Posted by
Phil Lamb on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 @ 07:11 AM
Applicant Tracking System Reviews cover the quality of an Applicant Tracking System across a number of dimensions:
* Applicant user experience,
* Ability to customize position postings,
* Communication tools,
* Search capabilities,
* Ability to interface with job boards,
* Compliance capabilities
For full Applicant Tracking System Reviews and for an in-depth Applicant Tracking System Review, please request a consultation today.
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 @ 06:57 AM
Effortless HR explores the concept of flexible time and it's impact on creativity and productivity. Flexible time refers to providing employees with the ability to choose their work hours to best fit their life and work habits.
Effortless HR surveyed a number of approaches ranging from strict work schedules (e.g., 8am to 5pm) and completely flexible programs. Effortless HR also studied tele-commuting programs. Effortless HR had a number of important findings:
* The best employees are even more productive with a flexible work schedule than with a traditional work schedule,
* Retention is better for the best employees when a flexible work program is in place,
* Effortless HR found that poor performers have issues in both types of work schedules,
* It is marginally more difficult to track poor performance in a flexible work schedule,
* Tele-commuting programs can have tremendous benefits for many employees. These include quantifiable savings such as time and transportation cost savings. Also, Effortless HR found that benefits include increased productivity and less stress.
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Mon, Feb 20, 2012 @ 07:00 AM
An HRIS Portal is the key communciation vehicle for an HR department. The following are HRIS Portal (aka employee self service) best practices:
- Provide quick links for pay stubs / W2s
- Multi-language capabilities (e.g., Spanish)
- Utilize Time off module for PTO data, requests
- Post Total Compensation Statements
- Centralize log-ins, websites into one portal
An HRIS Portal can be used for many other purposes. An HRIS Portal can be customized to your company's unique needs. To learn more about how an HRIS portal can benefit your HR department, read our HRIS Portal whitepaper.
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Sun, Feb 19, 2012 @ 08:54 AM
Employee Self Service is a critical element of HR software.
What are some quick employee self service wins? The following are five easy steps to create value with employee self service:
- Post employee benefit plan documents
- Link to insurance carriers, 401k providers
- Note key HR contacts by subject
- Publish Employee Handbook
- Update message board with current topics
For more information on employee self service (aka HRMS portal), request our employee self service whitepaper.
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Sat, Feb 18, 2012 @ 07:59 AM
HRIS Price (HRIS Cost) is a key factor for many HR departments. What does the New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin have to do with HRIS Price / HRIS Cost?
Jeremy Lin is another example of very good things coming with a less expensive price tag. Just as 80%+ of NBA players have a higher salary than Jeremy Lin, most of our competitors have an HRIS Price / HRIS Cost that is sigificantly higher than our offering.
The components of HRIS Price / HRIS Cost (aka HRMS Price / HRMS Cost) include:
* HRIS Licensing Fees
* HRIS Implementation Fees
* HRIS Consulting Fees (no such fees with Infinity HR)
* HRIS Maintenance Fees (no such fees with Infinity HR)
* HRIS Upgrade Fees (no such fees with Infinity HR)
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 @ 07:34 AM
Software payroll-- Payroll service bureaus are now providing Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS).
Software payroll companies are interested in HRMS because it offers a broad range of functionality, including:
* Employee self service,
* Online enrollment,
* Time tracking,
* Applicant tracking,
* Performance management,
* Onboarding and workflows.
Software payroll companies are also interested in delivering a fully integrated solution. Infinity has developed a real-time payroll sync with Millennium Software Licensees as well as with iSystems Evolution product. To learn more about software payroll companies and the real-time sync, please click on the icon below.
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 @ 07:19 AM
ABRA software has fallen behind the best Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS).
Key reasons that ABRA software has fallen behind:
* ABRA software lacks the ability to manage complex benefit structures,
* ABRA software lacks the flexibility of some of its competitors,
* ABRA software is more expensive to implement and maintain
ABRA software has long been a mainstay in the HRMS marketplace. However, ABRA software has fallen behind its most dynamic HRMS competitors.
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 @ 07:11 AM
The best payroll software for your company needs to include full HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems).
While the best payroll software has traditionally focused on the accuracy and timeliness of payroll, the best payroll software now needs to include HR functionality, including:
* Employee self service
* Online enrollment
* Time tracking
* Applicant Tracking
* Performance Management
* Onboarding and workflows
The best payroll software now leverages the core demographic information needed for payroll to provide the HR functionality described above. Additionally, the best payroll software now is fully integrated with HR functionality. To learn more about the Infinity HR Sync that is available with Millennium, Evolution, and some of the other best payroll software systems, click the icon below.
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 @ 06:57 AM
Online enrollment allows groups to efficiently process ancillary coverages, such as Long Term Care coverage. As online enrollment and other technologies have made these products more available, the carriers' traditional underwriting approach has been challenged.
A great example of this is Unum's recent decision to eliminate long term care products indefinitely.As with any insurance product, private carriers will only be willing to underwrite risk that they understand. This is necessary to offer premiums that result in a profit to the carrier after paying out claims. (Online enrollment makes this entire process easier by making it more efficient).
The Unum statement read:
After a careful and comprehensive review, we have decided to end sales of new group long term care contracts as of today, Feb. 7. Although we recognize there is a market need for products to help individuals pay for long term care expenses, current economic, pricing and risk factors make it impossible for us to meet our financial and risk management objectives.
The decision to discontinue selling new group long term care policies will not affect current customers or impact the high quality of service we provide to current policyholders and claimants. Additionally, we will continue to accept new enrollees on existing contracts.
Unfortunately, we are not the only insurer to reach this conclusion as many others have now exited the long term care market given the combination of historically low interest rates and the uncertainty of risk and pricing trends.
We believe this decision is in the best interest of all of our policyholders, as it allows us to sharpen our focus on the markets and products that provide the greatest long-term opportunity for our company and are more compatible with our financial and risk management objectives. (Note that InfinityHR has an online enrollment connection with these Unum products).
Additional information is available here. If you have any additional questions, please call our Customer Support area at 800-227-4165, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.
Thank you for your understanding, as we recognize that this change may have an impact on you. We appreciate your continued support of Unum.
Online enrollment will continue to be available for the remaining Unum products.
Posted by
Phil Lamb on Sun, Feb 12, 2012 @ 08:46 AM
The following are HRIS Implementation best practices (HRMS Implementation best practices):
• Establish a project team (whether 1 person from client or 2-3) who have time to commit to the effort (typically ~50 to ~100 hours) and access to necessary data
• Limit initial scope to 1-2 modules
• Plan to have system online several weeks before deadline (e.g., open enrollment)
• Follow the test plan in detail