Oracle to Host IHRIM Change Management Course
(ContentDesk) May 2, 2004--Change management on an HRMS implementation is aimed at minimizing the risks related to end user acceptance and use of an HRMS and Payroll system. HRMS implementation projects can create a turbulent environment and the need for strong communication expertise.This course is designed for:????Project Managers on HRMS Projects ????Change Management Leads on HRMS Projects ????Project Team Members ????Key HR Stakeholders Change Management takes a proactive, structured, and disciplined approach to addressing the people side of an HRMS project. The approach that should be taken assesses at all phases, the interdependence of an organization's people, HR business processes, and the technology platform to be deployed. This approach helps to prepare the HR, Payroll and end-user stakeholders to understand the implications of re-engineered business processes on employee roles and performance measures resulting from a new HRMS in their daily activities.For more information about the Change Management course and to register, visit IHRIM online at http://www.ihrim.org/events/change_mgt/0504_chicago.asp. About IHRIMThe International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) is the leading provider of information and education in the HR information technology and solutions field.
Now in its 24th year, IHRIM provides educational courses, webinars, conferences, forums, and publications, all dedicated to providing its members and non-members improved organizational effectiveness through the application of HR information and technology. Find out more about IHRIM at www.ihrim.org..
High Healthcare Costs Big Concern for Small Business Owners
Chicago, IL (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) July 14, 2006 - According to a survey by SurePayroll, the nations largest online payroll service provider for small businesses, many small business owners that are currently offering healthcare benefits may not next year.Based on the survey results, 11% of the small business owners who currently offer healthcare benefits say they may not do so in 2007, depending on how healthcare costs fare in the second half of 2006. If you think that weve got health insurance issues now, imagine if 350,000 small businesses stopped offering health insurance in 2007, noted Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll. The alarm on small business healthcare has been sounding for quite a while, and legislators keep hitting the snooze button. We cannot continue to ignore this problem. According to the survey, 58 percent of small businesses currently offer small business health insurance to employees. Of those...
High Healthcare Costs Big Concern for Small Business Owners
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Time and Attendance Solutions Still in Demand
Hunt Valley, MD (ContentDesk) July 12, 2006 -- A recent survey conducted by Wise Consulting Associates, of Hunt Valley, MD, found that Workforce Management (Time & Attendance) is still a critical issue for many organizations.
The survey was conducted prior to the American Payroll Associations 24th annual Congress, which was held this May in Orlando, FL.
Responses were received from organizations ranging in size from several hundred employees to over 10,000 employees, with 80% having over 1,000 employees.Nearly 25% of organizations surveyed do not have a Time & Attendance solution, and an additional 9% are using custom developed (in-house) or spreadsheet based systems.
Heide Dolan, Practice Manager for Time & Labor Management at Wise Consulting says that many HR and Payroll leaders are facing internal pressures to more effectively manage labor costs and drive efficiencies in their organizations.
Of the organizations we work with, we find some of the...
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Romar CEO Takes Back Control of Highly Creative Design and Production Business
President and Chief Executive Officer of The Romar Group, Inc., a 100 million dollar Los Angeles based company, said today, "It is necessary to take back day to day control of Romar in an effort to build a more productive and efficient business."
Don Polk, majority shareholder, who worked very hard for over 26 years to parley his experience to build a company whereby shareholders, investors and associates could be proud to be associated, was stunned and appalled to learn about the awful dishonesty, contempt and mischaracterization of Romar's current management team, executive committee and Don Polk.
Polk, who sits on Boards of three of the most powerful civil rights and political organizations in the world, has been an advocate and champion for fair treatment of employees and communities both domestically and abroad.
Mr. Polk said, "It is my philosophy and Romar's policy that we must inspire and instill hope and positive empowerment not inferiority and despair."Romar's...
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HR.BLR.com Selected by CheckPointHR to Provide Human Resource Compliance Service
Edison, NJ (ContentDesk) June 9, 2005 -- CheckPoint HR, LLC, a leading Administrative Service Organization (ASO) that provides middle market businesses with comprehensive, Web-enabled solutions designed to manage clients' human resource, payroll, benefits administration and benefits procurement functions, announces its selection of Business and Legal Reports, Inc. (BLR) of Old Saybrook, Connecticut to provide human resource and compliance services. CheckPoint HR's clients will have instant online access to the HR.BLR.com plain-English human resource and compliance database, which offers hundreds of compliance topics, along with thousands of pre-written and downloadable job descriptions, checklists and training meetings.
An on-line help desk will respond to various employment questions within a 24 hour period of time. Bob Brady, BLR's President and founder, commented,
"We're thrilled to be selected as their online provider of human resource and compliance services and...
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Employee Timesheets
Employee timesheets make it easy for an employee to track his or her daily work hours. The employee simply enters their time, and the formulas calculate the hours. It even tracks overtime hours on a weekly basis.
Organizations can either purchase any one of the many software packages available in the market today or can go for web-based timesheet software to record their employees' activities. Some of these software products are so advanced that they even help you to manage employee holiday and absence information. They can introduce an electronic workflow for holiday requests and approval helping to eliminate costly and time consuming data collection and analysis processes.
This software is a quick and simple solution, providing the big picture on how your employees spend their time and the real labor costs on a project-by-project basis.
This software is relatively inexpensive, simple to set up, easy to use and requires very little of your employees...
Employee Timesheets
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Treasury Software Puts an End to ?The Check is in the Mail? with ACH Universal?
Businesses with recurring transactions now have an easy and secure way to automatically collect funds from customers, make payments to vendors, and send payroll to employees. "ACH Universal reduces the wait time, fraud risk and high costs associated with processing paper checks," said Debbie Glasser, Vice President. "In addition, its unique point-and-click interface allows corporate customers to consolidate and transfer funds between banks." "What makes this solution unique is its compatibility with all accounting packages, payroll services, and any bank that accepts a NACHA file," Glasser said. "Whether your needs are basic or complex -whether you want to copy and paste from an Excel spreadsheet or you work with a major accounting package- ACH Universal can handle it," said Glasser."ACH Universal is easily installed on a desktop without MIS support. It is also available on a multi-user (SQL) and Citrix version.
It can be immediately downloaded from the company's website for trial...
Treasury Software Puts an End to ?The Check is in the Mail? with ACH Universal?
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