Dresser & Associates

What is a Human Resources Information System (HRIS)?

A HRIS, or Human Resource Information System, is a software solution for small to mid-sized businesses to help automate and manage their HR, payroll, management and accounting activities.

A HRIS generally should provide the capability to more effectively plan, control and manage HR costs; achieve improved efficiency and quality in HR decision making; and improve employee and managerial productivity and effectiveness.

A HRIS offers HR, payroll, benefits, training, recruiting and compliance solutions

Most are flexibly designed with integrated databases, a comprehensive array of features, and powerful reporting functions and analysis capabilities that you need to manage your workforce. This can give back hours of the HR administrator’s day previously spent attending to routine employee requests.

A HRIS also facilitates communication processes and saves paper by providing an easily-accessible, centralized location for company policies, announcements, and links to external URL’s. Employee activities such as time-off requests and W-4 form changes can be automated, resulting in faster approvals and less paperwork.

An affordable Human Resource Information System (HRIS), for example Sage HRMS’s e-capabilities, allows companies to manage their workforce through two powerful main components: HR & Payroll. In addition to these essential software solutions, HRIS offers other options to help companies understand and fully utilize their workforce’s collective skills, talents, and experiences.

Some of the most popular modules are:

Selecting the right HRIS is important. Your company will need to make sure that they can customize the system to meet its specific and unique needs and that it is a system that will grow with your company.

Want to learn more? Check out your free access to whitepapers, newsletters, tips and tricks, articles, and more to help you choose the right HRIS for your business.