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style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-700);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2)\">Updated<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date has-sm-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-20T01:25:12+00:00\">August 20, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sm-font-size\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-700);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2)\">1 min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull case-study__wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:-200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__image-wrapper has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__image-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1728\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Step-Ahead.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Group of people running on a track with the words &quot;STEP AHEAD&quot; and icons of people walking overlaid on the image.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Step-Ahead.webp 1728w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Step-Ahead-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Step-Ahead-1024x601.webp 1024w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Step-Ahead-768x451.webp 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has-xl-font-size\"><strong>At a glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-infos is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-bottom-width:1px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-infos__info is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-infos__info-label wp-container-content-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-top-width:1px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-right-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4);padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Company<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-infos__info-text wp-container-content-4 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-3\">Step Ahead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-infos__info is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-infos__info-label wp-container-content-6 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-top-width:1px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-right-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4);padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-5\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Location<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-infos__info-text wp-container-content-8 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-200);border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-7\">Canterbury, New Zealand<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-infos__info is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-infos__info-label wp-container-content-10 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" 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class=\"wp-container-content-15\">HR Software, Payroll<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group case-study__content-glance-bullet-points has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-lg-font-size\"><strong>Read this case study if:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0\" class=\"wp-block-list case-study__content-glance-bullet-points__list is-style-checkmark\">\n<li>You\u2019re part of a mission-driven organisation, juggling clunky, outdated systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administrative tasks like payroll and HR are taking time away from more meaningful work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need a digital platform that\u2019s powerful, intuitive, and designed for small teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-link-color wp-elements-e77af140806c683e7d109943aeb7fd4c has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-41 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Step Ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stepahead.org.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Step Ahead<\/a> is a New Zealand-based nonprofit organisation specialising in delivering community-based activity and services to individuals with chronic mental health conditions. For over four decades, they\u2019ve played a pivotal role in providing vital support to people transitioning from specialised psychiatric care into broader community services. With a dedicated team of just under 20 employees, Step Ahead manages the complex needs of nearly 400 clients across four locations in the Canterbury region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As their team grew, so did the challenges with managing HR and payroll, which relied heavily on outdated, paper-based systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We talked to CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bryan-gilchrist-6a9702a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bryan Gilchrist<\/a>, who shared how managing internal HR and payroll had become a major stressor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cIt was a nightmare\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bryan recalls the pre-91爆料 days with a laugh:<em> \u201cI\u2019ve actually blocked most of it out; it was that bad.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step Ahead was stuck with a completely paper-based system. Staff tracked hours using physical timesheets, which Bryan reviewed manually. Payroll took up to two full working days, and the outdated software they relied on was clunky, unintuitive, and on the verge of expiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-26 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe had a book of instructions just to run payroll,\u201d he says. \u201cIf you made a mistake, you had to start from the very beginning. It was a nightmare.\u201d<\/em><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-6e4908a1-7fff-1efb-64da-01809421c151\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With no dedicated HR department, the burden fell on Bryan and his finance manager. Something had to change.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The right recommendation at the right time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As luck would have it, Step Ahead\u2019s treasurer, who also worked in mental health in the not-for-profit sector, had just switched to 91爆料 at their own organisation. They recommended Bryan take a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reviewing two other providers, Bryan quickly realised that <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/\">91爆料<\/a> stood out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-28 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cThis was by far my favourite,\u201d he says. \u201cIt had the most usable components and was the most intuitive. I didn\u2019t even have to read the instructions, I just figured it out as I went.\u201d<\/em><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-aac64a94-7fff-2a26-ddad-b4ead4b74456\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-6e4908a1-7fff-1efb-64da-01809421c151\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Onboarding 91爆料? Refreshingly simple, even with the complexity of New Zealand\u2019s employment laws.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cIncredibly easy. One of the easiest and most intuitive things I\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/em><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-20c0e7a2-7fff-61e7-e8f8-5b0baddbfb91\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-aac64a94-7fff-2a26-ddad-b4ead4b74456\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-6e4908a1-7fff-1efb-64da-01809421c151\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Payroll in minutes, not days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before 91爆料, <a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/products\/payroll-software\/\">payroll<\/a> was a dreaded, two-day ordeal. Each pay cycle began with staff physically filling out paper timesheets. These were handed in and reviewed one by one by Bryan himself.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/solutions\/time-and-attendance-software\/\">Electronic timesheets<\/a> have replaced the old handwritten versions. Staff enter their hours directly into 91爆料, and Bryan can review and approve them from anywhere. If adjustments are needed, he can edit them on the spot, instead of the back-and-forth he was used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-32 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cIt takes no time at all. I don\u2019t have to do anything besides review. And if my finance manager goes on leave, I can step in and do it myself. That would have been impossible before.\u201d<\/em><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-ee0693d3-7fff-5471-f4d4-a7100d7c1e3c\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Where payroll once caused stress and delay, it&#8217;s now a seamless part of operations.<span id=\"docs-internal-guid-02dc7cb2-7fff-4448-4092-a54ade7df58b\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From a wall calendar to instant leave tracking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/nz\/solutions\/leave-management-software\/\">Leave tracking<\/a> also got a major upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, teams relied on a physical dry-erase calendar at one site. If someone needed to know who was away, they\u2019d have to call the main office and have someone check the wall.<span id=\"docs-internal-guid-1679144b-7fff-5506-750c-87955957d374\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 91爆料, leave is fully integrated with Outlook calendars. Everyone on the team can instantly see who\u2019s away, when, and for how long.<span id=\"docs-internal-guid-1679144b-7fff-5506-750c-87955957d374\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-34 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cEveryone can instantly see everyone who&#8217;s on leave,\u201d Bryan explains. \u201cI use it on my phone when I\u2019m out in the field. It\u2019s phenomenal stuff.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This transparency has helped Step Ahead plan more efficiently and cut down on communication overhead across teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Easy tracking of certificate renewal dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Step Ahead staff need valid certifications to perform their roles, like First Aid training. In the past, tracking certification expiry dates was a manual process, all done on paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-36 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cNow the system notifies the employee and me as the manager when a certification is about to expire,\u201d says Bryan. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With everything now digitised and automated, Bryan\u2019s team can rest assured that all certifications are up to date and fully compliant &#8212; no more guesswork or expired documents slipping through the cracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time back for what matters most<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most valuable change of all? Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By streamlining and automating key tasks, 91爆料 has returned precious hours to Bryan and his team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-38 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m no longer buried in admin. I can focus on fundraising, compliance, and ensuring our service model is being delivered properly,\u201d he says. \u201cThese are the things I should be doing as CEO, but couldn\u2019t because I was stuck in payroll.\u201d<\/em><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-faabe4c4-7fff-895c-eaef-1d7a041a8f2c\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Bryan spends more time driving Step Ahead\u2019s mission and less time on repetitive admin, a win for him, his team, and the 400 clients they serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cIf I can do it, anyone can.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked if he\u2019d recommend 91爆料 to other nonprofits, Bryan doesn\u2019t hesitate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-40 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--8);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--4)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019d absolutely recommend it. It\u2019s a total game changer. If I can do it, someone who doesn\u2019t like reading instructions, anyone can. It\u2019s that intuitive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From paper files and whiteboards to dashboards and digital calendars, 91爆料 has helped Step Ahead modernise its back office so it can continue delivering life-changing services on the front line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to experience 91爆料 for yourself?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>91爆料 is your all-in-one Employment Operating System for HR, payroll, and recruitment built to simplify compliance, automate admin, and empower your people. From onboarding to offboarding, we streamline every step of the employee lifecycle so you can spend less time on processes and more time scaling your business.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to see how companies like Waterware are transforming their HR operations and driving real business impact? 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