When a company lacks HR efficiency, it can be detrimental not only to overall productivity, but it can also create a disconnect between you and your employees. Fortunately, an employee self-service human resources (ESS HR system) is an effective solution to this problem. ESS portals provide numerous benefits for employees. Consolidation of information into a single user-friendly gateway, creates efficiencies and helps speed up organizational objectives. ESS HR systems also play a crucial role in raising HR’s importance in the organization, enabling HR professionals to spend more time on strategic efforts than on focusing on administrative transactions. Here’s why your employees will love this type of system.
Convenience
Instead of having to ask a manager for company information, HR policies, or online data, and waiting on this intel, employees can access this information instantly from an online dashboard, where everything is housed in one place. This in turn, makes employees responsible for keeping their own information accurate and up-to-date. Lastly, ESS systems can help reduce overall administrative burdens and support managers by reducing the time they spend editing employees’ time sheets to schedule work.
Easy HR Management
Employees are able to log into their portal at anytime, anywhere, as long as they have access to the internet. There, they can view their pay stubs, work schedules, request time off, change their personal information, etc. If an employee has an urgent question concerning health care coverage, for example, they could quickly and efficiently find an answer through an online resource section.
Time Saver
Without an ESS HR system in place, it could take several days for an employee to obtain a much-needed document. With it, they could gain access online within seconds. By eliminating any delay or inefficiencies, this prevents any frustration on the employee’s end. A large selling point to these systems are the third-party hosting, which reduces internal IT burden that will allow for 24/7 system access from anywhere for employees, HR and managers.
Empowerment
When a company gives employees more control to quickly process their HR related requests, they will feel more empowered. The reason this is important is because empowered employees tend to feel more valued and will undoubtedly experience more job satisfaction. This results in higher productivity and a better company culture, which often leads to a higher retention rate, and less employee turnover.
Human Resources is evolving at a rapid pace, and technology is playing an ever-increasing role. An Employee Self-Service system can be a huge asset and is definitely worth considering as long as it is actively managed. We help you find a system that meets your ESS needs. Here for online assistance or call 818.377.7260.