Many companies’ HR personnel records are maintained today in ubiquitous 8-part employee file folders alphabetically within secured filing cabinets. The downsides of traditional HR filing cabinets include the inefficiency of manually maintaining the personnel folders, potential of records being lost or misfiled, consumption of valuable office space, and inability to mitigate disaster recovery risk in the event of fire, flood,...
In two easy steps, you can get back all the space taken by HR filing cabinets and eliminate the costs and concerns of paper filing. With the opening of each new position, and the arrival of every new employee, a mountain of HR paperwork and forms are generated. While HCM systems have streamlined the handling of employee data, many human resources...
Document Locator version 7.2 SP4 available for upgrade now. New enhancements that are now available in latest release of Document Locator include new features in WebTools and improvements in Microsoft Office add-ins making it easier to work with files. Plus, new folder identifiers in the Desktop edition allow people to quickly identify Document Locator folders. WebTools Features DL version 7.2 sp4 adds time...
Technology is rapidly changing our world. All aspects of life, from how we shop to how we communicate, are continually impacted by accelerating advancements in computing power and emerging technologies. Human resources is no exception. Over the last few decades, HR has transformed from single departments that mainly focused on hiring and payroll, to becoming an integral part of how...
Ensuring the right document is in the right place at the right time when it comes to managing your HR policies and procedures. Company policies and procedures are a means for businesses and organizations to formally set out what they intend to do, and how they will carry out the stated objectives. Policies are documented guidelines establishing the rules of conduct within...
Paperless HR will be in the spotlight as Human Resources professionals from across the Portland, Oregon region gather at the 14th Annual Strategic Management Conference presented by PHRMA (Portland Human Resources Management Association) on May 15. ColumbiaSoft will showcase the latest in HR document management technology with demonstrations and information at the Document Locator table. Solutions for HR file management, onboarding,...
HR professionals from across the Kitsap peninsula in Washington State will gather for informative sessions, networking, and a look at the latest in HR technology at West Sound Human Resource Management Association’s (WSHRMA) annual conference on May 8. HR document management will be presented, with information and demonstrations at ColumbiaSoft’s Document Locator table. Paperless HR file management, onboarding with eForms, and...
Recover valuable office space by moving from filing cabinets to electronic storage in HR A common theme we’ve been hearing this year is the elimination of storage needed for paper personnel records. Several clients have come to us with a corporate office location that is moving and the new space not having storage for HR filing cabinets. Wow, that’s cold turkey! Support...
As an HR leader, consistency and accountability are two factors that are critical to how your HR records are managed. They are foundational to your work, and overarching in importance. Centralize HR records in an electronic document management system Aggregate, organize, store, and control HR records in accordance with your business’s rules and in a way that makes sense within your...
From a document management standpoint, the final corrective action write-ups are just the very final stage of a very long, complete process. At the recent HR Answers workshop on Corrective Action in HR (thank you Paul!), I was impressed with how much background was shared on the complete process. In a tight labor market, culture in an organization is especially key....
