Human Resource Information System - HRIS

Human Resource Information Systemsshould keep the data secure if any employee’s
The purpose of this paper is to identify otherlaptop is stolen or if the drive is removed from the
companies who have faced similar human resourceslaptop. Other financial advisors are relying on
issues in regards to information technology. Throughencryption both in and out of the office. Other
benchmarking different companies we can learn howprograms that are being used to protect client’s
other companies have handled certain humaninformation are RAID Level 1 system to store data on
resources issues related to information technology,the drives that are encrypted with WinMagic’s
information systems, new technology, and dataSecureDocs software. Encryption ensures that
security. An overall analysis has been completed usinganyone who steals the computer will be absolutely
research on IBM Europe, Ameriprise Financial, Terasenunable to read the data, even by connecting it to
Pipelines, Shaw’s Supermarkets, CS Stars LLC,another computer as a “slave drive. This has
IBM, WORKSource Inc., and Toshiba America Medicalgiven many financial advisors the greatest peace of
Systems, Inc. This paper also includes eight synopsesmind.
of companies facing similar issue to those in theTerasen Pipelines
reading.The Situation:
New TechnologyTerasen Pipelines is a subsidiary of Terasen Inc.
With the changing world and constant new technologylocated in Vancouver, Canada and is located in several
that is available, managers need to be aware of theprovinces and U.S. states. In 2001 the company
technology that will increase effectiveness in theirchanged its headquarters to Calgary to be closer to
company. Human resource information systems (HRIS)the oil. With the big move, the company went through
have increasingly transformed since it was firsta growth spurt. With the company in many different
introduced at General Electric in the 1950s. HRIS haslocations and the growing numbers of employees, the
gone from a basic process to convert manualHR department saw a need to find a new system to
information keeping systems into computerizedkeep more accurate records.
systems, to the HRIS systems that are used today.The Response:
Human resource professionals began to see theIn the past Terasen had kept records on paper and
possibility of new applications for the computer. Thewith spreadsheets and with the growth of the
idea was to integrate many of the different humancompany, this system does not work as well as in the
resource functions. The result was the third generationpast. In order to compensate for future growth,
of the computerized HRIS, a feature-rich, broad-based,Terasen began to look into HRIS companies to help
self-contained HRIS. The third generation took systemswith the HR operations. After researching different
far beyond being mere data repositories and createdcompanies, Hewitt’s application service provider
tools with which human resource professionals couldmodel with eCyborg was found to be the right fit.
do much more (Byars, 2004).The Outcome:
Many companies have seen a need to transform theAlthough there was difficulty adapting to a new way
way Human Resource operations are performed inof recordkeeping, Terasen was able to find a system
order to keep up with new technology and increasingthat will help support the current and future growth of
numbers of employees. Terasen Pipelines moved itsthe company. Fortunately, some of the HR staff had
headquarters from Vancouver to Calgary to be closerexperience working with an HRIS and were able to
to the oil and realized a major growth in employees. Inhelp their colleagues imagine new processes, as aided
the past recording keeping was done on paper andby a system. One theme often voiced throughout this
with spreadsheets. Mangers at Terasen realized thatprocess was: "You guys don't know how hard we're
there was a need to change to a more computerizedworking when we can make it so much easier with a
system and looked into different HRIS vendors. Bysystem that could do a lot of this for us. You don't
making the move to a HRIS system, Terasen is ablealways have to run to the cabinet for the employee
to keep more accurate records as well as betterfile just to get basic information. It can all be at your
prepare for future growth. Another company that sawfingertips." (Vu, 2005). In order to help Terasen ease
the benefits of keeping up with new technology isthe HR burden of implementing a new HR system, the
WORKSource Inc. To meet the challenge of handlingmanagement of Terasen was convinced to look for a
100 new employees, WORKSource Inc. acquiredvendor to help implement and maintain a HRIS system.
Web-based technology programs from GHG Corp. likeThis system has helped Terasen better prepare for
electronic pay stub, electronic timesheet software,current and future growth.
time-off system, and human resource informationShaw’s Supermarkets
system (“Tips,” 2006). By adapting theseThe Situation:
new programs, WORKSource was able to reduceShaw’s Supermarkets is the second largest
waste and cost.supermarket chain in New England. With a workforce
The Internet is an increasingly popular way to recruitof 30,000 located at 180 stores throughout six states,
applicants, research technologies and perform otherShaw's HR staff is responsible for managing
essential functions in business. Delivering humanemployees' personal data. Their employee mix includes
resource services online (eHR) supports more efficientapproximately 70 percent part-time employees,
collection, storage, distribution, and exchange of dataconsisting of students, senior citizens, second-job
(Friesen, 2003). An intranet is a type of network usedpart-timers, and career part-timers. One third of the
by companies to share information to people within theworkforce is made up of union associates, and
organization. An intranet connects people to peopleShaw's staff oversees the company's involvement
and people to information and knowledge within thewith three unions and six separate contracts (Koven,
organization; it serves as an “information2002). In order to help manage the workforce, the HR
hub” for the entire organization. Moststaff became interested in centralizing its HR
organizations set up intranets primarily for employees,operations.
but they can extend to business partners and evenThe Response:
customers with appropriate security clearance (ByarsIn order to centralize HR operations Shaw’s
& Rue, 2004).decided to implement an ESS (employee self-service)
Applications of HRISsolution. The use of self-service applications creates a
The efficiency of HRIS, the systems are able topositive situation for HR. ESS gives HR more time to
produce more effective and faster outcomes thanfocus on strategic issues, such as workforce
can be done on paper. Some of the many applicationsmanagement, succession planning, and compensation
of HRIS are: Clerical applications, applicant searchmanagement, while at the same time improving service
expenditures, risk management, training management,to employees and managers, and ensuring that their
training experiences, financial planning, turnover analysis,data is accurate. With this solution, employees have
succession planning, flexible-benefits administration,online access to forms, training material, benefits
compliance with government regulations, attendanceinformation and other payroll related information.
reporting and analysis, human resource planning,The Outcome:
accident reporting and prevention and strategicShaw’s has had positive feedback since
planning. With the many different applications of HRIS, itimplementing the ESS solution. "The reaction from our
is difficult to understand how the programs benefitemployees has been extremely positive," Penney, VP
companies without looking at companies that haveof Compensation and Benefits, says. "We even had a
already benefited from such programs.significant increase in our medical coverage costs, and
One such company is IBM. IBM has a paperless onlineit was almost a non-issue because the online
enrollment plan for all of its employees. Not only hasenrollment featured the plan choices, the employee
the online enrollment saved the company 1.2 million percost, and the company subsidy. An employee
year on printing and mailing costs, the employees enjoyself-service application makes it very easy for them to
working with the online plan. "Since we began offeringunderstand their contributions and coverage options. I
online enrollment, we've learned that employees wantreceived several e-mails from employees saying this
web access," Donnelly [Senior Communicationswas a great change and how easy ESS was, which
Specialist] says, so they can log on at home ratherthe case is not often when employees are selecting
than through the company intranet. So the companytheir benefit options." (Koven, 2002). By giving the
has been working to put in place a web-basedemployees more access to their information they are
enrollment system that employees and retirees canable to see the benefit choices available to them.
access from anywhere (Huering, 2003). By utilizing theEmployees are also able to update their information
flexible-benefits application HRIS has to offer, IBM wasonline, which helps reduce the paperwork of the past.
able to cut costs and give employees the freedom toShaw’s has also seen improvement in
discover their benefits on their own time and pace.productivity because employees are updating
Another company that has taken advantage of HRISinformation at home, not during work hours.
applications is Shaw’s Supermarkets. In order forCS Stars, LLC
Shaw’s to better manage its workforce, theThe Situation:
company decided it was time to centralize the HRNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has
operations. After looking at different options,announced that New York State has reached its first
Shaw’s decided to implement an Employee Selfsettlement with a company charged with failing to
Service (ESS) system. The use of self-servicenotify consumers and others that their personal data
applications creates a positive situation for HR. ESShad gone missing. Cuomo’s office, which
gives HR more time to focus on strategic issues, suchenforces the state’s 2005 Information Security
as workforce management, succession planning, andBreach and Notification Law, charged CS STARS
compensation management, while at the same timeLLC, a Chicago-based claims management company,
improving service to employees and managers, andwith failing to give notice that it had lost track of a
ensuring that their data is accurate. With this solution,computer containing data on 540,000 New
employees have online access to forms, trainingYorkers’ workers’ comp claims.
material, benefits information and other payroll relatedThe Response:
information (Koven, 2002). By giving employeesThe owner of the lost data, which had been in the
access to their personal information and the ability tocustody of CS STARS, was the New York Special
update or change their information as needed, HR wasFunds Conservation Committee, an organization that
given more time to focus on other issues.assists in providing workers’ comp benefits
Understanding the different applications HRIS has tounder the state’s workers' comp law. On May 9,
offer will give companies the chance to increase2006, a CS STARS employee noticed that a
employee efficiency and reduce costs.computer was missing that held personal information,
Measuring the Effectiveness of HRISincluding the names, addresses, and Social Security
The evaluation should determine whether or not thenumbers of recipients of workers’ compensation
HRIS has performed up to its expectations and if thebenefits. But CS Stars waited until June 29, 2006, to
HRIS is being used to its full advantage (Byars &notify Special Funds and the FBI of the security
Rue, 2004). One of the most significant challengesbreach. Because the FBI declared that notice to
faced by public personnel executives today isconsumers might impede its investigation, CS STARS
measuring the performance of their human resourceswaited until July 8, 2006, to send notices to the 540,000
information system (HRIS) In order to justify theNew Yorkers affected by the breach. On July 25,
value-added contribution of the HRIS to accomplishing2006, the FBI determined an employee, of a cleaning
the organization's mission (Hagood & Friedman,contractor, had stolen the computer, and the missing
2002). Implementing an HRIS program may seem acomputer was located and recovered. In addition, the
necessary stem for a company, but unless it will be anFBI found that the data on the missing computer had
effective tool for HR operations, it will not help increasenot been improperly accessed.
efficiency and may hinder it instead.The Outcome:
One company that implemented a HRIS system isNew York's Information Security Breach and
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. (TAMS).Notification Law, effective in December 2005, requires
TAMS put all employee benefits information online andbusinesses that maintain computerized data which
created an open enrollment option when TAMSincludes private information to notify the owner of the
changed healthcare providers. Almost immediatelyinformation of any breach of the security of the
upon rolling out the UltiPro portal [new HRIS technology]system immediately following discovery, if the private
to employees, TAMS began seeing improvements,information was, or is reasonably believed to have
with an estimated 70% increase in open enrollmentbeen, acquired by a person without valid authorization.
efficiency (Wojcik, 2004). By determining the efficiencyThe law affects not only businesses in their dealings
of the new program, TAMS was able to realize thewith their customers, but employers in their role as
benefits of the new HRIS system.custodians of employees’ personal data.
Security of HRIS(Cadrain)
The privacy of employee information has become aWithout admitting to any violation of law, CS STARS
major issue in recent years. With identity theftagreed to comply with the law and ensure that proper
becoming a common problem, employees arenotifications will be made in the event of any future
becoming more sensitive about who sees theirbreach. The company also agreed to implement more
personal information, and the security it is kept in. Byextensive practices relating to the security of private
making sure employee information that is kept in theinformation. CS STARS will pay the Attorney
HRIS is relevant to the company and making sureGeneral’s office $60,000 for costs related to this
there is limited access (password protection) to suchinvestigation. (Cadrain)
information, companies can make its employees moreIBM
secure with the safety of their information. WhetherThe Situation:
electronic or paper, employee files deserve to beIBM's paperless online enrollment system, introduced in
treated with great care. Establishing security and1999, has proved to be a winner for both the
end-user privileges calls for a balance of incorporating,company's 135,000 active U.S. employees and the
HR policy, system knowledge and day-to-daycompany, according to Cathleen Donnelly, senior
operations (O’Connell, 1994).communications specialist at company headquarters in
One company that faced a major security issue wasArmonk, N.Y. The company saves $1.2 million per year
CS Stars, LLC. CS Stars lost track of one of itson printing and mailing costs alone, Donnelly says, and
computers that contained personal information thatthe employees’ can take advantage of a
included names, addresses and social securityvariety of technologies to learn about issues, research
numbers of workers compensation benefits. Theprogram information and access decision support tools
bigger problem was that CS Stars failed to notify thefrom their desktop computers. (Heuring, 2002)
affected consumers and employees about the missingThe Response:
computer. Though the computer was retrieved and noOne of those tools, a personal medical cost estimator,
information seemed to have been harmed, manyenables employees to calculate potential out-of-pocket
employees lost their sense of security with thehealth care expenses under each of the plan options
company. New York's Information Security Breach andavailable to them, Donnelly says. Employees log in
Notification Law, effective in December 2005, requirespersonally and are greeted by name and with
businesses that maintain computerized data whichimportant information regarding their benefits
includes private information to notify the owner of theenrollment, such as the deadlines and when changes
information of any breach of the security of thetake effect. They automatically get access to health
system immediately following discovery, if the privateplans that are available to them, and the calculator lets
information was, or is reasonably believed to havethem compare estimated benefit amounts for each
been, acquired by a person without valid authorizationplan.
(Cadrain, 2007)."Employees can select the health care services they
Another company that experienced a breach inexpect to use in a particular year, estimate expected
security is Ameriprise Financial. In late 2005, afrequency of use, and calculate potential costs under
computer that contained personal information on clientseach plan option," Donnelly says. "The feedback that
and employees was stolen. Because many of thewe've received from employees tells us that this tool
employees at Ameriprise take their computershas really helped them to make a comparison
between work and home, the company determinedbetween plans based on how they consume medical
there was a need to put more security into thoseservices." The calculator shows both IBM's costs and
computers. Ameriprise made sure all employees hadthe employee's. (Heuring, 2002)
the new security suite installed on their computers. ByThe Outcome:
responding quickly to the need for more security,"Since we began offering online enrollment, we've
Ameriprise made sure all information is being keptlearned that employees want web access," Donnelly
secure. Making sure employees information is kept assays, so they can log on at home rather than through
secure as possible there will be more trust in thethe company intranet. So the company has been
company and the HR employees working with thatworking to put in place a web-based enrollment
information.system that employees and retirees can access from
Conclusionanywhere.
IBM, Terasen Pipeline, CS Stars LCC, and ToshibaEmployees can get summary information on the plans,
America Medical Systems, Inc. are good examples ofdrill down into very specific details and follow links to
companies facing issues similar to human resourcesthe health care providers for research. Donnelly says
information technology and human resourcesthe system has received high marks for convenience
information systems. All of these companies know thebecause employees can "get in and out quickly."
importance of new technology, human resourcesWORKSource Inc.
information systems, and data security. The remainderThe Situation:
of this paper provides synopses of more companiesTo meet the challenge of handling 100 new employees,
facing human resources issues, how the companyWORKSource Inc. acquired Web-based technology
responded to the issues, and the outcomes of theprograms from GHG Corp. like electronic paystub,
company’s responses.electronic timesheet software, time-off system, and
Companies Benchmarkedhuman resource information system
IBM Europe(“Tips,” 2006). These tools enabled CEO
The Situation:Judith Hahn to handling payroll procedures efficiently
IBM is a global organization offering research,and effectively.
software, hardware, IT consulting, business andThe Response:
management consulting, ring and financing. It employsWORKSource has eight workforce centers, with
around 340,000 people, speaking 165 languages acrossapproximately 108 employees, located throughout a
75 countries, and serving clients in 174 countries. Insix-county region. Previously, payroll, benefits, and
January 2007, IBM established a separate “newhuman resources for those employees were
media” function within its corporateprocessed and managed by a Professional Employer
communication department. IBM main goal is toOrganization. The company also has 52 administrative
educate, support, and promote programs that utilizestaff in its headquarters office. When the contract with
social media. IBM Europe decided to expand internalthe PEO terminated on June 30, 2006, those 108
communication by blogging guidelines. The recognitionemployees were immediately moved to the payroll of
was that blogging was already happening amongWORKSource, which meant Hahn’s workload
IBMers, just in an unregulated way. In a similar way,more than doubled effective July 2006
institutionalizing a function to deal specifically with new(“Tips,” 2006).
media is not a corporate move, or establishing fromHahn, in an interview with PMR, said she relied on
scratch. It’s a response to the issues alreadyLEAN to help get a handle on what needed to change
emerging in the company. Now that those technologiesfor her to manage the increased workload. Two years
are here, people are using them, they’re growingearlier, Hahn’s CEO had introduced her to LEAN,
and there here to stay-we’re just going to puta Japanese management concept of eliminating
some structure around them so that we can try towasteful steps and motion when completing
optimize their use.” The users decide whatprocesses. “I began to read as much as possible
technologies they want to use and how they want toabout LEAN and joined an HR LEAN focus
use them. That main idea is that IBM understands thatgroup” (“Tips,” 2006).
they must remember to respect the fact that socialThe Outcome:
media are social. IBM had the need to connect itsMastering the concepts of LEAN led Hahn to develop
340,000 global employees more effectively.and apply her own acronym of
The Response:“REASON” to her department’s
IBM’s intent around social media has now beenpayroll and HR processes. Review the process: map
officially formalized. From January 22 2007, thepayroll tasks from start to finish. Eliminate waste:
company established a separate “newdetermine how to complete a payroll task most
media” function within its corporateefficiently without unnecessary steps. Analyze
communication department. “Its remit: To act asalternatives: research and evaluate the applicability of
expert consultants inside and outside IBM on issuesnew technology. Sell innovations to management:
relating to blogs, wikis, RSS and other social mediadocument the return on investment of each innovation.
applications. The main idea is to educate, support andOpen the lines of communication: communicate
promote programs that utilize these tools. IBM has aopenly—and often—with all stakeholders,
history of being a t the forefront of technology basedincluding employees and top management. Never allow
corporate communication. From the multimedianegativity: make change simple and fun. Give
brainstorming “WorldJam” that made newsemployees plenty of encouragement and time to learn
headlines back in 2001 in which 50,000 employees(“Tips,” 2006). Judith Hahn was able to
worldwide joined a real time, online idea-sharing sessionimplement the right human resource functions using
about the company’s direction. IMB has alwaysinformation systems.
prepared itself to use breakthrough technologies toToshiba America Medical Systems Inc.
establish a two-way dialogue with its employees. TheThe Situation:
need for social media was necessary and could noLynda Morvik, director of benefits and human
longer wait.resources information systems at Tustin,
The Outcome:California-based Toshiba America Medical Systems
In the last few years IBM has been recognized asInc. (TAMS), thought it would make sense to add a
being the vanguard of social-media use: IBM was on ofbenefits communication component to it. By having all
the first Fortune 500 companies to get behindthe benefit information online, the TAMS employee
collaborative wikis, published internal blogging guidelineshandbook would also be a living document, enabling
as far back as 2003, and is now moving fast beyondMorvik to make changes when necessary. Such was
RSS and podcasts into videocasting and “virtualthe case halfway through the project, when TAMS
world” technologies like Second Life. The intranetchanged health care plans from Aetna Inc. to United
search facility extends to all areas of the site, includingHealth Group Inc (Wojcik, 2004).
new media aspects. When an employee logs ontoThe Response:
their portal an executes a key word search, the resultsTAMS, an independent group company of Toshiba
they get back not only come from the main intranetCorporation and a global leading provider of diagnostic
pages, but include results from IBM forums, wikis, blogsmedical imaging systems and comprehensive medical
and podcast/videocasts tags. IMB has ansolutions, such as CT, X-ray, ultrasound, nuclear
understanding that employees are no longer staying inmedicine, MRI, and information systems, had been using
a company their entire lives. It’s just not like thata payroll service bureau and an in-house solution for
any more. In Belgium for example over 50 percent ofHR that didn't include easy-to-use consolidated
2,300 employees have been there fewer than fivereporting or an employee portal. After evaluating
years. The company has come to the conclusion thatUltiPro alongside several enterprise resource vendors,
with an increasingly young and mobile workforce, theTAMS selected Ultimate Software's offering and went
likelihood is that an employee population full of alive in September 2002 after an on-time and on-budget
younger generation, for whom these tools are part andimplementation. Almost immediately upon rolling out the
parcel of life, is not that far away. In years to comeUltiPro portal to employees, TAMS began seeing
IBM will have to deal with employee base for whichimprovements, with an estimated 70% increase in
blogging is just the natural way to interact over a webopen enrollment efficiency (Wojcik, 2004).
platform. IBM has created centralized platforms forThe Outcome:
most tools that fall under its remit, which includes wikis.In an effort to expand the usage of the Web beyond
For Philippe Borremans, new media lead Europe forthe benefits enrollment process, TAMS has posted a
IBM, has the potential business applications of a wikilibrary of documents and forms on its HR portal,
cover two broad benefits: Collaborating andincluding the benefits handbook, which garnered a
knowledge sharing. IBM has scored some notable2004 Apex Award for publication excellence. That
successes on both fronts in the near 5000 wiki pagessame year, Business Insurance magazine also gave
now up and running in the organization. The companyTAMS the Electronic Benefit Communication (EBC)
has been a huge pick-up in interest in podcasting overaward for outstanding achievement in communicating
the last 18 months writing can seem such a technicalemployee benefits programs over the Web. To
skill, whereas people feel they can talk more freelycontinue elevating its use of Ultimate Software's
than they can write. One of the most consistentlyHRMS/payroll solution, TAMS modified the UltiPro
popular IBM podcasts, with over 20,000 downloads aportal to meet the imaging company's unique needs
week.(Wojcik, 2004). It was completely integrated with
Ameriprise Financialseveral proprietary applications created to address
The Situation:compensation and performance management issues
The Department of Justice survey estimates that 3.6so that TAMS employees have a central location for
million U.S. households were victims of identity theft incomprehensive workforce and payroll information from
2004. Trafficking in personal date goes beyond U.S.a Web browser that they can access with a single
borders: the New York Times reports that stolensign-on (Wojcik, 2004).
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