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One of the functions of the human resources department is finding new people to fill vacancies. Employee turnover is an expensive problem to have; it costs up to 50% of an employee’s annual salary, according to some experts, to recruit and fill a vacancy. Recruiting can truly consume an HR department, if you let it.

As a human resources manager, your job is not finished once you have identified the perfect candidate and filled the vacant position in your company. In fact, the truth of the matter is your job has just begun.

Outsourcing payroll has become a popular method for many mid-sized companies concerned about payroll tax deposits and reporting.  

An HRIS system offers many time-saving features. One of these features is the self-service function. HR professionals often think of the self-service portal as just a better way for employees to update their addresses, telephone numbers, and other data. But there are different ways of using the HRIS system that can help everyone in your company do their jobs better.

There’s an old saying, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always had.” If you’re dissatisfied with your company’s current recruiting efforts, continuing to recruit in the same way doesn’t make sense. Shake up how you recruit by implementing some of the latest techniques in recruiting top talent.

A new Human Resources Information System (HRIS) can yield important insights into your company’s human resources needs. One such need that may be revealed is high turnover. The cost of employee turnover is staggering, not just in terms of recruiting and hiring new workers, but in time lost to candidate searches and interviews, lost productivity, and lost knowledge as workers exit without transferring information to newcomers. High turnover also hurts employee morale.

One of the attractive features of a human resource information system (HRIS) is the employee self-service portal. Such portals provide employees and their managers with access to select information such as their emergency contacts, job information, events, and skills. An employee can usually view and update their address and emergency contacts, view medical and other benefits and savings plans and even access their pay advices in some cases.

The Human Resources function is on the cusp of great changes. Yes, HR still manages benefits and workplace standards, but they also lead the charge for learning, employee engagement, and talent recruiting. Here’s how the role of human resources is changing in the workplace, along with some food for thought for your company’s HR function.