Lotus Workforce Management

Simplified web portal for employees

• Use an intuitive tabbed interface to access different HR topics.
• View a list of pending and completed HR activities to focus on the tasks that need attention.
• Get access to HR policies and procedures to review benefits and get answers to commonly asked questions.
• Complete job performance documents online and review job training information to manage your career path.
• Manage your personal information by making changes to your HR profile—for example, to request time off, revise your retirement plan or update health insurance information.

Configurable task-based interface

• Personalize an employee’s web portal based on job role and user profile to give them the information access and company resources they need.
• Deliver a customized checklist of HR tasks each employee must perform.
• Provide task updates using a visual checklist showing when tasks are completed.
• Log finished HR tasks to help improve compliance and audit tracking.
• Work with a single, integrated access point to HR-related information and activities for efficient task monitoring and completion.

Productivity tools for managers

• Use one integrated web portal to perform HR-related tasks, freeing time to focus on other management tasks.
• Take advantage of pre-defined tasks with step-by-step procedures for performing common HR functions such as hiring and initiating employee changes.
• Support your staff with instant approval of requests for vacations, personal time and extended leave.
• Submit employee reviews and track employee growth online to more efficiently manage activities related to employee career paths.

Automated, self-service HR capabilities

• Deliver self-service HR access to help reduce demands on HR staff, allowing them to spend more time on strategic workforce issues while helping lower administrative costs.
• Use one integrated web portal to provide access to HR information, improve communication with employees and actively engage the workforce.
• Assist employees with personal and managerial transitions using a tailored task list that enforces best practices in accordance with company policies.
• Send automated email alerts to employees to ensure timely completion of required tasks.

Scalable, open architecture

• Use the open capabilities of WebSphere Portal, which underlies Lotus Workforce Management, to work directly with SAP and other third-party HR systems, and deliver a single point of access to all of your HR applications.
• Take advantage of the configurable features of WebSphere Portal to personalize the web portal for users with an intuitive, web-based interface that can help reduce the need for training.
• Receive industry-standard, Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition architecture that supports different platforms and implementation sizes and helps extend your existing HR systems.