1. Introduction to
Human
Resource
Information
System

2. HRIS Defined:
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….

3. What is information
system?
• A collection of components to create
an automated process that generates
required goals…

4. History of HRIS
Early (pre-WW II)
–Personnel
•Old term for human
resources
–Record keeping
•Name, address, phone,

5. Between 1945 and 1960
–Human capital issues
–Formal selection and
development
–No real changes from
earlier days

6. Early (1960s to 1980s)
–Personnel became HR
–Government and regulatory
agencies increased
reporting requirements
–Still, HRIS was used mostly
for keeping administrative
records

7. Who uses HRIS?
• HR Professionals
• Functional Managers

8. Basic HRIS Features:
• Payroll
• Time and Labor
Management
• Benefits Administration
• HR Management

9. Benefits of HRIS
• Efficient and Effective
use of Time
• Cost Efficiency / Cost
Effectiveness
• Increases Accuracy

10. Benefits of HRIS
• Creates new
opportunities for better
analysis of the workforce.
• Streamline the activities
within the HR
department;

11. Why it is needed?
• Storing information and data for each
individual employee.
• It can be used to maintain details
such as employee profiles, absence
reports, salary admin. and various
kinds of reports..

12. Why it is needed?
• Job design and organizational
structure
• Increasing size of workforce
• Technological advances
• Computerized information system
• Changes in legal environment

13. What is HRP?
It is a process that identifies current
and future human resources needs
for an organization to achieve its
goals.

14. • Right person ---At Right place ---At Right time.
• HRP is also called menpower planning personnel
planning or employment planning…

15. Objectives of HRP
• Ensure adequate supply of manpower as
and when required.
• To determine the level of recruitment and
traning.
• To estimate the cost of HR and Housing
needs of employees

16. Why HRP is important?
• HRP is an important process to
maintain the link between business
strategy and it operation. It follows
different procedures including the
need to assess the impact of
technological changes on new jobs
and new skills…

17. Example:
• Nepal telecom staff using to operate
wireless set before but at present
complex IT equipment must to
handle..