Introduction to HRIS

Starting from the first class of HRIS, I did not know what HRIS is all about. HRIS stand for Human Resources Information System. So, here I have looking some information to make sure that I am very clear about HRIS. Let’s enjoy my entry.

What is HRIS?

Here, there are two dimensions in HRIS which is Human Resource Management and Information System. The combination of both dimension contribute to  a functional and systematic way of storing data and information for each employee to aid planning, decision making, and submitting of returns and reports to the external agencies. Generally HRIS consist of record keeping requirements such as employee information, wage and salary data, attendance, performance data and other suitable and important information.

Towards the era of globalization, many of human activities had been lighten by the technologies tools and system. in an organization, many Human Resource activities had been support by HRIS. The activities that supported by HRIS is:

v Recruitment, selection and hiring

v Job Placement

v Performance Appraisal

v Employee benefit analysis

v Training and development

v Health, safety and security

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Advantages of HRIS

HRIS will contribute many benefits towards the employees and organization. First and foremost, it will increase the efficiency of the company. It is meaning that the company can save the time to searching for bundle data manually. The organization also can do reduction on duplication of effort simultaneously reduce the cost needed. An HRIS monitored by qualified specialists who know technology and tactical processes can manage compliance with federal and state laws, streamline processes for recruitment and selection, and produce analyses, data and reports for internal and external use. 

Disadvantages of HRIS

There are also several weaknesses of HRIS system. It can be expensive in terms to update the system and malfunctions or insufficient applications to support the human resources needs. It also can be costly when the organization needs to hire a qualified specialist with HRIS area. Difficulty in understanding the real quality information needed for users also can affect the performance of HRIS.