It’s safe to say that Human Resources is the heart of nearly every company. They deal with the most important asset within any organization the people. But with an automated workflow, HR can do their work faster, easier, and at less cost to their company.
On any given day, your HR department is searching for new employees, contacting them, and sifting through piles of resumes, as well as training and onboarding new hires. The onboarding process alone requires employment eligibility forms, employee handbooks, and several other records that need to be filled out and filed away.
HR also deals with payroll distribution, benefits, performance evaluations, and more, all while ensuring a comfortable work environment for employees. If there’s a conflict, your Human Resources team is responsible for mediating, providing a resolution, and filing a report for each situation.
These are just a few of the many duties handled by a typical HR department. And with each of these duties comes a massive amount of paperwork all of which must be stored and neatly organized for easy reference.
Paper processing is outdated and inefficient. By automating your HR processes, and creating specific workflows for different functions within the department, you can reduce time spent on menial tasks, and get your HR staff back to what they do best: helping your people and the culture they create.
The following are just a few areas in which we see HR departments using automated workflows.
1. Onboarding new hires
With a document management system for your HR department, new employees can fill out electronic forms, which are immediately placed into an automated workflow and makes them accessible in minutes.
2. Keeping employee information up-to-date
If an employee moves, you can quickly update their information without taking a single piece of paper out of filing.
3. Standardizing employee processes
Automated HR workflows ensure that all employee processes are completed in a uniform way. For example, when it comes to resolving employee conflicts, having a consistent, infallible process ensures equal treatment for every employee.
Automated workflows are also commonly used for benefits enrollment, training, leave requests, and recruitment, giving your HR department more time and energy to focus on your people, as opposed to managing paperwork.
Want to know how else workflow automation can help your HR department? Make sure that you check out our Ultimate Guide to Workflow Automation.
