Importance of the Human Resource Information system for Company

 

 

Introduction

HR functions have increasingly adopted technology platforms with the changes of the HR trends of the world. As a result Human Resources Information System which introduced and is used to collect and store data on an organization’s employees.

Human Resource Information System is a systematic way of storing data and information for each individual employee to aid planning, decision making, and submitting of returns and reports to the external agencies (Hendrickson, 2003).

Level of HRM and functions

Source: The Role of Labor Markets and Human Capital in the Unstable Environment (2011).

 Global context of the HRIS

In HR industry more leaders are turning to cloud-based solutions to transform the employee experience and boost recruiting and retention performance. HR cloud solutions are better than legacy technologies at achieving desired business outcomes as well as including improved data security, user experience, and greater mobile capabilities.

The below Survey finding shows the advantages of cloud base system compared to legacy system. 

Source: PwC’s HR Technology Survey (2020)

Key areas of the fully integrated HRIS

• Employee master information
• Organization structure
• Leave
• Performance appraisal
• Training a& development
• HR Planning
• Payroll
• Welfare
• Time & attendance

Sri Lanka Telecom is the leading telecommunication company in Sri Lanka which using the HRIS system with cloud base. Previously used the on premised module and has been shifted to the cloud base plat form.

As a telco company all the employees have privilege for HR system with the authentication and view the time attendance, prepare the monthly attendance summery for payroll and its approval also granted relevant officers via HRIS system. End of the year performance appraisal process was streamlined with the system and it independent is important for build the relationship with relevant department heads and employees.

As well as  using the employee login all the leaves were entered respective employees ,possibility view the payroll  , apply for the trainings and getting the welfare benefits like booking the holiday bungalows are other important benefits for SLT employees.

Conclusion

Using the HRIS, employer and employees have Positive impact for achieve the organizational HR goals. This has also given a wider spectrum of Human Resource Management System communication to the users. It helps that information get into the HR practitioners hands much quicker and allows for easy storage of the information. Technology can be a boon to the HR practitioner.

 

 

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 Hendrickson, A.R. (2003) Human Resource Information Systems: Backbone Technology of Contemporary Human Resources. Journal of Labor Research, 24, 381. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12122-003-1002-5

ANDREI, J., 2011. The Role of Labour Markets and Human Capital in the Unstable Environment. The Role of Information Systems in Human Resource Management, 2(1), p. 25.

Anon., 2020. Is technology the answer to your biggest HR challenges PwC’s HR Technology Survey 2020, North America: oracle.

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