The basic processes (and how to) to go through when starting from scratch an entire HR life cycle.

By: Rajesh

Let me first try to explain you the Employee Life Cycle in an HR Process Overview and then I will try to explain the logical sequence in which the the Modules of SAP HR comes into picture. It all depends on the clients understanding and the existing business processess what all moduels they want to implement.

Employee Life Cycle

1) First the Manpower Planning division predicts number of postions which area vacant and needs to be filled. 
2) Internal transfer or Recruitment takes place.
3) Hiring is done from open market.
4) Benefits enrollment.
5) Trainings are imparted to fill gaps.
6) Travel entitlements and management.
7) Time Reporting & Shift Planning.
8) Payroll for salary disbursement.
9) Career and Succession Planning & Compensation Managment.
10) Cost Planning and Reporting and the ultimate can be.
11) Separation (Retirement, Resignation etc).

Explained below is the mapping of the above realtime process in different SAP HCM modules:

1) Organisation Management : In this module we can map the postion of the employee in the organisation indicating what is his reporting relationship etc.
2) Personnel Administration : In this module we can maintain all the information pertaining to an employee (e.g. Name, Address, organisation assignment, dates, basic pay, bank details etc).
3) Time Management : Maintain Attendance & Absences.
4) Payroll for Salary disbursement.
5) Benefits.
6) Compensation Management.
7) Training and Event management.
8) Personnel Development (Career / Succession Planning, Appraisals & Individual development plans).
9) Travel Management for managing travel and postings etc.

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