Digital Transformation is Bringing Efficiency in Employee Productivity

Here is an article by Mr Pankaj Tripathi, Business Head, Staqo World Pvt. Ltd. on the topic of contemporary Digital transformation from the perspective of employee productivity and work efficiency.

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Digital transformation has had a significant impact on how businesses operate and deliver value to their customers. One of the key benefits of digital transformation is the increased efficiency it brings to employee productivity. By leveraging digital tools and technologies, businesses can improve their HR processes, communication, collaboration, and data analysis, resulting in improved productivity and performance. For example, automation of manual processes using digital tools can reduce the time and effort required from employees, allowing them to focus on higher-value work. Digital tools such as instant messaging, video conferencing, and cloud-based document sharing can facilitate communication and collaboration between employees, regardless of their location. Digital transformation has also made remote work increasingly feasible and popular, allowing employees to work from anywhere, at any time. This can lead to reduced commuting time and costs, increased employee satisfaction, and improved productivity. Additionally, digital tools can provide employees with training and development opportunities, enabling them to acquire new skills and stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices. Overall, digital transformation is bringing efficiency to employee productivity, and businesses that embrace it are likely to see improved productivity, engagement, and performance in the long run.

According to experts, digital transformation refers to the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, resulting in fundamental changes to how organizations operate and deliver value to customers. One of the key benefits of digital transformation is the increased efficiency it brings to employee productivity. Here are some ways that digital transformation is improving employee productivity:

  1. Automating manual processes: By using digital tools and technologies, businesses can automate many manual processes, freeing up employees to focus on higher-value work. For example, automated workflows can streamline administrative tasks such as data entry, scheduling, and reporting, reducing the time and effort required from employees.
  2. Improving collaboration: Digital tools such as instant messaging, video conferencing, and cloud-based document sharing make it easier for employees to collaborate with each other, no matter where they are located. This can lead to more efficient and effective communication and collaboration, resulting in improved productivity.
  3. Enabling remote work: With the rise of digital technologies, remote work has become increasingly feasible and popular. By allowing employees to work from home or other locations, businesses can reduce commuting time and costs, while also increasing employee satisfaction and productivity.
  4. Enhancing data analysis: Digital transformation has made it easier to collect and analyze data about business operations, customer behavior, and other factors. By using advanced analytics tools, businesses can gain insights into how their employees work, identify areas for improvement, and make data-driven decisions to increase productivity.
  5. Providing employee training and development: Digital tools can also be used to provide employees with training and development opportunities, such as online courses and webinars. This can help employees develop new skills and stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices, which can improve their productivity in the long run.

Digital transformation is bringing efficiency to employee productivity by automating manual processes, improving collaboration, enabling remote work, enhancing data analysis, and providing training and development opportunities. As businesses continue to invest in digital technologies, we can expect to see even more improvements in employee productivity in the years to come.

Digital Transformation Through HRMS Among SMEs

The adoption of Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) tools has had a significant impact on the way small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) manage their HR processes. HRMS tools offer a range of features and benefits that can help SMEs streamline their HR processes, improve compliance, and increase productivity. For instance, HRMS tools can automate many HR processes, such as recruitment, performance management, and payroll processing, reducing the time and effort required from HR staff. This can help SMEs save costs, while also ensuring accuracy and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. HRMS tools also provide a centralized platform for storing and managing employee data, enabling data-driven decision-making and better communication between HR staff and employees. Additionally, HRMS tools can enhance employee engagement by providing employees with easy access to their personal data, such as performance metrics and benefits information, allowing them to take ownership of their development and career progression. With the rise of remote work, HRMS tools can also facilitate remote HR processes, enabling SMEs to manage their HR operations from anywhere, at any time. Overall, HRMS tools have had a significant impact on SMEs by enabling them to manage their HR processes more efficiently, reduce costs, and enhance employee engagement and productivity.

Why SMEs are adopting Efficient HRMS

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly adopting efficient Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) to improve their HR processes and increase productivity. Here are some reasons why SMEs are adopting efficient HRMS:

  1. Streamlining HR processes: HRMS automates many HR processes, such as recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and payroll processing. By streamlining these processes, HR staff can save time and focus on more strategic tasks, such as employee development and retention.
  2. Reducing errors and improving compliance: HRMS can reduce errors in HR processes and improve compliance with regulations and policies. This is particularly important for SMEs, which may not have the resources to hire dedicated HR staff or legal counsel.
  3. Improving data management: HRMS provides a centralized platform for storing and managing employee data, such as personal information, job history, and performance metrics. This can help SMEs keep track of their employees' performance, identify areas for improvement, and make data-driven decisions.
  4. Enhancing employee engagement: HRMS can improve employee engagement by providing employees with access to their personal data, such as performance metrics and benefits information. This can help employees feel more empowered and invested in their work.
  5. Enabling remote work: HRMS can facilitate remote work by providing employees with access to HR data and resources from anywhere, at any time. This is particularly important in the current context of increased remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In summary, SMEs are adopting efficient HRMS to streamline HR processes, reduce errors and improve compliance, improve data management, enhance employee engagement, and enable remote work. As HRMS technology continues to evolve, we can expect to see even more benefits for SMEs in the future.

Key Attractions of HRMS Automation: 

Contractual Labour Management: Automation is simplifying and streamlining many aspects of contractual labor management. It is helping with recruitment, onboarding, time and attendance tracking, payroll management, contract management, and performance management. Automation reduces errors, improves compliance, and frees up HR personnel to focus on higher-value tasks.

Overtime Management: Digital automation helps in overtime management by tracking employee time and attendance, automatically calculating overtime pay, managing the approval process, and generating reports and analytics. This reduces errors, ensures that employees are paid fairly, helps managers make informed decisions about overtime usage, and reduces the workload of HR personnel.

Shift & Roster Management: Digital automation is transforming shift and roster management by streamlining the process and reducing errors. Digital automation tools can create and manage schedules for shifts and rosters, assign employees to specific shifts, and update schedules based on employee availability and shift changes. This ensures that schedules are up-to-date and accurate, and that employees are aware of their schedules through automated notifications and reminders. Digital automation tools can also track employee attendance, including clock-in and clock-out times, and automatically update schedules based on employee absences or tardiness. Furthermore, digital automation tools can facilitate shift swaps between employees, ensuring that shifts are covered and reducing the workload of HR personnel in managing shift changes. Finally, digital automation tools can generate reports and analytics on shift and roster usage, allowing managers to monitor employee attendance and identify areas for improvement in scheduling. Overall, digital automation helps in managing shifts and rosters more efficiently and accurately, increasing employee satisfaction and reducing the workload of HR personnel.

Pankaj Tripathi, Presence 360 Pankaj Tripathi, Business Head- Presence 360, Staqo World Pvt. Ltd.

The Author of this article is Mr Pankaj Tripathi, Business Head -Presence360, Staqo World Pvt. Ltd.

Presence 360 was born for fulling a gap in employee productivity and efficiency space by creating platform that can simplify daily attendance, leave requests & approvals; customised payrolls and more- but these looked fragmented and far-off from actual thoughts.  That’s when a few amongst them rolled up their sleeves and said- let’s make it ourselves. So after 6 years of extreme innovation, hard work and passion to build a complete, and intuitive, People Solution, our team came out with Presence360.

 

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