What Human Capital Management Features Does IDT Offer?
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IDT's Human Capital Management (HCM) module covers the employee lifecycle beyond scheduling and payroll: onboarding, wage progression setup, time bank tracking, performance appraisals, and records for discipline, licenses, and skills. It is built for long-term care and senior care organizations, so the features assume a workforce with union rules, seniority, and credential requirements. Managers access these tools alongside the scheduling, time and attendance, and payroll functions described on idttime.com.
What the HCM Module Covers
The site groups HCM into four areas:
- Onboarding process management — support for managing the steps of bringing a new employee in.
- Wage progression setup — configuring how pay advances, which ties into the time and attendance module's tracking of wage progressions and staff seniority.
- Time bank tracking — monitoring accrued time balances; employees can also view time bank balances through Employee Self Service.
- Performance and records — managers can perform performance appraisals and track employee discipline, licenses, and skills.
Why the Records Matter in Care Settings
License and skill tracking is not a generic HR nicety here. Care facilities need to know which staff hold current credentials before assigning them to shifts. Discipline tracking supports documentation when attendance or conduct issues arise. Because scheduling already accounts for union compliance and seniority, the HCM records and the schedule draw on the same employee data.
How HCM Connects to the Rest of the Platform
HCM is one of five product areas on the site, alongside Scheduling, Time and Attendance, Canadian Payroll, and Employee Self Service. The connections are practical:
| HCM element | Connected feature |
|---|---|
| Wage progression setup | Time and Attendance calculates shift premiums, overtime, seniority, and wage progressions |
| Time bank tracking | Employee Self Service lets staff check time bank balances |
| Onboarding | Feeds employee data used in scheduling and payroll |
| Licenses and skills | Informs who can be scheduled for which shifts |
Payroll is Canadian-specific: direct deposit, online paystubs, ROEs, T4s, and CRA remittances through IDT Payroll. If your facility operates outside Canada, confirm payroll coverage with IDT before assuming it fits.
What to Check Before Adopting It
The site presents HCM as part of a demo-based product; no pricing or plan details are published. Before committing, ask IDT in a demo:
- How onboarding data flows into scheduling and payroll without re-entry.
- Whether wage progression rules can be configured to match your collective agreements.
- How license and skill records trigger scheduling restrictions or expiry alerts.
- What managers see versus what staff see in Employee Self Service.
The site's own call to action is to request a demo, which is the practical way to test whether the HCM records match your facility's credential and seniority rules.