With a good human resource information system in place, your HR department can collect and parse workforce data to streamline processes. By putting all relevant HR data in one location, an HRIS can make sure your business is properly organized and compliant with existing regulations. When looking for an HRIS, consider features such as automated applicant tracking functions, payroll processing and customizable reports for your business. This article is for any small business owner, employer or HR professional interested in learning about human resource information systems and their potential benefits.

HRIS software (also known as a human resource management system, or HRMS) organizes all kinds of worker-related data points, including sensitive identifying information like a worker's age, gender and address; an employee's workplace information like their title, pay scale and department; the benefits they've opted in to; and their timecard and time-off requests.

allows your HR leaders to work on new initiatives that could benefit your overall company.

The use of paper checks immensely increases a company’s exposure to payment fraud. In addition, manually processing checks is both costly and time consuming for business owners, accounting departments and vendors alike.

EAP is the most advanced and rapidly growing method of electronic payments in the U.S.

With EAP, a company’s payable process remains the same up to the point of printing the checks. Instead of hitting “print” to run off checks, accounting creates a digital batch file which is sent or linked to the bank.

Ziosk’s restaurant products became increasingly popular after the coronavirus began to spread in Kirkland, Wash., said Baum, co-founder.

The Dallas company’s touchscreen technology enables remote ordering and other features, and that’s in demand when social-distancing suddenly becomes more important.

While the company hasn’t escaped the pressures of the coronavirus, it’s been able to make its case about the future in the restaurant industry and how social-distancing will make its products in-demand over the longer-term. That’s continued to stir interest in the sector and beyond.

If you are considering adopting cloud technologies and practices, you will receive a ton of different guidance about the benefits you might see.

They’ll note the considerable cost of building and operating data centers and argue for avoiding that to save money.

When the negative impact to trying new things is low, meaning that the risk is low, you will try many more things. The more you attempt, the more successes you will have.

Talk of the town at many a hospitality conference, hotel chatbots have evolved from fad to ‘conversational commerce' in just two short years.

These platforms often integrate with your PMS (Property Management System) meaning guest information can be accessed on the move, tasks can be routed through a central point, meaning that nothing should be forgotten.

Meanwhile, emerging, award-winning technology such as Angie offers in-room voice-controlled technology for a range of purposes; think weather information, flight times, Uber booking and concierge services, alongside light and temperature controls, alarm clock, voice controlled TV etc. All provide convenience to the guest, while reducing the load placed upon your operations team.