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
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.
