HRToolbench, the first fully integrated online suite of HR administration applications designed specifically for small and mid-sized organizations, has been introduced by HR Technology Solutions, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island.
The system's unique integration allows dynamic sharing of data among its Job Description, Candidate Selection, Performance Management, Compensation and Succession Planning modules. This capability greatly increases the efficiency of these processes both within the HR department and among the user community of managers, supervisors and employees throughout the organization. Built-in analytical tools also enhance HR management's ability to provide strategic workforce information that supports executive decision-making.
“Organizations of a few hundred up to a few thousand employees have the same needs for HR efficiency and strategic workforce development as those with tens of thousands of people, but until now there has been nothing they could afford that would give them what they need, — Robert Levy, president of HR Technology Solutions.
Offered as a suite of online applications (Software as a Service), HRToolbench is compatible with all standard web browsers and therefore available to users from any internet-connected computer 24/7. Enhancements and upgrades are implemented automatically as part of the on-line subscription service.
At its core, HRToolBench transforms the Job Description from a dusty formality into an easy-to-create, dynamic aggregation of data, including competencies, that informs and integrates, Candidate Selection, Performance Management, Compensation and Succession Planning. This coordinated flow of information and action allows HR professionals to accomplish critical functions and serve internal customers with unprecedented efficiency, while leaving more time and richer information available to address strategic workforce issues that have bottom line implications.
Easy to use, with strong client benefits
“HRToolBench will be a welcome addition to small and mid-size organizations because the modest effort to enter information into the system produces exceptional benefits that are immediately apparent and demonstrably worthwhile to HR professionals, managers, supervisors and employees, not to mention executive leadership,” said Levy.
In most current systems HR professionals must compile and reformat data from different sources to support specific HR processes. HRToolbench is unique because it maintains the data needed to support numerous and time-consuming HR processes, integrates the necessary data components, and delivers the information in tools ready to use. This means information is entered once and appears automatically in the right format wherever it's needed. Whether it's writing job descriptions, reviewing employee performance, defining job competencies, assigning jobs to salary grades, managing salary increase planning, or planning employee development activities, HRToolbench saves time, improves accuracy and increases quality. HR professionals observe that HRToolbench can free up the estimated equivalent of one-half an HR professional over the course of a year.
Summary of HRToolbench Modules/Functions
The Job Description module is the cornerstone of HRToolbench. It provides HR professionals, employees, supervisors and managers a convenient, online tool to create and maintain up-to-date, comprehensive, consistent, and most important, data-rich and useful job descriptions. Much of the information collected in each employee's job description is automatically shared among other modules, saving significant time in data acquisition, assuring data consistency across HR management functions and effectively automating many previously burdensome administrative tasks. The module also includes an FLSA compliance tool that enables HR professionals to determine and record the exemption status of jobs and maintain an audit trail in the event of a regulatory audit.
The Candidate Selection module of HRToolbench provides interviewing managers and HR professionals with competency-related, behaviorally-based questions to ask candidates during job interviews. The module quantifies each candidate's job-related competencies and proficiency levels and ranks all candidates by comparing their readiness to meet full job competency requirements. This competency-based approach is objective, defensible, and facilitates effective hiring decisions.
The Performance Management module provides employees, managers, and HR professionals an easy-to-use online tool that allows them to collaboratively:
- set employee work goals
- assess employee competencies
- plan developmental activities
- exchange feedback
- record performance progress, and
- evaluate results
Top performers can be identified easily, as well as employees requiring special support and developmental intervention to help them reach their potential.
The Compensation module provides HR professionals an easy way to intelligently set and adjust salary levels that attract, retain and motivate desired levels of talent, while assuring that overall salary expenditures remain affordable to the organization. It includes a variety of embedded tools and techniques that guide HR professionals through different aspects of the salary administration process, including gathering and analyzing salary survey data, updating internal salary grade structures and assigning jobs to salary grades in a defensible manner.
The Succession Planning Module enables HR professionals, managers and employees to record various data related to employees' readiness for promotion or lateral transfer to fill specific jobs in the organization. HR professionals can define specific job succession tracks, or career ladders, both upward and lateral, which can then be matched to employees' profiles to identify internal job candidates. Internal candidates for a specific job can be ranked in order of “most ready” to “least ready,” enabling the organization to accurately plan future staffing.
For additional information or to request a demo of HRToolbench, contact HRTechnology Solutions:
Telephone: 401.272.5353
Toll Free: 877.444.4787
info@hrtechnologysolutions.com
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