human resources management system

The winds of change: Making HR measurement happen

November 13, 2012 Ian J Cook Employee Relations, HR Analytics, HRMS, Human Resources

The momentum behind measurement in HR is growing and what I learned from the trip indicates that one of the drivers of change has shifted.

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Vacation scheduling for the summer starts now!

March 21, 2012 Marcia Scheffler Employment/Labour Standards, HRMS, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Union Relations

As a Human Resources Generalist or as a manager or department supervisor, this is the time of year that the memo goes around the office: ALL EMPLOYEES PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR VACATION REQUESTS. How you set up your procedures and policies is key to a smooth and organized vacation schedule that balances your employees’ vacation requests and your organizational demands.

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Automated human resources management – is it time?

April 25, 2011 Adam Gorley HR Analytics, HRMS, Human Resources

One software industry analyst has been watching the human resources management system market for some time and has discerned some trends. With the economy recovering from recession, organizations are focusing on core HR concerns, such as strategic hiring and productivity. As a result, they’ll invest in technologies that help in these areas, particularly if they “offer an immediate return on investment or meet some compelling management or regulatory need”.

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Do you track any human resources metrics?

March 16, 2011 Adam Gorley HR Analytics, HRMS, Human Resources

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.

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Does your company use a human resources management system?

September 2, 2010 Adam Gorley HR Analytics, HRMS, Human Resources

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.

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Employers must create and preserve documents in case of a lawsuit

August 11, 2010 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, HRMS, Human Resources

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.

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