Astra HR Launches Automated Employee Onboarding Solution

Astra HR, a leader in creating innovative outsourced human resource management solutions, today announced that it has added an automated onboarding program to its current suite of human resource solutions. Astra HR's automated onboarding technology will simplify and automate the data collection process, resulting in greater efficiencies for HR managers. The technology enables employers to capture and aggregate data at each stage of the employment process - from new applicants to new employee integration processes.

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) June 14, 2008 -- Astra HR, a leader in creating innovative outsourced human resource management solutions, today announced that it has added an automated onboarding program to its current suite of human resource solutions. Astra HR's automated onboarding technology will simplify and automate the data collection process, resulting in greater efficiencies for HR managers. The technology enables employers to capture and aggregate data at each stage of the employment process -- from new applicants to new employee integration processes.

"Astra HR is committed to delivering meaningful business solutions combined with an unmatched level of personalized care -- focused on helping our clients create bottom line results," commented Michael Irvine, COO of Astra HR. "By providing our clients with automated onboarding capabilities, we can take the focus off HR administration and let management focus on running the business."

An August 2006 study conducted by the Aberdeen Group found that 76 percent of companies are implementing or plan to implement a formalized onboarding process. By implementing Astra HR's automated onboarding solution companies can create efficiencies between HR managers and employees. The technology captures electronic data and forms such as employment applications, I-9 forms and W-4 forms. Employees can also enroll for benefit programs, and HR managers can ensure compliance with business rules. Not only does the paperless process enable data to be stored and shared more efficiently, but it also allows employees to enter data into one form and then uses that data to populate a set of forms, which reduces time spent entering the same general information multiple times. The program can also be customized to present company policy and procedure information that employees can print, download or save to review at a later date.

Astra HR's solution integrates easily with any business application system, including HRMS and ERP systems. It scales to support millions of forms per month and supports secure signature image capture using the Integrisign standard. This saves time and money by eliminating the costs of mailing documents between offices.

About Astra HR:

Astra HR is a leading provider of full service HR management solutions that is firmly routed in the commitment to helping our clients maximize their people and business performance. Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, Astra HR has been helping clients streamline HR administration processes and leverage their HR investment since 1994, with over 10,000 work site employees and upwards of $1.3 billion in total portfolio revenue. Astra HR offers HR management solutions that keep in line with HR best practice to companies of all sizes that empower your people and enable your company to meet and exceed your business goals.

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