Workforce Management for the Public Sector

Simple Mistake Could have Led to Identity Theft!

Just the other day my wife and I were conversing over dinner about identity theft.  She expressed that she did not understand why organizations don't take greater care with their employee's information.  She went on to tell me that that she had received a misdirected fax that contained the names, and social security numbers for an entire family.  She showed me the fax, and sure enough, an HR employee was faxing to their insurance carrier, health insurance enrollment information for one of their employees.  The fax contained the names, social security numbers, and birthdays of each member of the family, along with list of health related questions.  The employee must have dialed the wrong fax number, as it ended up coming to my wife's fax machine.

My wife stated that she could not believe that with today's technology, that an organization would be so careless.  I told her it was a mistake, and not intential.  She asked me to remember how I felt when someone at a restaurant took my debit card information and charged over $500 worth of merchandise, all because the debit card information was printed on the receipt.  I had to admit,...

Automating the Human Resources/Personnel Department of a School District (Part I)

By James Fields

As I have been meeting with Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents I have noticed one very common trend.  School Districts do an outstanding job of data collection and data analysis on their students. However, many school districts have been slow to embraced technology in their Human Resources/Personnel Departments.  These departments have historically been seen as administrative offices. Administrators are seeing that Human Resources is a discipline that is the cornerstone for building a successful organization.  The challenge is that Human Resources also has numerous administrative tasks it has to perform.  Without automating these administrative tasks, the department will not be able to focus on the strategic aspect of HR.  The department also will not have the data needed to make strategic decisions.

Below is part one of a series that I will post outlining the steps, tasks, and considerations required to successfully automate a Human Resources/Personnel Department. 

Failure to Track Teachers Could Cost State

That is the title of an article published today by News-Leader.com out of Springfield, MO.  Under the No Child Left Behind law, states are to have "highly qualified" teachers in every core classroom.  The article reports that the state of Missouri is one of four states that failed a review and are being requireed to submit data and a plan to the US Department of Education, or face losing $2.2 million in federal funding.   The other states are Utah, Hawaii, and Wisconsin. Link

Based on the article it seems that one of the clear challenges that the state faces is the inability to obtain the proper supporting documentation from the school districts.  This is a clear indication that districts are lacking Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS). The article goes on to

ADP to Acquire Employease

ADP has announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Employease.  ADP's Major Accounts Division of Employer Services has been selling, implementing, and supporting the Employease product under the name ADP HR/Benefits since October 2004.  Download the actual press release below.

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