The
monthly guide to e-business
news
in brief…
Who’s
installing what…
–
Shell People Services isprolonging its preferred vendor contract with HR
technology company Arinso until the end of 2004. By this time, more than
115,000 Shell employees will be using the Shell People Services SAP HR system,
which Arinso is supporting.Â
www.arinso.com
–
The Government’s Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) is implementing 4th
Contact’s online system to manage and communicate its flexible benefits options
to its employees. It previously ran a paper-based system, but it proved an
administrative burden. www.4thcontact.co.uk
new
products…
–
Management consultancy Secor Consulting is partnering with MINDsweep, an online
knowledge management service provider, to deliver online compliance testing for
the financial services sector. It can be used to assess an individual
employee’s awareness of regulations in general and in terms of their own
specific role. www.mindsweep.net  www.secorconsulting.com
–
The latest version of Intellect’s Workforce HR software integrates fleet
management, and has new functionality for departmental restructuring, plus a
set of new tools to automate letter production. www.workforcehr.com
Sign up to our weekly round-up of HR news and guidance
Receive the Personnel Today Direct e-newsletter every Wednesday
opinion
poll…
–
Six in 10 HR professionals agree that they could improve their career and
salary prospects by becoming IT literate, according to a poll of more than 200
people by HR and payroll software provider Snowdrop Systems. Those polled were
working at HR manager level and above. "Good IT skills provide an
excellent frame of reference in understanding just what is possible with modern
HR systems and the data they hold. For a swift and effective implementation of
an HR system, an understanding of technology is a real asset," says
Snowdrop chief executive Michael Richards. www.snowdrop.co.uk
