Online Enrollment Software-Can your system handle complex benefit plans?
A web search for human resource information systems (HRIS) will uncover a variety of HR software options. Most HRIS companies “check the box” for the usual HR software modules—core demographic tracking, employee self-service, benefit management, time & attendance, performance management, workflows, etc…
But, those that have spent their careers in HRIS know that there is a wide range of depth when it comes to how these HR systems perform. Moreover, some modules involve some particularly complex data management. Benefit management and Time & Attendance probably require the most product depth.
This article will highlight a few of the key questions to ask when comparing HRIS companies for the purpose of benefit management. The basic level of questions include—does the online enrollment software…
• provide employee self-service (ESS)?
• export files to carriers?
• manage new hire, open enrollment, and qualified life events?
If you are a company with 100 or more employees that is looking for online enrollment software, the answer must be “yes” to all three of these questions to be a candidate.
The advanced questions include—does the online enrollment software…
• allow you to set up eligibility rules?
• manage Evidence of Insurability requirements?
• automatically (versus manually) transmit files to carriers?
• enable active and passive enrollments?
• default to last year’s elections?
And the very best will have answers to whether their software…
• is web-service enabled (allowing real-time interfacing)?
• can embed educational videos into ESS?
• handles spending credits, domestic-partner rules, and other complex scenarios?
And Yes, we answer Yes to all of the questions above. If you have other questions for me, please feel free to contact me.
Phil Lamb
Infinity HR
480-352-1206
Phil.Lamb@infinity-ss.com
