Long focused on the administrative dimensions of HR jobs, the opportunities offered by information systems have increased. The reasons for the expansion of functionalities are multiple: technological developments, transformations in HR professions and data quality requirements are actively participating.
How do information systems dedicated to HR meet the expectations of all HR actors today?
HRIS: what is it?
A set of services
The HRIS is a set of services offered to the management of human resources. It brings together a set of solutions designed to facilitate HR activities but also to provide a user experience that will facilitate the collection of rich and reliable data.
Varied users
The HR function is no longer the only user of HRIS, in order to empower all actors, managers and employees who have become the main “internal customers” of software solutions. Today, the collection and exploitation of HR data benefit from improvements in the user experience, the use of artificial intelligence, and the interoperability of various solutions in a homogeneous ecosystem.
The whole history of HRIS is summarized on our Page”Changes and perspectives of HRIS“.
What are the services offered by an HRIS for a company?
The role of the HRIS is to alleviate all the tasks that weigh on a company's HR staff. It is a process that is carried out through the computerization of human resources.
In other words, the HRIS automates a certain number of tasks and avoids double entries. This automation contributes to The evolution of the HR role to get closer to the needs of their internal customers, anticipate and adapt the strategy according to the information collected.
HRIS can help you in a variety of ways in the business. Its intervention can be both global and focused on a particular objective. The HRIS includes solutions for various use cases according to its users:
Social activity
Exchanges with all stakeholders are becoming more and more numerous, so an HRIS facilitates coordination with authorities, the CSE in particular in the conclusion of GEPP agreements.
The administrative dimension
The HRIS manages everything related to the administration of the company. This ranges from managing the company's balance to its vacation schedule. He is also involved in the establishment of contracts and expense reports. The SIRH also contributes to the successful completion of reports such as the gender equality index.
Career Management
The HRIS is a tool available to managers, HR and employees. It offers the means to carry out regular and archived monitoring of company employees. He closely follows their journey and their evolution within the company. It manages the skills of them and helps them build their careers.
What are HR software and what are their impacts in business?
Although HRIS does not extend its action in all branches of human resources management, it is found at various levels. However, steps are being taken to ensure that its action is no longer limited.
In this sense, HRIS software has a total impact on the “remuneration” branch of the companies that use them. The process is almost as complete, with 79% of payslips being dematerialized in many companies that use HRIS.
This marked evolution is pushing more and more companies to turn to this management method. The system allows these companies to have the necessary logistics, for the complete administrative management of their activities. The HRIS software used for such management is 93% successful within these companies. Likewise, 78% of these same companies use HRIS software to manage their time and activities.
However, it should be noted that the HRIS is undergoing a significant evolution. New software is being implemented for more effective efficiency. In this sense, equipment is made available to companies for the management of their recruitment, but also in the field of performance management. Thus, the SIRH generally makes it possible to set up a skills map within your company and to identify the skills and professional qualities of your employees. They are now more versatile.
The HRIS is becoming the heart of skills mobilization
HR administrative activities are now quite largely equipped with dedicated solutions, so the promise of an HRIS is now to help HR focus on performance in mobilizing company assets. At the heart of this service offering is the platform Internal Talent Marketplace.
Competence is at the center of all HR activities: from talent acquisition to productivity. The offer of targeted training obtains a better return on investment based on knowledge of skills. The allocation of resources for projects is no longer based only on availability and individuals but on the ability to gather the right skills.
HRIS is now becoming one of the factors in attracting talent, and then in engaging them. We have dedicated a complete page:”Improve the management of your talent with an HRM“.
