Work force management application

Abstract

A work force management system that utilizes an organization computer network to analyze and process employee exit requirements. Using maintained employee information including status, in-house and out-sourced benefits, bonuses, amenities, and employee compensation information, as well as state and federal regulations regarding employee termination, the system provides an integrated set of solutions for managing workforce requirements, including various separation events.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is:  
     
         1 . A system for work force management, the system comprising: 
 at least one database, the at least one database storing employee specific information for a plurality of employees employed by at least one company;    at least one server, the at least one server communicating with the database over a network backbone;    at least one application program product running on the server that provides an interface by which a user manages at least one workforce event by accessing data stored in said plurality of databases related to said workforce event; and    at least one module that interacts with said at least one application program product and performs tasks related to said workforce event.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said application program product is selected from at least one of an organization/budget modeler and planner, forecast review, performance and skills review, compensation review, separation manager and alumni manager.  
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said at least one module includes at least one of event maintenance, position maintenance, item value maintenance, options maintenance, checklist maintenance, data collection maintenance, and performance and skills ranking tools.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said application program product comprises a separation manager to manage employee separation from workforce events.  
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein said separation manager accesses data, internal and external to said at least one company, for determining requirements for a particular employee separation scenario indicated by said user.  
     
     
         6 . A system for separation event management comprising: 
 a computer network;    a database connected to said computer network; and    at least one application program product having access to said computer network that allows a user to input parameters related to proposed employee separation scenarios;    wherein said application program product interacts with said data based on an employee separation scenario selected by the user to generate a model of results of said employee separation scenario.    
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said separation manager interacts with other application program products of a workforce management system.  
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said application program product performs at least one of event maintenance, position maintenance, item value maintenance, options maintenance, checklist maintenance, data collection maintenance and performance and skills ranking tools.  
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said parameters include organizational goals and planning.  
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said parameters include external data.  
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10  wherein said external data includes at least one of applicable regulations and laws.  
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said parameters include employee specific information.  
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said parameters include data related to populations of employees.  
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said proposed employee separation scenarios include at least one of attrition, involuntary termination and voluntary retirement.  
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said model is a report.  
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15  wherein said report includes at least one of demographic information, adverse impact, banding, event extracts, event progress, financial and skills extract reports.  
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said model is an offer for employee early retirement.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said model is at least one option for an employee to select.  
     
     
         19 . A software application program for separation management comprising: 
 at least one application program product runs on a computer network and accesses internal and external databases related to employment management, the application program product providing a user interface that allows a user to input parameters related to proposed employee separation scenarios including voluntary and involuntary termination and attrition;    wherein said application program product generates a model of results of said separation scenario.    
     
     
         20 . The program according to  claim 19  wherein said separation management program interacts with other application program products of a workforce management system.  
     
     
         21 . The program according to  claim 19  wherein said application program product performs at least one of event maintenance, position maintenance, item value maintenance, options maintenance, checklist maintenance, data collection maintenance and performance and skills ranking tools.  
     
     
         22 . The program according to  claim 19  wherein said parameters include organizational goals and planning.  
     
     
         23 . The program according to  claim 19  wherein said parameters include external data.  
     
     
         24 . The program according to  claim 23  wherein said external data includes at least one of applicable regulations and laws.  
     
     
         25 . The program according to  claim 19  wherein said parameters include employee specific information.  
     
     
         26 . The program according to  claim 19  wherein said parameters include data related to populations of employees.  
     
     
         27 . The program according to  claim 19  wherein said model is a report.  
     
     
         28 . The program according to  claim 19  wherein said report includes at least one of demographic information, adverse impact, banding, event extracts, event progress, financial and skills extract reports.  
     
     
         29 . The program according to  claim 19  wherein said model is at least one of an offer and option for employee early retirement.  
     
     
         30 . A software application program for separation management comprising: 
 at least one application program product that allows a user to input parameters related to proposed separation scenarios;    wherein said application program product generates a model of results of said separation scenario; and    wherein said model includes at least one of a population selection, a decision and a report.    
     
     
         31 . The program of  claim 30  wherein said decision is based on at least one of skills and performance parameters.  
     
     
         32 . The program of  claim 30  wherein said population selection is at least one of an individual or a plurality of individuals.  
     
     
         33 . The program of  claim 30  wherein said report includes at least one of demographic information, adverse impact, banding, event extracts, event progress, financial and skills extract reports.  
     
     
         34 . A method of managing a separation event, the method comprising: 
 uploading employee specific information into databases of one global computer network from internal and external data sources;    providing access to the employee specific information through clients accessing secured web servers connected to the databases;    accessing data from said databases using at least one application program product that allows a user to input data related to a proposed employee separation scenario;    analyzing said data and employee separation scenario selected by the user using said at least one application program product; and    generating a model of results of said employee separation scenario.    
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said application program product interacts with other products of a workforce management system.  
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said parameters include organizational goals and planning.  
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said parameters include external data.  
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37  wherein said external data includes at least one of applicable regulations and laws.  
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said parameters include employee specific information.  
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said parameters include data related to populations of employees.  
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said separation scenarios include at least one of attrition, involuntary termination and voluntary retirement.  
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said model is a report.  
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 42  wherein said report includes at least one of demographic information, adverse impact, banding, event extracts, event progress, financial and skills extract reports.  
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said model is at least one of an offer and option related to voluntary retirement.