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Human Capital Management System
The field of human
resources is one that is often overlooked in enterprise management. This
situation is aided by the fact that an efficient Human Resources department
should function without fanfare. For example, when a project team
successfully launches a product on time and within budget it is hailed as a
great success. When the HR department manages the administration of the
enterprise successfully it can go virtually unnoticed – after all, the Human
Resources department is simply expected to work; only attracting attention
when there are problems.
The reality, however, is very different. The HR department plays a vital
role in ensuring the smooth running of an enterprise – most importantly by
tracking and analyzing the timekeeping and work patterns of the workforce,
allowing management better information on which to form strategies.
The importance of human resources has not gone unnoticed by the software
industry. There is now a wide range of applications available to aid the HR
department in their tasks, making possible the automation of certain tasks
and aiding in the organization of many others.
Human Capital Management System software systems are broadly defined by the four basic responsibilities
of the HR department, and as such typically contain standalone modules to
address the needs of each responsibility:
Payroll Module: The payroll module greatly reduces the workload of
the HR department by automating the payroll process, allowing HR to ensure
that payroll functions are completed on time and without errors.
At its most basic level the payroll module is supported by the manual entry
of timekeeping and attendance data from paper-based timesheets submitted by
the workforce. More advanced systems track employee timekeeping through
automatic systems, connected to either a ‘clocking in’ system or a tracker
connected to the desktop computers of the employees.
Once attendance data is fed into the system, the payroll module
automatically calculates payment amounts and various deductions such as
income tax before generating paychecks and employee tax reports.
Time and Labor Management Module: The time and labor management
module is designed to collate and analyze employee timekeeping information
for the purposes of organizational cost accounting.
By sourcing data directly from the timekeeping devices and methods used to
calculate payroll this module can provide management with valuable data
regarding the use of labor resources within the enterprise.
Benefit Administration Module: The benefit administration module
provides HR personnel with the capacity to monitor and manage employee
participation in a range of benefit programs. These programs can range from
programs related to the wellbeing of the workforce (such as health insurance
and pension schemes) to profit making programs (such as stock option plans
and profit sharing).
HR Management Module: The HR management module provides a range of
HR solutions ranging from analyses of application data through to the basic
demographic data of employees.
The management module allows HR personnel to effectively manage the Human
Capital Pool (HCP) available within the enterprise, in that it keeps track
of the training and development of the workforce and the skills and
qualifications of each employee. Advanced HR management modules can also
automate the process of application for positions by capturing application
data and entering it to a relevant database.
Benefits of Human Capital Management System
While these modules each provide benefits to the HR department itself, the
applications also aid the enterprise as a whole.
Human Capital Management System systems convert human resources information into a digital format,
allowing that information to be added to the knowledge management systems of
the enterprise. The result of this is that HR data can be integrated into
the larger Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems of the enterprise.
In analyzing enterprise wide resource usage this data can prove invaluable.
Data related to the time usage of the workforce can enhance the decision
making abilities of management, allowing the HR department to form an
integral aspect of strategy formation for the enterprise as a whole.
Human Resource Management
Systems (Human Capital Management System) have revolutionized the way businesses manage their
mission-critical HR functions.
Seamlessly integrated HR
applications
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