4 Major HR Challenges, Solved by Jisr

As the business environment becomes increasingly dynamic and companies continue to expand, traditional, manual human resources management methods are no longer viable, and it has become difficult to implement strategies and drive business growth. As workloads increase, performance quality declines, and managers face more and more HR challenges. Consequently, HR systems such as “Jisr” have emerged as the ideal solution to address these challenges. Below are the top four HR challenges faced by HR managers and how Jisr helps resolve them efficiently.

What is Jisr?

Jisr is a modern HR technology system, the most comprehensive in the Kingdom—that brings together all HR needs on a single platform without the need for external platforms or websites. It helps HR leaders focus on driving development efforts and improving company culture.

Human Resources Challenges and How Jisr Solves Them

1. High Employee Turnover

Employee turnover is a major concern for the HR department in any company, as employees moving from one company to another has become more common than ever before. Among the reasons leading to high turnover is a lack of employee engagement in the workplace.

When an employee leaves the company, the company faces the challenge of finding a replacement and then spending time and money on hiring and training them. This also requires more experienced employees to suddenly divide their efforts between completing the departing employee’s work and training the new hire, which negatively impacts productivity. Furthermore, high employee turnover damages the company’s reputation in the job market and negatively affects its image in the eyes of skilled and talented candidates.

How does Jisr help solve this problem?

Jisr enhances employee engagement—one of the main causes of high turnover—by offering numerous features that empower the workforce and make them more engaged in the work process. For example, each employee is assigned a personal digital profile containing their various personal data, which they can easily update.

Jisr also provides each user with an independent login account that serves as a self-service portal, allowing them to track their own work activities without relying on the HR department. For example, employees can track their attendance records, view payroll data, update their achievements in the “Performance Management” feature, and review managers’ feedback on their work. It also provides a quick and easy way to submit all types of requests.

2. The Burden of Manual Tasks in the Human Resources Department

Manual HR tasks drain a significant amount of time and effort from department staff, who spend most of their work hours dealing with paperwork, records, and numbers. Despite the considerable effort expended, manual tasks are prone to numerous errors that must be corrected and may lead to problems. 

The worst scenario a company can face as its business grows is to rely on manual data entry, as organizing this vast amount of data becomes a completely futile task—it is difficult to modify and is more susceptible to tampering and theft.

Manual work has a negative impact on human resources by reducing the time and focus available for efforts related to hiring, reducing employee turnover, developing skills, and other strategic tasks that require a human touch.

How does Jisr help solve this problem?

Jisr solves this HR problem at its root by enabling you to fully automate manual HR processes, which increases the efficiency of HR staff and supports the overall work environment. Automation significantly reduces paperwork, making it easy to quickly create and access documents. The system also stores all employee-related documents and information—such as salary, address, and phone number—in a central location, making them easy to access and use without the confusion of wondering where documents are located or where they need to be stored. 

With Jisr, clocking in and out, payroll processing, performance evaluations, report generation, and request approvals become easy and automated processes. Employees will have the opportunity to focus more on non-manual tasks thanks to the significant time and effort saved.

There’s no doubt that automation boosts productivity and improves efficiency, and it will also allow you to make better decisions as your company grows.

3. The Complexity of Time and Attendance

Tracking attendance and time off is one of the biggest human resources challenges faced by various types of companies, especially those with multiple branches. Using traditional methods, employees’ arrival and departure times are recorded in Excel spreadsheets or paper logs, which means that calculating employees’ remaining vacation days is done manually by the HR staff member. Tracking leave records to approve leave requests is a time-consuming process that involves sifting through countless entries and numbers.

On the other hand, if work circumstances require some employees to perform their duties outside the company’s headquarters—whether permanently or temporarily—the task of recording attendance and departure becomes more difficult and lacks accuracy and discipline.

The challenge of tracking attendance and time off severely impacts the company’s performance, as dozens of hours are wasted outside of working hours, resulting in the company paying employees more than the work actually completed. Furthermore, the lack of accuracy in this process weakens employees’ commitment to punctuality, which undermines the company’s overall productivity. 

How does Jisr HR help solve this problem?

Jisr helped Borsa reduce its monthly payroll waste by the equivalent of 70,000 riyals in less than three months. It facilitated the tracking of employee absences and the recording of working hours, as well as more efficient leave management, by providing a fully integrated and automated attendance system with a user-friendly interface. 

With Jisr, you’ll be able to automatically view remaining vacation days directly from the system itself, and you’ll also be able to access reports and statistics on related aspects, such as employee leave and total working hours. Approving leave requests takes just a few seconds with a few simple clicks.

4. Poor Compliance and Alignment with Various Labor Regulations

The labor market and employee affairs are governed by numerous rules and regulations that HR professionals must understand and know how to comply with. This task is often difficult for those without legal expertise, and if a mistake is made or something is overlooked, the company risks penalties and fines for violating regulations and systems. 

On the other hand, the nature of the HR department’s work necessitates integration with work-related systems and platforms, such as insurance providers, banks, and accounting software. This integration requires significant effort and time when done through traditional methods and is more prone to errors or delays.

How does Jisr help solve this problem?

Jisr was designed around Saudi Arabia's local regulations and needs, with help from specialized legal experts, so it helps you comply with labor regulations and protects your business from potential legal issues and fines caused by delays or other violations. Jisr also improves compliance with regulations and laws related to employee affairs and workers’ rights, and updates the labor system with any new changes as they occur, ensuring that Jisr meets applicable regulations immediately.

Furthermore, Jisr addresses integration challenges with insurance providers, banks, and other software systems by linking the HR system to the company’s social insurance account, government service portals, banks, financial solutions, accounting software, and resource management systems.