Systems Used to Gather and Store Information Needed to Provide Human Resource Services

There are varied systems that are employed in gathering, as well as storing, or holding, the information required in the provision of specific human resource services. The systems are by and large known as human resource information systems (HRIS). HRIS are classified according to the specific functions that they are employed in executing. For instance, there are HRIS that are employed in gathering, as well as storing, or holding, the recruitment-related information (Berman, 2010). Specific types of HRIS are used in gathering, as well as holding, different types of HR service information, including personnel information, manpower planning information, training information, personnel statistics, payrolls, appraisal information, and health information.