What Are the Disadvantages of a Human Resource Management System? | Chron.com - 0 views
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Human resources management systems offer efficient digital management of your employee data. You can monitor everything from benefits to payroll and paid time off with a few clicks on your computer. This makes your HR functions quick, but it doesn't always make them better.
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Your employees entrust you with personal information. Everything from Social Security numbers to private health information and marital status gets stored in your HR management system. Several layers of management may have access to that information. In addition, a non-management employee may engage in identity theft and access a fellow employee's sensitive data. Such a breach of security with your management system can embroil you in legal problems and create poor employee relatio
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ecause HR management systems do such a good job of listing employee accomplishments, certifications and degrees, managers may be tempted to promote based on the objective data your system provides. This may discourage supervisors from taking the time to get to know employees on a personal basis as part of their evaluation of what staff members can contribute to your company. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management points out that computerized employee evaluations can result in an impersonal narrative from the supervisor. Such evaluations may not be the most reliable guides for making decisions about promotions.
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This article examines the disadvantages of a human resource management system. Employees give all of their personal information from their social security to martial status. One obvious disadvantage to having all of this information is a security breach which could create legal problems if employees choose to take on legal action. Another negative to HRIS that is discussed in the article is the finances involved with using this system. Another cost would be training the staff to learn how to use the HRIS system. Throughout the entire article I thought this negative stood out the most. With so much information in the system, it could be difficult for any owner/manager/ or employee to analyze. It could be hard to generate reports and/or identify patterns, according to the article.