from the comfort and convenience of your own home or office. Register now for our free, live webcasts, or view a recorded webcast at your own convenience.

To register for any of these webcasts listed below please visit the link provided, or call Linzi at 860-678-4401.

Sage Payroll PayCard - Flexible Electronic Payroll for All Employees
Offer your employees a cost-effective and secure way to receive their paycheck electronically, with the Sage Payroll PayCard. Find out how easy it is to enroll and start offering your employees a new payroll benefit immediately!
November 6, 2008, 2 pm - 3 pm
November 13, 2008, 2 pm - 3 pm
December 4, 2008, 2 pm - 3 pm
December 11, 2008, 2 pm - 3 pm
December 18, 2008, 2 pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Introduction to Sage Abra HRMS
(for prospective customers)
Learn how Sage Abra HRMS can solve your HR and payroll challenges with integrated solutions including HR, payroll, benefits, training, recruiting, and compliance.
November 13, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
November 25, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


HR Management Made Easy with Sage Abra HRMS
See how easy it is with Sage Abra to simplify employee record-keeping, manage benefits, and easily produce accurate and on-time payrolls. Best of all, it's from a name you can trust--Sage Software!
November 13, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Abra Solutions for Larger Companies (250+ employees)
Attend this Webcast and learn how HR professionals in larger companies can spend less time on routine paperwork and more time connecting with their employees.
November 5, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
November 10, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
December 10, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Abra Solutions for Smaller Companies (under 250 employees)
Learn how to overcome the most common HR and payroll challenges of smaller companies with Abra add-on solutions. Attend this Webcast to learn more!
November 6, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
November 12, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
December 11, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Abra for Construction and Real Estate Companies
See how integrating Sage Abra, the industry-leading software solution for HR and payroll management, will improve your business efficiencies by keeping your employee information, benefits, and payroll information in one place!
November 3, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
November 12, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Abra for Sage PFW and Sage BusinessWorks Customers
See how easy it is with Sage Abra to reduce benefits costs, eliminate redundant data entry, and easily produce accurate and on-time payrolls. Best of all, it's from a name you can trust -- Sage Software!
November 11, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Lattes-Lunch-n-Learn: "What People Want from Work: Strategies and Tactics for Keeping Your Employees Engaged and Productive!"
Attend this free, educational Webcast, and learn how to retain your employees and keep them happy and engaged. Complete the survey at the end of the Webcast to receive a free Starbucks Card loaded with $5.
November 11, 2008, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Abra HRMS - Simplify HR management with add-on solutions for Sage Abra
Attend this Webcast and explore how to give your employees ownership of their personal information and benefits enrollment and how to automate the creation of organizational charts. We'll show you how Sage Abra ESS, Sage Abra Benefits Enrollment, and Sage Abra Alerts can streamline your company's business processes.
January 28, 2009, 2pm - 3 pm
February 9, 2009, 2pm - 3 pm
March 11, 2009, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Abra for Sage MAS 90 Customers
See how integrating Sage MAS 90 or 200 with Sage Abra HRMS, the industry-leading integrated software solution for HR and payroll management, will improve your HR and payroll efficiencies by keeping your HR and ERP all in one place.
February 10, 2009, 2pm - 3 pm
February 24, 2009, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Abra for Sage MAS 500 Customers
See how integrating Sage MAS 500 with Sage Abra HRMS, the industry-leading integrated software solution for HR and payroll management, will improve your HR and payroll efficiencies by keeping your HR and ERP all in one place.
February 11, 2009, 2pm - 3 pm
February 25, 2009, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Abra for Sage MIP Fund Accounting Customers
Sage Abra is the industry-leading HR management solution from the makers of your Sage MIP Fund Accounting software. Attend this Webcast and explore how Sage Abra HRMS can help your company to reduce benefits costs, eliminate redundant data entry, and easily produce reports.
February 26, 2009, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.


Sage Abra for Sage FAS Customers
See how easy it is with Sage Abra HRMS to reduce benefits costs, eliminate redundant data entry, and easily produce accurate and on-time payrolls. Best of all, it’s from a name you can trust - Sage Software!
February 24, 2009, 2pm - 3 pm
Please click here to register.

** All Times Eastern Time (US & Canada)

To register for any of the above listed webinars please visit the link provided, or call Linzi at 860-678-4401 if you have any questions or are having trouble registering.

Sage Abra Training Classes

Dedicated to the continuing professional success of our customers, Sage Software offers a comprehensive nationwide training series featuring year-round basic through advanced interactive product instruction.

Thousands of customers have attended instructor-led Sage Software classes to increase their productivity even further and learn practical, time-saving shortcuts directly from the nation's top fixed asset, human resources, and payroll experts.

In addition, Sage Software also offers the flexibility of private On-Site Training at the client's facility, scheduled at the client's convenience for groups of all sizes. Most classes offer continuing professional education credits including HRCI, CPP, and CPE.

Sage Abra Classroom
Instructor-led classroom training directly through Sage Software training facilities, and through a network of Authorized Training Centers (ATC).


Sage Abra Anytime Learning
Anytime Learning provides access to an online class anytime, day or night, offering prerecorded instructor-led sessions that are easy to use, always accessible, and ready when you are.


Sage Abra Web-Based Training
Offering live instruction in a limited timeframe and at an affordable price. View processes and techniques through online Web-conferencing with the instructors and receive printed course materials for future reference.


Sage Abra Payroll Year-End Classes (web-based training class)
Designed to make you proficient in closing year-end, producing year-end forms, and creating electronic and magnetic media files for IRS compliance using Abra Payroll.

Course 1 - Fundamentals of Regulatory Setup
Course 2 - Managing Exception Processing Requirements
Course 3 - Processes of Year End Closure
Course 4 - Filing of Regulatory Tax Documents

Dates Available:
November 10 - 11 2008
December 15 - 16, 22 - 23 2008
Click here to Register

Register online today, or call Linzi at 860-678-4401.

* Web-Based Training classes may occasionally run past the time limit depending on Question & Answer session. Please plan accordingly.

Crystal Reports Training Class - November 20, 2008 Woonsocket, RI

There are still a few spots open for our Crystal Reports Bootcamp training class in Woonsocket, RI. This class is designed for intermediate users, but beginners are also welcome. Get the most out of your Crystal Reports!

The class will cost $495 per person.

If you or someone at your organization are interested in attending please email me at lstrong (at) cmshris.com or call me at 860-678-4401.

Sage Abra HRMS Tips and Tricks Webcast

CMS is hosting a FREE class for Sage Abra users: Sage Abra HRMS Tips and Tricks Webcast.

The class is designed for new users of Sage Abra HRMS or Abra Suite to get to know the ins and outs of your HR system. Let us show you how to make the most of your investment.

Wednesday, October 15th at 9:30 am
Please click here to register.

Five Year High in Monthly Job Loss

The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Employment Situation Summary Report for September that details a decline in non-farm payroll employment by 159,000 last month, the largest monthly slide in five years. Overall the unemployment rate last month was 6.1 percent.

To read more visit:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/260721

To learn more about CMS' Work Opportunity Tax Credits processing program please click here:
http://www.cmshris.com/wotc.html