ADP previews first embedded employee self-service; software outsources HR and benefits data maintenance to employees.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1996--Automatic Data Processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a Inc. (ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. ) -- the country's largest provider of fully integrated human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , benefits and payroll solutions -- Tuesday previewed the industry's first embedded employee self-service capabilities in administrative software at the Gartner Group's IT Services & Outsourcing Exposition at the Javits Convention Center. Employee self-service will be a fully integrated part of ADP's latest release of its Client Server Series HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix) HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist (Human Resource Management System) scheduled for later this year. "Most HR departments are demanding self-service today, yet every other HRMS requires users to integrate third party offerings to move personal data maintenance out to employees where it belongs," said Rick Hasty, ADP's vice president of national accounts marketing. "Our users will have that easy-to-use capability in our software without the trouble of implementing other packages." Employees can access information in two ways: either on a standalone kiosk in a non-office environment or through a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. on their own desktop computer by clicking on a Windows icon. In both modes, the system includes online help. HR departments still devote 40-to-60 percent of their time to administrative detail and clerical changes that employees can now do themselves. The self service capabilities include updating home and mailing addresses, home and mobile phone numbers and emergency contact information. Even without making changes, verifying current information for employees remains time-consuming for HR departments. With ADP's self service, employees can view information relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc marital status marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. , tax withholding elections and dependent and beneficiary data. They can also see summaries of benefit coverages and available vacation, personal and sick hours. Company-wide communications will improve with employees being able to view current open-job descriptions, available training courses and the company's holiday schedule. "This extends the reach of basic HR information beyond the HR staff to the employees themselves," Hasty said, "effectively outsourcing the maintenance of that data and relieving administrative burdens so HR professionals can focus on the most critical aspects of their business. About ADP ADP provides computerized transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , data communication, software and information services See Information Systems. to more than 350,000 clients in virtually every business and industry. The company, founded in 1949, had nearly $2.9 billion in annual revenue in fiscal 1995. In addition to a complete line of employer services, ADP provides market data and back-office services to the brokerage and financial communities, industry-specific services to auto and truck dealerships, and automated car collision repair and estimating. CONTACT: ADP Angela Burkardt, 770/612-6727 or The Devon Group Jeanne Achille, 908/671-0757 achille@maestro.com |
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