Employee demographic data
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
Cat avg: 8
Top Performing Features
Employment history
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
Cat avg: 8
Job profiles and administration
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
Cat avg: 7.9
Organizational charting
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
Cat avg: 7.3
Worst Performing Features
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Compliance capabilities ensure full compliance with federal workplace regulations by capturing required data in central database.
Cat avg: 7.4
Organization and location management
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
Cat avg: 7.7
Approval workflow
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
Cat avg: 7.8
Sympa Features from Reviews
Human Resource Management
Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.
9.8+28%
Employee demographic data
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
Category average: 8
Employment history
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
Category average: 8
Job profiles and administration
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
Category average: 7.9
Organizational charting
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
Category average: 7.3
Organization and location management
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
Category average: 7.7
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Compliance capabilities ensure full compliance with federal workplace regulations by capturing required data in central database.
Category average: 7.4
Leave and Attendance Management
Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.
10+32%
Approval workflow
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
Category average: 7.8
Balance details
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
Category average: 7.4
Annual carry-forward and encashment
Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.
Category average: 7.7
Employee Self Service
Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.
10+27%
View and generate pay and benefit information
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
Category average: 8.3
Update personal information
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
Category average: 8.3
View company policy documentation
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
Category average: 7.7
View job history
Employees can view all positions held at the company.
Category average: 7.9
Asset Management
Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.
10+22%
Tracking of all physical assets
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
Category average: 8.2
Performance and Goals
Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.
10+32%
Corporate goal setting
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
Category average: 7.7
Individual goal setting
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
Category average: 7.7
Performance tracking
Performance tracking allows managers to track individual progress against goals as a component of overall performance.
Category average: 7.5
Performance Management
Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.
10+33%
Performance plans
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
Category average: 7.5
Performance improvement plans
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
Category average: 7.3
Review status tracking
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
Category average: 7.4
Sympa Features from the Vendor
Human Resource Management
Vendor-contributedEmployee demographic data
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
Employment history
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
Job profiles and administration
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
Benefits information
Organizational charting
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
Organization and location management
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
Payroll Management
Vendor-contributedSupport for external payroll vendors
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
Payroll history for each employee
Salary revision and increment management
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
Leave and Attendance Management
Vendor-contributedApproval workflow
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
Email notifications
Balance details
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
Annual carry-forward and encashment
Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.
Employee Self Service
Vendor-contributedEmployee login
View and generate pay and benefit information
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
Update personal information
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
Request time off
View job history
Employees can view all positions held at the company.
View company policy documentation
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
Asset Management
Vendor-contributedTracking of all physical assets
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
Asset return
HR Reporting
Vendor-contributedReport builder
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
Pre-built reports
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
Integration with other HR capabilities
Vendor-contributedAdditional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor
Performance Management
Vendor-contributedPerformance plans
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
Performance improvement plans
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
Review reminders
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
Multiple review frequency
System supports multiple review types including annual, quarterly mid-year and anniversary reviews.
Succession Planning
Vendor-contributedCreate succession plans/pools
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
Onboarding
Vendor-contributedManager tracking tools
Tracking tools allow hiring managers to check status on individual hires for all onboarding activities.
Performance and Goals
Vendor-contributedCorporate goal setting
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
Individual goal setting
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
Performance tracking
Performance tracking allows managers to track individual progress against goals as a component of overall performance.
Additional Features
Vendor-contributedAutomated data retention
Offboarding