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Local entrepreneurs going for HR Gold

September 2nd 2008

Sheffield businessman Rob Wilmot of Quba New Media and Jon Curtis, of Ironmonger Curtis solicitors, have joined forces to develop Myhrtoolkit.com, an innovative online HR tool kit for helping with the day-to-day HR tasks in small to medium sized businesses.

The Myhrtoolkit system is designed specifically for businesses with between 5 and 500 employees and tracks sickness absence, handles contracts of employment and handbook, manages holiday requests, and handles task delegation, appraisals, and document storage. The system also has an innovative way of simply presenting employment law advice, with online training modules and standardised forms provided by Sheffield commercial law firm Ironmonger Curtis LLP. Because Myhrtoolkit is web-based, it gives secure control of employee information from any Internet-connected computer, with no software install.

The product is now widely used in the region by local businesses such as Blundells, Holbrook, and GBeye. For Jon, forming the partnership with Rob and his Internet agency, Quba, is the natural next step in the growth of the business. Jon Curtis said. "I am delighted to get this tie-up with Rob. He was one of the co/founders of the Internet phenomenon, Freeserve, which was sold to a division of France Telecom in 2001 for £1.6 billion. He is a successful serial web entrepreneur and shareholder in Quba, one of Sheffield's Internet success stories. His expertise and that of his team will really help us take this product to the next level."

Rob believes that the demand for Myhrtoolkit is huge. "There is a very real need for this product. It's the ideal tonic for companies that have reached a certain size where keeping track of the day-to-day staff administration is starting to become a pain. Managing employees is one of the biggest challenges faced by growing businesses. Myhrtoolkit.com gives access to the kind of functionality that until now was only to be available to the biggest employers"