HR Information Systems

Acting as a central hub for your human resources, an HR Information System (HRIS) gives you the insights to make informed decisions on promoting positive operational change - as well as enabling you to do away with the headache of managing large HR archives for indefinite periods.

What is an HR Information System (HRIS)?

An HR Information System centralises the management of your HR functions and processes – and as well as working as a compliance tool that reduces your administrative burdens, it serves as your channel for improving employee engagement  

Completely tailorable to your company structure and culture, a HRIS helps you to promote positive internal change with data-driven decisions; by recording both HR activities and employee information, and tracking them against your KPIs.

 A HR system built for you 

  • Industry compliance guidelines 
  • Automatic Retention management  
  • Access control 

Having your records digitised and stored in an HR Information System ensures that your information complies with BS10008, enabling you to do away with the headache of managing large HR archives for indefinite periods. 

What are the Information Management Challenges in HR Departments? 

HR files are sensitive legal documents which in many instances need to be kept for years after the employee has left. The Immigration Reform and Control Act require employers to retain Employment Eligibility forms (INS Form I-9) for three years after the worker is hired or one year after termination, whichever is later. 

Records related to wages and hours should also be kept for at least 4 years. In addition, records required to be kept under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) must be retained for 6 years. 

With so much legislation to deal with, records are often kept indefinitely - creating large, unmanageable archives, which create further risk of information being lost over the years. 

Ensuring Compliance
HR records are subject to constantly changing legislation, and addressing regulations like GDPR is essential to displaying trustworthiness – especially when tracking large amounts of employee information, which must be up-to-date, easily accessible, and stored only as long as necessary.
Security & Accessibility
HR managers are responsible for restricting access to the sensitive data in employee case files; whilst also making it available upon request for audits or legal proceedings.
Integration
Using multiple systems to manage employee data and circulate information can lead to data sprawl, opening the door to productivity issues, errors, and miscommunication.
Manual Processing
Manual processing lots of administrative paperwork is time-consuming and prone to errors. It also limits the time you can spend on employee engagement.

How do Digital HR Information Systems manage HR Challenges? 

Organisations can achieve significant improvements using a comprehensive HR Information Management system. Let’s take a look at some of the benefits: 

Audit Trails

Automatically generated using the information in your Document Management system, Audit Trails record all the actions taken on HR Files - validating the legal admissibility of your electronic documents and ensuring that they comply with data privacy regulations.

Advanced Searching

Useful for when regulatory requirements change, HR Information Management systems allow you to update multiple documents at once by performing full-text searches, or by grouping documents with common properties together. For instance, with this system, you can quickly search all records by ‘document type’ and update their retention schedules simultaneously.

Restricted Access & Security

Digital files are safe from damage and theft, with backups ensuring that critical information is never lost. Role-based restrictions provide further protection from internal data breaches, by ensuring that only authorised employees can access certain information.

Smooth Integrations for Automation

Digital integrations allow your HR department to automate many time-consuming manual admin tasks, such as onboarding and performance reviews – freeing up time for strategic initiatives and interpersonal development.

These features can even be integrated to support workflows in other departments. For example, an HR case file can be used seamlessly in AP department workflows to streamline their own administrative work.

How do HR Information Systems improve outcomes? 

When you apply the principles of digital transformation to your HR department, you unlock all the advantages of digitisation and automated workflows which leads to better outcomes. 

Active Engagement 

Having great accessibility to information through a HRIS allows you to react more quickly and effectively with your colleagues – helping them feel more informed and engaged, with positive knock-on effects of increased employee satisfaction, retention, and productivity.  

Onboarding and Retention 

Your onboarding process is critical to the employee experience and setting expectations from the outset. Automating certain functions allows you to engage new hires from the word ‘go’.  

Remote 

A centralised HR Information system makes documents easily accessible from all locations – improving collaboration by giving your remote employees the same resources as their in-office colleagues.  

Office Culture 

How staff participate in office culture is a product of how they are nurtured during development. Using HR Information systems to track growth and demonstrate company values promotes a culture of community and accountability.  

The Benefits of Building a HR Information System with a Digitisation Partner 

Finding a partner who understands the needs and nuances of your business processes is essential to creating a bespoke HRIS – but the best specialists will be able to build your system from the ground up, embedding their quality and security assurances into the architecture from the beginning. 

What should you look for in a HRIS provider? 

There are several factors that differentiate the effectiveness of a digital transformation partner. You should consider the following when choosing a partner to develop a HRIS designed to meet your specific needs and goals. 

Standardisation 

Do they take a holistic approach to digital solutions? Your partner should ensure that a system is able to integrate other aspects of your business by introducing an accessible, standardised, and transferable format. 

Simplification 

How do they convert physical to digital format? Your HRIS should be free of extra steps or complexity, and after conversion to digital, your partner should be able to recognise opportunities for streamlining your critical processes.  

Continuity 

Can they transform your legacy records and processes to be compatible with your new system? Your partner should give you visibility of the transformative steps that your legacy processes are about to undergo, in order to ensure a seamless transition that ensures no loss of data. 

Tracking 

A reputable digitisation partner exercises document control and uses audit trails to track and ensure compliance at every stage of transformation. 

Security & Quality 

Digital Transformation 

Your HR system serves as a pillar for connecting content with other digital applications. With further integration and digital transformation, your HRIS can grow into a holistic Document Management system that improves companywide communication, productivity, and outcomes. 

HRIS Related Services 

eForms 

eForms, or electronic forms, are digital documents that simplify data collection using input fields to standardise responses. The gathered information can generate real-time reports and power workflow automation. 

More than just a paper replacement, eForms are a method of transforming paper processes into digital workflows, which have many advantages over their physical counterparts. 

Invoice Processing 

Automated Invoice Processing, or AIP, introduces AP software and workflow digitisation to finance departments, removing the necessity for time-consuming and error-prone manual processing.  

Digital Mailroom 

A Digital Mailroom service sends your inbound documents to our secure facility, allowing us to securely redistribute it as digital information throughout an organisation. 

Digital Records Management  

Digitising your legacy records and storing them on a digital archive allows you to involve old information in current workflows without risk of loss or damage. A Digital Records Management System is the catalyst for holistic HR information management within your organisation. 

For more information on how we can help you craft your bespoke HR Information System, get in touch with us by using the form below! 

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