EffortlessHR™ is a Tucson, Arizona based company. The company was founded by Lola Kakes, who has been a lifelong advocate for small business and realized the need for an affordable and easy-to-use employee management system.
Lola Kakes, Founder
Lola has more than 30 years as a Human Resource and Corporate Compliance professional. Lola's experience includes 10 years as Executive Vice President of HR and Compliance for Keenan & Associates, the largest privately owned insurance broker in the state of California. She is recognized as a specialist in small business reporting requirements and successful management/employee relations. As an advocate for small business, Lola served as a Commissioner to The Tucson City Small Business Commission. She is a former President of the Tucson Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). She also is an active member and contributor to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She is the author of the popular book, "If You Don't Own A Circus, You Shouldn't Be Hiring Clowns."
Ellen Kirton, President & CFO
Ellen has more than 30 years experience as a highly respected financial professional. Before joining EHR, she was the Senior Vice President of Chase Bank. With a portfolio of $3.1 Billion, she developed the bank's Small Business Service and Loan Centers. She has been (and is) a successful and popular Business Coach for small and medium-sized companies in need of financial guidance and planning. Ellen is the current President-Elect of the Tucson Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and is the author of the book "Cinderella is still Dancing."
Aaron Queen, CTO
Aaron is an IT professional specializing in Emerging and Scalable Technologies. He is a recognized expert in high performance, mission-critical, and high security applications. During his career, he has been a respected resource to highly sensitive Government projects. He often is consulted for his expertise in the development and application of esoteric and secure computer technologies.
Security Info
EffortlessHR maintains rigorous security practices to keep your personal information safe.
Our servers are located in an offsite datacenter in the United States.
All data is also backed up daily to a second offsite location in the United States.
Using state-of-the-art and military-grade encryption technology, we are able to process your transactions and store data safely behind protected firewalls.
You can be assured that sensitive data cannot be read as it travels over the Internet.
Security Safeguards:
256-bit SSL encryption between our servers and your computer. Many banks only use 128-bit - we double that.
Each company's data is uniquely separated and encrypted in our database.
Dual-layer firewalls identify and block any intrusion attempts.
Our data center is centrally located in the USA, and holds the SAS 70 Type II Certification with regular audits.
To gain entry to the patrolled data center, guests must pass a two-factor authentication process.
All data is backed up daily using cloud storage to 2 independent data centers in the USA.
EffortlessHR is the Best HR & Personnel Management Software
Recordkeeping can be an issue for fast moving and growing organizations.
Manage all of your employee records, notes, time sheets, and much more from one secure central area.
Our dynamic employee management interface allows you store all the employee information you need. You will be able to access important employee information quickly, regardless of where you are.
EffortlessHR also allows you to easily add your own fields using the powerful built in web interface, so you never need to store extra information on spreadsheets.
Click on the Employee Management interface to see a larger version.
Human Resources Software helps you quickly find what you need, when you need it
With immediate access to these compliance resources, our HRIS system saves valuable time.
Human resources compliance is a necessity for any business in today's legal environment.
Between the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), OSHA, sexual harassment, and antidiscrimination laws, a business that isn't aware of its HR responsibilities is headed for trouble.
When done correctly, HR compliance is a process. It's a way of defining proper individual and group behaviors, and assuring that laws and policies are understood and followed. This means you must know the laws and develop appropriate policies in relation to these laws.
We provide a comprehensive employment law library, and also include necessary forms and "How-to Guides" for difficult situations.
Click on the Labor Laws Library interface to see a larger version.
Companies using EffortlessHR for their HRIS needs
Our HR software works great for these valued customers!
Below is a random sampling of companies that use EffortlessHR for their human resources needs. To view their feedback, just click on their logo.
We think effortlesshr is the future of HR for small and even medium-sized companies. We've been delighted with the service and rapid evolution of its services. Plus, our employees really like getting at all their info online. Actually, given how young our crew of 85 is, they expect it.
EffortlessHR® is a Human Resources "Software as a Service" (SaaS), meaning the entire program is web-based and can be accessed anywhere you have a computer and an internet connection.
Features include employee management, a self-service portal including time clock, and compliance resources. Just added: Hiring Corner to help you through the entire onboarding process.
Every business needs an employee handbook to protect against liability and lawsuits.
With EffortlessHR, you can affordably create a manual that would typically cost thousands of dollars and use up weeks of your time.
By better understanding the people they employ, companies can solve many of their most critical and expensive problems.
With reliable information to make human resource decisions, employers can successfully fit people to jobs in which they
will excel, retain good employees, become better managers, improve service, and build more effective teams.
We have put together all the forms we could find or that we have used and can now provide you with our forms library.
Our HR forms, business forms, and spreadsheets are compatible with Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat PDF, or Microsoft Excel.
Effortless HR Software Detailed Feature List
Providing you with the tools to manage your most important asset - your people.
Eliminate the need for standalone Employee Time Software or Employee Self Service Portal Software with our HRMS (Human Resource Management System).
Employees have the ability to update personal information, request time off, and clock in/out with EffortlessHR. All time entries are logged by IP Address, for your tracking purposes.
Easy to use Leave Requisition and Approval
Have a great idea? Don't see what you need? Let us know and we will reply within 24 hours.
New! Multi-Layer Access Levels
Allows you to assign supervisors & managers to a single employee.
Multiple levels allow you to control exactly who can view an employee.
