HR will not escape the growing reliance on technology as companies seek to
cut costs and make employment policies available directly to employees.
According to Watson Wyatt, a global HR consultancy, the top trends in eHR
should be
1. Enhanced workplace portals and intranets
2. Increased access to more workforce segments
3. Greater reliance on ROI (return on investment) tools
4. Growing focus on optimising current HR systems
5. Increased use of virtual workplaces
6. Decision support tools
7. Business continuance planning
8. Increased standardisation of XML (extensible mark-up language) data
schemes and structure
9. Attention to small cost-saving measures that add up
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10. Demand for better integration and collaboration between vendors
