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By Staff Report
Jul. 15, 1999
Traditional functions such as employee record keeping and payroll are almost always automated. Increasingly, the new breed of HR decision maker extends automation to more sophisticated managerial functions, such as succession planning and training and development.
HR Functions Currently Automated/Plan to Automate in Next 12 Months | Workforce Magazine Subscribers with HRMS Function | Workforce Online Users with HRMS Function |
Payroll | 99% | 98% |
HRMS | 88 | 86 |
Time and Attendance | 86 | 80 |
EEO Tracking and Development | 80 | 79 |
Benefits Statements | 78 | 77 |
Compensation Management | 77 | 82 |
Employment/Salary Verification | 76 | 75 |
Pension Administration | 73 | 71 |
Flexible Benefits Enrollment | 70 | 75 |
Organization Charts | 69 | 72 |
Training and Development | 68 | 66 |
Performance Appraisal | 66 | 70 |
Applicant Tracking | 66 | 77 |
Flexible Benefits | 64 | 73 |
Claims Processing | 57 | 61 |
Skills/Competency Tracking | 57 | 59 |
OSHA Compliance | 53 | 50 |
Severance Administration | 37 | 38 |
Succession Planning | 36 | 36 |
Labor Relations | 30 | 29 |
Source: Workforce Subscriber and Workforce Online User Studies, Globe Research Corporation, 1998.