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Do you track any human resources metrics?

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Back in the heady days of summer 2010, our sister publication HRinfodesk began a series of polls on human resources management systems (HRMS) and metrics. In July, about one-third of respondents said they already use an HRMS and just over one in ten said they were considering it. In August, one-third of HRMS users said it makes their jobs easier, while the rest said the system offered no improvement or actually made things more difficult.

Tags: HRinfodesk, HRIS, HRMS, Human Resources Information System, human resources management system, metrics, profitability, strategy, tracking
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Does your company use a human resources management system?

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Human resources management systems (also known as human resources information systems) exist “at the intersection between human resource management and information technology.” Usually, this means taking previously disparate HR information and automatically integrating it in such a way that users can gain a clearer picture of what is happening in the company—in a more efficient way than if HR had to gather all of the information from its various sources, and analyze it manually.

This diverse information includes payroll, work hours and overtime, benefits administration, recruiting and development, training and learning, performance records and more. You’ve probably already automated one or more of these services, either internally or via an external service provider; companies commonly outsource payroll and benefits functions, for example. But even so, can you imagine what you could do if all of those functions were integrated and all of that information could be compared with little effort? That’s the promise of human resources management systems.

Read the whole story on HRinfodesk.com.

Tags: automation, business intelligence, HR metrics, HRIS, HRMS, Human Resources Information System, human resources management, human resources management system, information management, information technology, IT, IT controls, record keeping, tracking employee absences
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Employers must create and preserve documents in case of a lawsuit

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Employers generally win employment law cases when they can provide the courts with a paper trail of evidence in support of their employment related decisions such as termination, disciplinary actions or inability to accommodate the needs of employees, among other things.

Tags: altering, concealing, deleting or destroying relevant hard-copy or electronic information, disciplinary actions, document recording and retention obligations, document retention policies, documentation, employment law, evidence, human resources management system, inability to accommodate the needs of employees, metadata, preservation and disclosure of electronic and other documents, record keeping, spoliation, termination, wrongful dismissal, wrongful dismissal claim
Posted in Employment Standards, HRMS, Human Resources, Internal Controls | Make a Comment »