Application Exercises Running Case: LearnInMotion.com Jennifer and Pierre discussed the issue and decided that as a high-tech company, they should Does LearnInMotion Need an HRIS? investigate the possibility of computerizing their Jennifer was getting frustrated. With only a few employee files and information. Even with a very employees, the company kept a paper-based file for small number of employees, they both thought it each employee with personal information, benefits might be easier for them to use some sort of HRIS. forms, and so on. She and Pierre had decided to out- They have asked you, their management consultsource payroll, but she still had to spend several ants, to provide answers to the following questions. hours every two weeks gathering payroll information, such as regular hours, overtime hours, vacation Questions time and sick time that had been taken, and so on, 1. What data should be stored for each employee? to send to the payroll company. The benefits infor- How would the company use these data? mation and calculations were supposed to be carried 2. Conduct an HRIS needs analysis for the comseveral instances where mistakes had been made. pany. 3. Would you recommend an HRIS to Jennifer and Pierre? If so, what kind of system