Security Update: Heartbleed Bug

Posted on April 11, 2014 by

It has been discovered that there was an issue with the encryption software library called OpenSSL which is used in a majority of online software and websites. It has caused some concern in the general media and is being referred to as the heartbleed bug. We felt we should quickly inform you about this issue, and what it means in relation to PayrollHero.

PayrollHero has had very limited exposure, one minor part of our system was affected. This was the software we use to distribute incoming site traffic across our servers. The issue was fixed in less than twenty fours hours of being reported.

There is no evidence to suggest that there has been any intrusion on our software but we’ve taken some additional steps to protect our users. This includes invalidating all existing open sessions prior to the patch, so you’ll need to log back in to PayrollHero. As the nature of this vulnerability is widespread, we recommend changing your passwords across the web, especially for sensitive sites (banking, data storage, etc.)

This sort of quick response time is one of the benefits of using cloud based software. It allows us to fix any problems without having to issue an update or patch. You can be reassured you are constantly receiving the best security for your data well before you are even aware there is a problem.

If you have any questions about this matter please don’t hesitate to contact us through our support email support@payrollhero.com

The PayrollHero Support Team

Learn About PayrollHero At Cebu Unwrapped Event

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Eventzilla-PH-MAY10-cebu The New Leaf Ventures Team is running a PayrollHero Unwrapped event in Cebu, Philippines on May 10th 2014. If you are interested in learning more about PayrollHero in a face to face environment then be sure to come by.

Date: May 10, 2014

Time: 1:30 to 3:30 PM

Venue: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf; Level 4 New Wing, Ayala Center, Cebu City

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Check out what Walden Chu, President of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Philippines has to say about PayrollHero’s Philippine Payroll platform.

Food And Beverage Payroll Platform For The Philippines

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Walden Chu, President of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Philippines (CBTL) speaks at the CBTL Global Owners Conference about his experience with PayrollHero.

Webinar: Engage Your Employees and Improve HR Processes

Posted on April 8, 2014 by

Join me this Thursday April 10th at 1pm Philippine time to show you how we changed the way your employees interact with your company and how HR is even happier with the time savings and efficiency. This free webinar only requires you to sign up to save your seat and a secure internet connection for Skype to work well. I will personally email you after you sign up to request your Skype name.

When: April 10 2014 @ 1pm Philippine Time
Where: Skype

What will you learn?

– How PayrollHero’s selfie clock in eliminates buddy punching and ghost employees
– How to schedule your hourly employees quickly and easily
– How automation works to make managing your team easier
– How resolving attendance infractions is quick, easy and in real time
– How our transparent, real time analytics helps your employees change their attendance behaviour
– How our multi-worksite functionality enables you to monitor your growing team
– How PayrollHero makes your managers job easier by sending out automated, timely emails based on attendance infractions
– How our human resources information system (HRIS) systemizes your HR team

PayrollHero Swimming With Whale Sharks, Oslob, Philippines

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Some of the PayrollHero team went swimming with whale sharks in Oslob, Philippines this past weekend. Oslob is about a three and a half hour drive from Cebu which is the second largest city in the Philippines. At the whale shark area of Oslob, you pay about $50 (including transportation) to get into the water and swim with 8 to 20 whale sharks. The number changes each day. You can see a quick video below that shows how massive these sharks are:

At PayrollHero we work to hire what we call #AdventureEngineers. Basically team members who want to work hard and play hard. Check out our Adventure Engineer interview video below:

Araw ng Kagitingan!

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

The Philippine name for “Day of Valor”, Araw ng Kagitingan commemorates the fall of the Bataan in World War 2. Often referred to as Bataan Day, the Regular Holiday falls on April 9th this year. Make sure your accommodating the 9th as a holiday in your PayrollHero account for your employees who still work on the day!

New Feature: Multi Insert Tool

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

We added two new features to the PayrollHero platform to make managing the platform even easier for larger companies.

Multi Insert Tool: Employees and Schedules
The multi insert tool is the recommended way to create multiple employees or create multiple schedules on the PayrollHero platform. It is the most time efficient way, and we recommend using this when you need to create a large amount of employee profiles. The system automatically generates a bespoke template for you to complete. It is designed specifically for your company and its settings. This article will explain how to use the feature.

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The Perfect Digital Storm: Philippines

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Anthony Cospito of Tigercub Digital and Will Greene of TigerMine Research spoke at the last New Leaf Ventures’ Better Business Brunch. It took place at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in the NetLima building and was on the topic of “The Perfect Digital Storm: Philippines”. Below if a quick recap video of the event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__x70ETLq8w
Register for the next Better Business Brunch here.

What does your team do outside of work?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by

Every second tuesday is our developers “retro” dinner which caps off a 2 week sprint. After a full day of pounding through notes, progress reports, customer feedback, data metrics, bug reports involved in the sprint, our software engineers go out to dinner to unwind. These retrospective dinners give our team the chance to pull themselves away from work and celebrate a productive 2 week sprint in yet again improving PayrollHero everyday. While some of the debates from the day will continue to be discussed over large plates of BBQ meat and beer, this time also helps bring our team closer as friends, not just colleagues. We continue to create a truly great experience for our Adventure Engineers by providing incredible perks both inside and outside the office.

Let the next sprint begin! Check out our video on what being an Adventure Engineer is all about!

PipelineDeals Is Coming To Southeast Asia

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Stephen Jagger

Screen Shot 2014-04-01 at 7.49.45 PM We moved our sales CRM needs over to PipelineDeals a few months ago after we were introduced to the founder JP Werlin. We began using their platform to see how it compared to Highrise (which we were currently using) or Salesforce (which we were considering). We ended up moving to PipelineDeals as it is a smooth setup process, had all of the features we were looking for and was a cost effective option.

PayrollHero is a business to business software as a service platform focused on restaurants, retails and the BPO industry (outsourcing / office environments). We end up dealing with the CEO, COO, Head of HR, Head of Payroll, store managers and district managers as part of the sales process. PipelineDeals lets us manage these relationships, the potential deal amount, all of the correspondence plus much more.

Are you interested in checking out PipelineDeals for your business… signup here and use our referral code for 30 days free. Let us know what you think?
*Referral Code: PayrollHeroPipeline

As part of writing this post, I reached out to JP Werlin and asked him for 5 tips to get the most out of PipelineDeals, here is what he answered with:

Five tips to get the most out of PipelineDeals

1 – Use Page Tips

Page Tips are helpful hints that are available on every page in PipelineDeals. Click on the “?” icon at the top of the screen on any page in the app and click Page Tips to receive tips, support articles, and videos related to the page. This is a great way to learn about the features in PipelineDeals

2 – Save a Filter

It’s easy to filter and save lists in PipelineDeals to view custom reports of your data. To save a filter, click on the Advanced filter button on the Deals, People, or Companies tab and click to Save Filter. Saved filters are helpful for creating custom reports, contact or leads lists, and deal pipeline summaries. For more info, check out this helpful video.

3 – Download the iPhone or Android App

PipelineDeals has a dedicated iPhone and Android App that syncs seamlessly with your PipelineDeals account. These free mobile apps are great for accessing your data while you’re away from your laptop or desktop. Download these apps directly from the App Store or Google Play Store.

4 – Track Emails

PipelineDeals also makes it easy to track all of your communication in one place. With PipelineDeals email tracking features, you can track emails as activities using our simple BCC tracking feature. Add cc@pipelinedeals.com in the BCC field to any email and automatically track your emails as activities. Click this helpful article for more details.

5 – Create a Task Template

Task templates are a great way to automate custom workflows in the app. Use a task template to automate a series of todo’s like lead qualification, solutions development, or preparation for a presentation. With task templates, PipelineDeals makes it easy to develop custom workflows that will make your sales team more efficient.