6 Basic Tools for Your HR Department

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6 Basic Tools for Your HR Department
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• Technology makes the tasks of recruitment,
  payroll and performance evaluation more
  manageable and allows HR staff members to better
  engage with the company's employees.

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• HRMS (Human Resource Management System)
• Whether it's a software solution or software as a
  service, an HRMS can be an HR representative's
  best friend. It stores and organizes data, such
  as employee profiles, schedules, attendance
  records and more.
• Human resource information systems (HRIS) are
  typically more data-driven solutions that allow
  you to craft in-depth reports for the purposes of
  audits.
• Most HRMS offerings, such as Paychex and Workday,
  act as HR's central platform and often have
  modules or integrations that allow you to access
  payroll services, benefits management, and
  performance evaluations.

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2. Performance solutions Performance evaluations
and tracking are not only an annual meeting
between supervisor and employee, but the goals
and objectives discussed in that meeting are
tracked and revisited throughout the year by HR.
To get the most out a performance review and
better formulate goals for individual employees,
HR can provide managers with the tools to track
their staff member's performance throughout the
year, saving notes and feedback to prepare both
manager and employee for the evaluation. Many
HRMS and payroll solutions, such as ADP, come
with a customizable performance review module.
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3. Recruiting software As the name implies,
recruiting software streamlines the hiring
process. You can post job ads, sort and accept
applications, manage candidates and more, saving
you the hassle of manually tracking everything
yourself. Small businesses, in particular, should
check the pricing and features for each solution
being considered Many recruiting programs are
geared toward bigger companies with large volumes
of applicants. Small businesses may be better
served by a less-expensive product with fewer
capabilities, depending on your hiring needs.
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4. Payroll service Payroll processing is an
arduous task. Make it easy on yourself (and your
bookkeeper) by investing in an online payroll
service. This solution automatically calculates
and tracks paychecks, deductions, paid time off,
etc. Some even allow you to file and pay payroll
taxes and report new hires to the IRS.
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5. Benefits management platform While some
payroll services allow you to administer certain
benefits, such as vacation time, a more robust
solution can help you manage all employee
benefits including paid time off, retirement
plans, health insurance, workers' compensation
and other perks. A benefits management service,
however, is not necessarily the same as a
professional employer organization (PEO), which
operates under a co-employment arrangement. The
PEO acts as a legal employer of your workforce,
issuing employees' paychecks and managing
benefits and compliance for you.
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6. Employee engagement tools Employee engagement
is a high priority for many companies. With
today's tech tools, you can monitor your
organization's culture, giving you better
insights into what your employees want. Ron
Yekutiel, CEO and chairman of video platform
Kaltura, noted that video tools may be of
interest to HR departments looking to improve
their hiring and training processes. "Whether
it's conducting more effective interviews through
video, video conferencing to bring dispersed
teams closer together, or onboarding and
training of ... new and existing employees ...
today's on-the-go workforce increasingly prefers
video as a means for communication and
collaboration," he said.
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