For this time entry, I would like to
elaborate more about web based employee self services. Definition of employee
self services (ESS) is a combination of technology and
organizational change that enables users to interact directly with their human
resource data to inquire, review and act upon transactions in the workplace.
Before there have web based employee
self services in information system, every human resource professional in the
organizations need to make manually and need to use a lot of sheet paper in
order to record all the employees information that worked at the organizations.
By having the web based employees self services in the system, it offer employee self service giving the entire workforce
immediate access to critical information, helping to attract and retain the
highest quality employees, and enabling more effective communication across the
organization. As addition, when has the technology and internet, employees can
update about their personal information anytime if there has any changes with
their personal information.
Web based employee self services are
available and can be surf by all
employees and employers using the advanced internet and technology nowadays via
company's intranet or portal, or through specialized kiosks, and may be confined to a company's private
network.
By developing web based employees self service, there have some of
advantages and benefit towards the organizations which are :-
1) Convenience
By using the web based employee self services, it make the work of human
resource managers more easier when they want to update or keep the personal
information about their employees such as about payroll, view the vacancy in
the organization and so on. Then, its are convenience because employees and
employers can easily access the web if there has the internet connection.
2) Reduced human resource requirement
Before this, human resource managers need to get and accept the forms
of direct deposit that fill by the
employees to get the pay check and adjust their deposit, but, after using the
web ESS, employees can access the web to get their pay check and so on. So,
human resource managers can use their work time by doing the other job that related
to the organizations job.
Lastly, one of the disadvantages by using this web are can
make the employees fell frustrated. This is because, not all employees are
expert by using the computer and internet, so, it would make them left behind
compare with the employees that expert using the web based employee self
services.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1)
Articles : Employee
Self Services, Nancy Anheier, SPHR, Sharyle Doherty
December 2000