Up till now Human Resource Management (HRM) has been an area of development and use of open source software overlooked by most. The users of Human Resource Management are typically non-IT professionals with little or no knowledge of the more technical standards and specifications of the software. They simply demand a well-featured product, easy to install and use. A focus on user friendliness is therefore crucial when developing an HRM system. Last but not least, a clear understanding of the human resource field is essential.

Another requirement is improved flexibility and possible customisation. Because no two HR departments are created equal, the consensus is that HR software must be customisable. Companies and HR departments throughout the world have different standards and procedures and the open source code approach makes the system more flexible. Anyone is allowed to modify the code for a system to match the specific needs of the company.

Open source HRM enables better possibilities for support services. You, as the customer, may like to engage Convergent Technologies or your own resources with the expertise, to provide whatever level of support you feels the you will require. With complete access to the source code you will have the edge that was previously only available to the owners of the proprietary software.

Support and the quality of support would be improved considering that you can train your internal team to take the initial development and customisation effort by Convergent Technologies forward in terms of further enhancements as and when required. This will also be a benefit in a way that it makes space for your team with clear knowledge of business standards and culture to take the task on providing support for the products.

It's been said many times before, but it's worth mentioning again. Another major benefit will be the financial impact. Though the financial benefits are often what begin the exploration of open source software, after adoption, the primary benefit might shift to flexibility, products' high usability and superior quality. An important question often asked by HR professionals and their managers about a new system is: "Will this software make or save us money?" Developed and managed properly, open source HRM software will do both.

OrangeHRM offers a flexible and easy to use solution for small and medium sized companies free of charge. By providing modules for personnel information management, employee self service, leave, time & attendance‚ benefits and recruitment companies are able to manage the crucial organization asset – people. The combination of these modules into one application assures the perfect platform for re-engineering and aligning your HR processes along with the organizational goals.

Convergent Technologies will help you map your HR business processes, existing data strore and reporting and approval processes into a flexible and powerful HR Management Tool.

Check out the video below to learn more about OrangeHRM.

For a more detailed description of the modules you can simply click on each module individually and further details will be given about the functionalities.

• Admin Module

• Personal Information Module

• Employee Self Service

• Report Module

• Leave Module

• Time and Attendance Module

• Benefit Module

• Recruitment Module

Admin Module
The part of the system where the HR Manager or other appointed personnel perform all system administration tasks. This include defining company structure‚ pay grades and other information that serves as the backbone for the rest of the system. Security issues are taken care of through this module as well by defining user rights.

Features:

• Define Company Info (General Information‚ Company Structure‚ Locations)
• Define Job information (Job titles‚ Pay Grades‚ Employment Statuses‚ EEO Job Categories)
• Define Qualification Information (Education, Licenses)
• Define Skills (Skills‚ Languages)
• Define Memberships and Membership types
• Define Nationalities   Races
• Define Users
• Configure and subscribe for E-mail Notifications

Personal Information Module
This core module maintains all relevant employee related information‚ including different types of personal information‚ detailed qualifications and work experience‚ job related information etc. Picture of employee is included as well. Information captured in this module is utilized by all other modules‚ thus eliminating data redundancy.

Features:

• Personal information (Date of birth, SSN, nationality, ethnic race etc.)
• Color picture
• Contact details
• Emergency Contact(s)
• Dependents
• Immigration details (Passport & Visa info)
• Job information
• Payment details (Pay Grade & Salary)
• Employee reporting structure (Assign Supervisor)
• Work Experience
• Education details
• Skills
• Assign Languages
• Assign Licenses
• Assign Memberships
• Attachments
• Define employee id (which was previously auto generated)
• Display more employee details in the employee list
• Search with more fields

Features:

• Define organization’s customers and projects
• Create timesheets
• Define Days-off (weekends and specific holidays)
• Administration and management of your own and your subordinate’s timesheets

Features:

• Define HSP
• Employee HSP Summary
• HSP Payments Due
• HSP Expenditure
• HSP Request

If you want to take a look at the UI or try some of the features of OrangeHRM you can reach us at contactus@convergenttec.com to experience the application!