Reengineering the Payroll System
For moderate-sized and large organizations, payroll processing is often integrated within
the human resource management (HRM) system. The HRM system captures and processes
a wide range of personnel-related data, including employee benefits, labor resource
planning, employee relations, employee skills, personnel actions (pay rates, deductions,
and so on), as well as payroll. HRM systems must support real-time access to personnel
files for purposes of direct inquires and recording changes in employee status as they
occur. Figure 10.6 illustrates a payroll system as part of an HRM system.