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Ascender's range of Payroll and Human Capital solutions.
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  We partner with the best Human Capital Management businesses to give you a dynamic and unified solution. We manage your dataflow, security and integrity so you can put your people first.
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    Developed specifically for Japan, Ascender Workcloud is packed with features that make it a powerful and effective tool for managing staff in one or more offices around the country.
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Why Ascender
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Why Ascender
- Why Ascender
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Case Study – Heart Foundation

Case Studies Performance Management

Creating an engaging, long-term culture

The Heart Foundation is a charity dedicated to fighting the single biggest killer of Australians – heart disease. For over 50 years, they have led the battle to save lives and improve the heart health of all Australians. The Heart Foundation are set on a world where people don’t suffer or die prematurely because of heart disease.

Heart Foundation’s paper-based appraisal system didn’t offer them much advantage; prompting them to implement an online Performance Management system.

“It really has sharpened our process and better aligned our strategy… that’s definitely been the experience for our executives.” Julie Shearman, National HR Director, Heart Foundation

About the company:

Industry: Not-for-profit
Challenge: Slow paper-based processes
Solution: Online Performance Management system

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