How St Athanasius College Simplified Staff HR with Happy HR
- Client: St Athanasius College
- Sector: Tertiary / theological education
- Location: Melbourne, VIC
- Modules used: Onboarding, maintaining compliant contracts and policies, leave management, e-learning, performance management, FREE qualified HR support, payroll integrations and more.
- Key result: Full HR compliance, HR support when they need it, management of HR end to end, stress free HR management, leave management, e-learning.
St Athanasius College, a Coptic Orthodox theological college in Melbourne, replaced manual paper-based and digital HR processes with Happy HR’s centralised HR system, making it easier to manage staff information, contracts, policies and compliance in one place.
The HR challenge for a small education provider
Before Happy HR, St Athanasius College managed its HR processes manually, with information spread across paper-based and digital records. This made it difficult to keep track of staff and ensure the college had the policies and documentation required for compliance and end-of-year audits.
The college needed a simpler way to manage staff information and HR compliance, while keeping policies and other important HR documents up to date.
Why the College chose Happy HR
- Centralise staff management and HR information in one system.
- Manage HR policies and compliance requirements more easily.
- Stay up to date with policy changes when legislation is updated, reducing the need to manually monitor compliance changes.
- Keep contracts and HR documentation organised and accessible.
- Easily demonstrate their HR compliance to auditors through the Happy HR system.
- Access ongoing support and advice from the Happy HR team, including guidance around Awards and levels.
How Happy HR was implemented
01 — Setup
The College moved its staff information and HR records into a centralised HR system.
02 — Documentation
Contracts, policies and other HR documentation were organised and made accessible.
03 — Compliance
The College could manage HR compliance requirements and stay up to date with legislative changes.
04 — Ongoing support
The College continued to access support and advice from the Happy HR team.
Results
- One central HR system replacing fragmented paper-based and digital processes.
- Easier staff management with HR information available in one place.
- Greater confidence in HR compliance, particularly for policies and legislative updates.
- Simpler end-of-year audits, with compliance information readily available to auditors.
- Less time and stress spent managing HR compliance manually.
- Ongoing access to knowledgeable HR support when advice is needed.
- Peace of mind knowing that Happy HR helps keep policies and compliance requirements up to date.
Happy HR will save you time and stress. Their team will help with what ever you need ongoing and they are quick to respond. You will have peace of mind that you will be compliant and you don’t need to manage compliance for contracts and policies because HHR has that covered.
HR requirements for this clients industry
This client needed an understanding of awards, classifications, qualifications and employment conditions. Happy HR helped them to manage these requirements through structured HR processes, compliant documentation, compliance tools and employee records and more. Less administration, greater visibility and smarter HR compliance.
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What HR software does St Athanasius College use?
Why did St Athanasius College choose Happy HR over other HR providers?
St Athanasius College chose Happy HR because it was compact, easy to use, compliant and well priced. Principal Fr Daniel Ghyabrial reviewed competitor platforms before deciding, and Happy HR was also recommended to him directly. The deciding factors were built-in compliance for policies and contracts, plus simple day-to-day staff management the college could run without a dedicated HR team.
What HR problems did St Athanasius College have before Happy HR?
How does Happy HR help an organisation pass an audit?
Does Happy HR update HR policies when legislation changes?
Yes. Happy HR maintains and updates policy documentation as employment legislation changes, so subscribers stay compliant without tracking legislative updates themselves. For St Athanasius College this was the single most appealing feature: “the knowledge we are always compliant as Happy HR looks after policy updates when legislation is updated.”
Is Happy HR suitable for schools, colleges and education providers?
What is the Happy HR setup and onboarding process like?
Can Happy HR provide advice on Modern Awards and pay levels?
Yes. Happy HR clients can request HR advice, including guidance on Award interpretation and classification levels. St Athanasius College has used this support directly: “I have reached out for help and advice on Awards and levels and the advice I received was helpful and fast.”
Does Happy HR include HR support, or is it software only?
How has Happy HR changed HR operations at St Athanasius College?
Is Happy HR good value for smaller organisations?
St Athanasius College rated Happy HR as well priced when comparing it against other providers, alongside being compact and easy to use. Smaller organisations without a dedicated HR manager gain compliance coverage, document management and access to HR advice in one subscription rather than engaging separate consultants for each requirement.
What does St Athanasius College say to other organisations considering Happy HR?
Fr Daniel Ghyabrial recommends Happy HR to any organisation that needs to improve HR compliance and processes: “Happy HR will save you time and stress. Their team will help with whatever you need ongoing and they are quick to respond. You will have peace of mind that you will be compliant.”
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