{"id":1478,"date":"2013-07-08T12:13:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T12:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hr-softwareblog.com\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2013-07-08T12:13:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T12:13:37","slug":"hris-give-employees-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparehris.com\/blog\/hris-give-employees-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"HRIS \u2013 give employees ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Employees\"<\/a>In a recent study by compareHRIS<\/a>, 75%+ of survey respondents said that they want Employee Self-Service in their HRIS program. I am surprised this percent is not higher. It is true that more large employers wanted this feature, so the best I can figure is that the mid-size and small employers don\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n

Size-related<\/strong><\/p>\n

Human Resources management in small companies often lacks the imagination to visualize what HRIS can do when fully installed. You can understand that they first and last see the administrative advantages of moving all the tedium of paperwork, bookkeeping, and filing. If a system can do more, that\u2019s fine, but that\u2019s not why they got into the system.<\/p>\n

Likewise, in mid-sized companies, HR enjoys the administrative break, but they are also interested in the benefits management tools. After all, benefits are more paperwork and records to the HR staff. If they can outsource that to the HRIS software, great!<\/p>\n

Missing the point<\/strong><\/p>\n

All employees want to have a voice. It empowers them to speak-up and be heard. When you encourage them to decide on their own benefits package, when you have them enter their enrollment information and select their preferred suite, you show respect for their intelligence and decision.<\/p>\n

When employees can access their records at will, review history and pay records, you save yourself a lot of time by giving them the power. Some will access the system repeatedly, and some will not. But, knowing it is there is some comfort.<\/p>\n

Communicate the positive:<\/strong><\/p>\n