Rotherham Council, one of the pioneers of human capital analytics in the public sector, has ordered specialist organisational planning technology. The OrgPlus system will be used ‘to enable visibility of its organisational structure at all staff levels, as well as allowing employee data to be viewed by management and senior personnel to support workforce planning’, the council reported.
Rotherham intends to roll out OrgPlus, developed by HumanConcepts, to all 15,000 employees via its web-based self-service application. It was implemented by RBT, the joint venture partnership between Rotherham Borough Council and BT.
With the system, all staff will be able to view the organisation chart and reporting lines as well as visual employee directories. Managers will have advanced views of more sensitive employee HR data related to their own management teams, such as access to attendance records and policy issues, Rotherham reported.
The HR team is also using the workforce analytics within OrgPlus to spot trends and identify root causes of problems by drilling down into specific charts. Working with service directors and department heads, the HR team uses the information to support strategic decisions on reorganisations and succession planning. It is also used to inform scenario planning, the local authority reported.
Alan Rodgers, HR and payroll Manager at Rotherham Council, said: ‘It [the system] provides relevant and timely metrics to assist senior managers with their strategic planning, and delivers information that supports managers and employees on a daily basis.’
The technology will enable the Council to meet the key performance indicators as set out in the Comprehensive Area Assessment, Mr Rodgers said. This is a new way of assessing local public services in England. This joint assessment made by a group of six independent watchdogs examines how well councils are working together with other public bodies to meet the needs of its constituents. Assessments will be made publicly available every year and will provide an annual snapshot of quality of life in the area.
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