Journalists spend most of their time researching their computers but often, they would be out in the field searching for the current or best news to report on. As such, it is understandable for employers in this field to worry whether their journalists are working or simply finding excuses to run back home to procrastinate. This makes keeping track of employees’ locations difficult, especially in the field. Fortunately, with the help of Info-Tech’s HRMS software, employers in the journalism industry can ease up their HR processes. Know how HRMS helps the journalism industry.
HRMS Software in Journalism?
1. Easy Clock In and Out
For journalists that are in the field or assigned to certain areas, you can set a range of the specific location for them to clock in or out for their attendance. This way, you and your journalists get to save time from going back and forth between the office and their assigned area.
2. Overtime Request
Journalists may need extra time in the day to secure an interview session with certain individuals or organisations. Normally, employees would need to submit an overtime request by paper and be manually processed which may take more than one day. With HRMS software, employees can request overtime by submitting time requests in time attendance via a mobile app and employers can review and approve quickly.
3. Seamless Claims Request and Management
Travelling can be costly for journalists in the field. Depending on the location, they will need to pay for petrol and toll fees just to chase for a single scoop of story or info. Normally, they would need to collect all the receipts for documentation and submission for claims. However, if the receipts are damaged or wet, they can’t make any claims and need to throw them away.
But if they utilise the claims management software, employees can immediately scan the receipts and submit them in a lump sum to be processed. The claims can be categorized based on types which allow easy management.
4. Integrated Into Other Software
Do you know that the modules in HRMS software can be integrated into each other? Time Attendance, Leave and Claims Management can be integrated into the payroll software for easier calculation of employees’ payroll. Every data collected from the three software will be used in Payroll without wasting paper and time.
What’s more, you can even integrate Payroll into Accounting software for easier calculations and bookkeeping.
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5. Ease of Leave Management
Journalism can take a toll on journalists as they deal with interviewees, travel, and develop ideas for their stories. Taking leave would be the solution to alleviate stress and refresh their minds. However, applying for and receiving approval for leave can be a hassle. The request may take time to review and approve and must be done during work hours.
With the Leave Management Software, employees can schedule their leaves on their mobile apps even when they are on the field. After reviewing the details, approvers can approve or reject the leave requests on the go. This saves time and costs significantly for both employees and approvers.
With an all-in-one HRMS Software, the journalism industry can ease its human resource processes and save costs on paperwork. Info-Tech offers comprehensive HRMS software with a free trial. At an affordable price, employers can use HRMS Software that is complete with other modules like time attendance and payroll together.