Midrange Software, Inc. - Human Resources Information System

PERMS™ Personal Evaluation & Resource Management System streamlines workflow, reduces administrative burdens, eliminates dual entry and reduces transaction processing time. Efficient data managment and intelligent business rules automate traditionally paper-driven transactions and manual calculations. Flexible architecture allows for seamless integration with ERP, payroll, insurance, Time & Attendance and other third party systems. PERMS™ ensures data integrity and quick corporate assimilation through efficient, organized information management in a flexible, robust, yet easy-to-learn and easy-to-administer system.

PERMS™ handles all your needs for:

Personnel		Applicant Tracking
Benefits		Performance Review
Time and Attendance		Compensation
Training		Survey
Budgeting		Safety and Incidences
Salary		Reports
		Web-Based Self Services

	Midrange Software's PERMS™
	Centralized database for all employee information Track unlimited applicant resumes and job requisitions View and maintain all salary history information and changes Define and manage unlimited benefit plans Capture and track all employee time and attendance data Track the impact of Human Resources expenditures Manage all training programs and records Administer employee performance reviews Evaluate employee survey feedback Maintain and compare competitive compensation information Centralized location for all reporting tools Track and report all Safety and Incidences cases Instant access to selected employee information via the Internet Seamless integration to payroll, time and attendance and ERP systems

Personnel

This centralized database organizes employee information in an easy-to-navigate electronic filing system.

Access information with user-friendly drop down menus, screens and icons
Multiple filter and search capabilities
Quickly view and print an employee's entire profile
Manage multiple companies and locations effortlessly
Automated task reminders with triggers and email alerts
Attach multi-media files for completely paperless document management
Graphical point-in-time reporting and tracking ensures Vets-100 and EEO compliance
Control labor with turnover analysis and cost of replacement reports
Simplify employee communication by individual emails, mass emails or chain of command emails
Track record changes by type, time, date and user
Increase security with user-defined profiles and field protection
Control company assets with employee property tracking
Protected privileged information fields for HIPAA compliance
Track I9 citizenship or visa status information

Benefits

Define, track and manage unlimited benefit plans for your employees from a single location.

Enhanced pension plan management with "what-if" scenarios
Quickly access vendor details and contact information
Simplify plan changes with mass updates and enrollment
Print detailed benefit statements including employee and employer costs
Automate COBRA administration with personalized letters, payment coupons and reminders
Forecast plan costs with benefit budget analysis and "what-if" scenarios
Accurate point-in-time benefits reports for any past, current or future date
Effortlessly calculate benefit plan costs including company and employee contributions
Simplify 401K administration with user-defined vesting rules
Add or remove dependents from benefit plans automatically based on eligibility requirements

Time and Attendance

Capture and track all employee time and attendance transactions while automating complex rule systems.

Define and customize unlimited accruals
Unlimited reward/penalty attendance point systems
Seamless time and attendance system integration
Built-in Fair Labor Standards Act compliance
Automated accruals process for Vacation, Sick, Comp and User-Defined accruals
Attach time and attendance data to job or project numbers for detailed cost accounting
Instantly print individual time and accrual details, balances and summaries
Save time by mass attaching accrual methods to specific groups of employees
Simplify timecard entry with user-defined templates
Automated FMLA tracking with rolling balances

Training

Efficiently and cost-effectively manage all training programs and records.

Detailed personnel records display skills, certificates and complete training logs
Eliminate paperwork with online training registration and multi-media attachments
Employees are automatically triggered for follow-up actions to classes
Create training classes easily with templates, forms and enrollment criteria
ISO compliance rules can be automatically applied to all training classes, jobs and groups
Save time with email notifications, online enrollment and electronic approvals
Auto-assign certifications and skills upon completion of training
Schedule reminders for upcoming certificate and license expirations
Budgets are automatically updated when employees enroll in classes

Budgeting

Track the impact of Human Resources expenditures.

Create multiple budgets for any department with user-defined criteria
Attach budgets to projects or jobs for detailed labor cost analyses
Control costs with actual cost roll-up
Budget and graphing allocations analyze estimated vs. actual costs

Salary

View and track all individual employee or group level salary history information and changes.

Automatic reversal of posted salary changes
Enhanced electronic signature approval process
Auto-Check against other salary requests for conflicts
Create and automate unlimited Wage Progressions
Automate future salary adjustments with scheduled effective dates

Applicant Tracking

Electronically scan, parse and store unlimited applicant resumes and job requisitions.

Control recruiting costs with applicant source reports
Automatic requisition approval process
Automatically attach candidate requisitions
Find top talent quickly through multi-level searches and filters
Automatic confirmation emails and mass merging
Hot tasks and action items seamlessly integrate with calendar programs
Customize standard questionnaires to increase consistency
Business metrics monitor the success of recruiting activities
Track vital metrics such as recruiter performance, cost-per-hire and time-to-fill with customizable analysis reports
Seamless apply-to-hire workflow

Performance Review

Design, administer and track employee performance reviews.

Create user-defined templates with scoring capabilities
Customizable templates for each job code
Email alerts, triggers and reminders ensure timely performance reviews
Schedule reviews for multiple employees with mass performance updates
Automate goal setting with actual vs. forecast analysis
Easily administer employee self evaluations through kiosk capability

Compensation

Ensures you offer competitive compensation packages.

Compare employee compensation to Estimated Market Value by Class or Job
Easily import multiple 3rd party studies
Plan better compensation models with multiple midpoint comparisons
Run analyses by criteria such as averages, medians, minimums and maximums
Graphical analysis breaks down data by location, supervisor, job or department

Survey

Evaluate employee feedback quickly and accurately with customizable internal surveys and questionnaires.

Pinpoint trouble areas with exit surveys
Conduct kiosk or online employee surveys easily
Accurately monitor the effectiveness of change initiatives
Attach surveys to employee files for completely electronic history
Optional anonymous balloting system ensures candid answers
Internet link to 3rd party industry information for external and internal comparisons

Safety and Incidences

Track and report all occupational illness and injury cases.

Minimize risks with most current CCOHS and OSHA 300, 300A and 301 forms
Avoid costly liability cases by documenting incidents and worker�s compensation
Create "loss of productivity" cost analysis with time and attendance data
Save reporting time with auto-populating OSHA and CCOHS forms
Classify "Privacy Cases" to maintain confidentiality
Attach multi-media documents including X-rays for paperless files
Automatically track employee limitations and corrective actions

Reports

Centralized location for all reporting tools.

Flexibility to develop unlimited "ad hoc" reports
Send reports via email to eliminate distribution costs
Maintain ownership of your data with in-house control
Avoid costly outsourcing fees with customized report templates
Generate recurring reports automatically
Easy-to-use system requires no IT involvement
Exportable to Excel

	Employee & Manager Self Services provides your employees and managers with instant access to selected personal information via the Internet.
	Access to data is secured by user name and password Keep employees informed with customized messages Quickly make life event changes without filling out paperwork Compare and manage benefit plans easily Request time off and view request status Simplify and automate open enrollment Access payroll data to view balances or print stubs Effectively monitor retirement pension plans and create "what-if" scenarios Managers save time with quick approvals and automated routing View and verify timesheets online