1.4.2 HR Portals

Question 1

What does a HR portal allow?

Answer 1

• allows access their own personal information and other company resources wither from their own computers or mobile devices, or from kiosks placed in convenient locations
• allows employees to access information whenever they want without having to bother the HR department
• allows managers to review and approve basic personnel actions, such as terminations, relocations, and salary changes
• allows for managers to have more control over transactional HR tasks, such as reviewing and approving merit bonuses and incentives, learning management activities, and recruitment functions, including requisitions, reviewing resumes, and evaluating candidates

Question 2

Shared Serviced Model

Answer 2

An alternative to or type of outsourcing where HR functions are centralized at service center to promote HR expertise and to deliver improved companywide services for large diversified companies

Question 3

What does a effective service center provide?

Answer 3

competent HR staff to answer questions and easy-to-navigate information centers that provide immediate information.

Question 4

What are the benefits of a shared service model come from?

Answer 4

Having standardized services for all business units that can be administered uniformly form a central service center.

Question 5

What are kind of services are provided by HR software programs?

Answer 5

• Personal information, such as skills and work history, can be stored in the company’s human resource information system (HRIS), and employees can access relevant information and update it periodically
• During the open enrollment period for employee benefits, employees can examine the information regarding their benefits options and make their own decisions. Effective portals provide personalized information to help employees evaluate the options and make informed decisions
• Employee can access their retirement and saving accounts and manage their investments.
• Employees can participate in wellness and engagement surveys and receive targeted information regarding events and programs of interest to them
• Training courses can be provided through eLearning modules that track each employee’s training history and mastery scores
• Employees can record their work hours on electronic time sheets
• Employees can search for applicable HR policies and review the company’s employee handbook

Question 6

What are the responsibilities of the employer in regard to HR portal programs?

Answer 6

responsible for implementing, customizing, and maintaining the program and the employer controls the data. When there are problems, the employers IT department is responsibly of handing them.

Question 7

What is SAAS?

Answer 7

• Software-as-a -service is for vendors to make software programs available to employers for an annual fee. The vendor employer operates the application, maintains the database, and handles updates and security.
• The employer owns the data and accesses the program though the internet with a web browser.
• These arrangements, also called “cloud computing,” allow businesses to escape the high cost buying software and storing confidential employee information.

Question 8

What is the benefit of SAAS arrangements?

Answer 8

they can be installed and updated more quickly because they provide a standardized service for multiple users.

Question 9

What is the disadvantage of having a SAAS arrangement?

Answer 9

if they are standardized they cannot be customized for each employer.