Select Benefits Feature List

General

• Process automation for employee benefit administration
• Straightforward, browser based interfaces
• Look and feel fully customised to match company brand
• Process flow modelled by employee events*
• Benefit year flow modelled by overlapping benefit sets
• Employee data can be considered as master or slave to HR system*

Internet-based Application

• "N-tier thin-client" application available from anywhere using a standard browser
• Multiply redundant, load-balanced server architecture for high availability and high performance
• Secure data centre based in Telehouse, Docklands connected to the Internet backbone with two layers of firewall

XML rules based benefit model

• Each benefit file contains benefit definition including applicable events, prices, limits (contributions and values), user prompts and workflow
• Parameters to rules (such as age, grade, salary etc.) can cope with any benefit type*
• Rules are implemented using standard X-path expressions

Interfaces

• HR systems, payroll systems or providers, benefit suppliers
• CSV or XML files/ data transfer

Workflow

• Workflow maps an application process between employee, administrator and optionally, benefit supplier
• Deferred benefit support to handle delayed applications
• Workflow items can be prompts, electronic application forms, email messages and optionally, invocation of remote services or messaging*

Employee functions

• Employee communication screens*
• Benefits only displayed if applicable to employee
• Selection of benefits if event set for employee (for new benefits)
• Viewing of benefits plus action items (for current benefits in place)
• Printable/on-screen total remuneration statement*
• Viewing of tax payable estimate for current or selected benefits
• Printable/on-screen taxation statement*
• Online agreements for salary sacrifice and application consents driven by benefit selection and submission

Administration functions

• Employee creation and modification, the setting and triggering of events (triggering = creation of benefit files)
• Importing and exporting of data
• Management reports including historic and current (benefit enrolment) statistics on age and grade

*these items can be optionally extended/customised