(NAPSA)}—The days of Human Resource professionals filling out reams of paperwork to process your ever-changing employee information are fortunately numbered. With the help of the Internet, Auto- When you make a majorlife change, be sure to update your health insurance, benefits and tax withholding to include your new family merbers. This might also be the right time to update yourlife insurance matic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP”) isn’t just for major life changes hough, plenty of day-to-day applications allow you to view andverify existing information, submit and track payroll and expense accounts, or check the progress of your career, retirement or vacation plans. So, how can you ensure that your vital information is completely updated and accurate? The following tips provided by ADP, the world’s leading providerof integrated payroll, human resource and benefits administration services, can help you take control of the overlap between your personal and professtonal lives. 1. The First Step: Know what your company offers As a new or a long-time employee, your first step should be to talk te your HR representative and determine if ESS is available or in use at your company. Arrange for an overviewor training session to familiarize yourself with ESS, its functions and benefits. Learn what benefits your employer offers and how they can be managed using ESS. And, der’t be afraid to ask for refresher courses as the benefits your cornpany offers change. 2. New Kid on the Block: Make sure people know haw te reach you Once you've farniliarized yourself with your employer’s ESS, review your personnel information to ensure it is accurate and up-to- date. View and update your cur- and establish new beneficiaries, if applicahle. 6 A Week in the Tropies: If you've got the time A Job Well Done—New tech- nology lets employees track their vacation time, sick days and retirement plans from their own computers. rent benefits, direct deposit imformation, tax and withholding status and any personal cr emergency contact information. ESS is only a valuable tool for you and for your employer if itis kept up-to-date. & Personnel information: At your fingertips Obtaining information about “the little things” doesn’t have to be a hassle. ESS allows you to submit and check on the status of your expense reimbursements, time sheets, and paycheck information, as well as the other essentials such as how many vacation days you have left, when is the mext paid holiday or the date of the company picnic. 4. Controlling Your Finances: Retirement and savings allotments Whether you're 20 or 450, it is important to make informed decisions about your savings, pension and 401L(k) plans. Review savings and imvestment choices your companyoffers, and establish the percentage of your salary you would like to set aside each pay period for savings, stock options or retirement. You can usually change this information quarterly, and instead of receiving paper statements you'll glance at and file away, you can monitor your financial security online. 8 Asthe World Turns: important changes in your life A wedding or a new baby can be wonderful occasions, as long as you don’t overicok the important detaiis. Simply planning for the event can be a full-time job. One key is to nat let the seemingly small but imporant items slip through the cracks. It’s vital for employees to keep track of vacation and personal] days, and medical leave. Especlallyif you’re likely to take a day here and there throughout the year and suddenly realize you don’t have enough timeleft. Worse yet, you find out that what you thought was allotted to personal or sick time was actually misapplied as vacation time. ESS can help you track vacation time as well as subrait requests for time off. Maybe you've gottime to plan that much needed getaway. 7.Gelden Opportunities: Upto-the-minute career planning ESS allows employees to access assessment of their professional progress and performance in current roles, as well as view required skill profiles, internal job descriptions, and optional or required traiming programs for career advancement. This could be the chance you need to take a more proactive role in climbing the companyladder. = helps companies use online tools and autoraated forms to empower each employee to update and maintain his or her own personal, personnel information. Employee Self Service (ESS)is the tool that lets eraplovees enter and update the information that tracks the changes in their own lives. Whether you're newto the company or newly reallocated, just got married, or had a baby, or need to update your income tax withholding, ESS—offered by many employers today—-might be the quickest, easiest way to ensure that changes are made quickly and accurately from your own hore or office desktop. ESS Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE: ADP) is one ofthe largest independent computing services firms in the world, with &7 billion in revenue and 500,000 clients. ADP’s Employer Services (BS) Division is a leading provider of integrated business administrative solutions that help its approxi- mately 455,000 clients efficiently manage their internal processes, allowing them to focus on core competencies. ADP ES’ offerings include both traditional and internet-based outsourcing products and services, giving clients the ability to select fram ADP’s comprehensive range of World Class Service solutions. Services include payroll, tax regulatory management, HRMS, benefits administration, time and lahor management, retirement plan services, online recruiting, PEO services, and preemployment screening. For more information about ADP Employer Services, or te contact a local ADP sales office, reach us at 1-800-225-5237 or visit the corpany’s Web site at www.adp.com.
