Managers say e-HR will aid strategic role

Nearly
nine out of 10 employers claim that the Internet and intranets will enable the
HR profession to assume more of a strategic role within organisations.

These
findings are part of a study of 45 employers spanning the private and public
sector, unveiled in this month’s IRS employment review.

Employers
believe that e-HR will give the profession a more strategic role due to the
reduction of routine bureaucracy. “Much of the day-to-day operations will not
require HR resources, freeing HR to work at a higher level,” reported one  respondent from Prudential. 

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The
quality of information available to HR managers through the latest electronic
systems also helps HR professionals. Nottingham City Council notes that the
major advantage of e-HR is in the “quality and quantity” of the HR data.

The
study reveals that improving communications and reducing administration are the
driving forces behind the introduction of e-HR strategies. It finds that more
than half the employers found their e-HR systems to be “fairly effective” and
one-fifth of HR managers reported that their e-HR systems are “very effective”.