1. Workplace Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Management These industries face constant hazards, requiring systematic incident tracking, classification, and analysis to comply with regulations and prevent accidents.

Addressed by: Health & Safety Management module – empowers organizations to manage workplace health, safety, and environmental (HSE) concerns effectively by providing a centralized system to define standardized HSE classifications, track injuries and illnesses, and maintain a detailed injury log; user-defined codes allow customized incident categorization, while robust reporting tools analyze trends, enabling proactive risk prevention.

2. Proactive Risk Identification and Mitigation Operational, financial, and legal risks from employee actions or site conditions need assessment, task assignment, and tracking to minimize disruptions.

Addressed by: Risk Management module – offers a robust, integrated solution for organizations to proactively manage workforce and operational risks, leveraging self-service, workflows, and alerts within a comprehensive risk management framework; enables classification of risks as operational, financial, or legal, allowing tailored mitigation strategies like avoidance, reduction, retention, or transfer; employees can report and assess risks via self-service, while automated alerts notify stakeholders.

3. Shift and Resource Scheduling for 24/7 Operations Remote sites require complex shift rotations, ensuring staffed with qualified personnel and equipment to maintain safety and productivity.

Addressed by: Resources Scheduling module – is a comprehensive system designed to manage employee and equipment scheduling; integrates with other Interact HRMS modules such as time and leave management, organization management, job classification, payroll, and self-service, allowing organizations to define shifts with specific position requirements, assign resources, and track availability across departments and locations; supports 40+ built-in common shift patterns, real-time adjustments to schedules.

4. Accurate Time and Attendance Tracking Field workers in remote areas need flexible tracking of hours, overtime, and exceptions for payroll and compliance.

Addressed by: Time and Attendance Management module – provides a comprehensive solution for tracking employee work hours, overtime, and attendance while integrating seamlessly with leave management, biometric time clocks, scheduling and payroll; supports configurable overtime rules, more than 15 different flexible timesheet types accommodate different operational needs for a variety of industries such as construction, professional services, project-based industries, healthcare and utilities with extensive labor distribution, project-based tracking.

5. Biometric Access and Time Control for Secure Sites Secure entry to hazardous areas and accurate time capture are essential for safety and operational integrity.

Addressed by: Biometric Clock and Access Control module – offers a comprehensive solution for managing employee time, attendance, and facility access using biometric technology; supports card, fingerprint, and facial recognition methods for employee identification, ensuring secure and accurate tracking of attendance and access control; includes a flexible enrollment process for new users, remote management of terminals, and the ability to configure specific access rights for sensitive areas.

6. Software-Based Clocking for Remote Workers Non-field or mobile employees require hardware-free time tracking integrated with projects.

Addressed by: Software Clock Management module – provides an efficient solution for managing employee attendance and timesheets, especially for remote and desk-based employees; eliminates the need for hardware-based time clocks by allowing employees to clock in and out through the employee self-service portal; supports time tracking for breaks and emergency leave, providing comprehensive records of all time away from work.

7. Flexible Leave Management Policies Shift-based roles need customizable leave accruals and requests to balance operations and employee needs.

Addressed by: Leave Management module – is a comprehensive solution for creating and managing employee leave policies, accruals, and approvals while ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements; allows HR teams to create unlimited, customizable leave policies linked to employee groups and/or organization units; supports flexible accrual rules, including fixed or percentage-based accrual methods, or accrual based on a rate-table which can be specific to grade or seniority.

8. Leave Planning to Prevent Operational Gaps Visual tools are needed to avoid overlapping absences in continuous operations.

Addressed by: Leave Planner module – is a dynamic tool that enhances workforce planning by providing an easy visual representation of team, department or direct report leave schedules, minimizing scheduling conflicts, and ensuring adequate staffing during critical periods; integrates seamlessly with the leave management module, ensuring real-time updates and synchronization with approval workflows.

9. Passport, Visa, and Permit Tracking for Expatriates Global operations involve managing document expiries for international workers to avoid disruptions.

Addressed by: Passport & Visa Tracking module – provides organizations with a comprehensive solution for managing employee travel documents, passports, visas, and work permits; supports tracking multiple document types, managing renewals, and storing scanned copies for easy access; HR teams can set alerts for document expirations, ensuring timely renewals and avoiding disruptions.

10. Succession Planning for Critical Roles Specialized skills in these industries require identifying successors to ensure continuity.

Addressed by: Succession Planning module – is a strategic tool designed to ensure the continuity of key roles by identifying and preparing internal employees and external candidates for critical positions; includes features like succession requests, integrating with other talent management modules to cover competency evaluations, career planning, training plans and performance appraisals in support of succession planning.

11. Training Management for Certifications and Skills Mandatory safety and technical training to address gaps and comply with industry standards.

Addressed by: Training Management module – provides a complete solution designed to close skill gaps and support career development through structured training plans; uses a Gap Analysis Model to evaluate employees’ current skills against job requirements, identifying training needs for current and future roles; tracks training history for performance appraisals and career development, supporting continuous learning.

12. Training Program Evaluation Assess effectiveness of training to improve safety outcomes and ROI.

Addressed by: Training Evaluation module – offers a customizable system for assessing training programs, trainers, and institutes; allows organizations to define evaluation parameters, including training evaluation sections, create a questions bank with configurable question formats, such as open text feedback, multiple-choice, radio buttons, and scoring; supports tailored evaluations with prioritized questions.

13. Performance Tracking and Reviews Evaluate field performance against goals in project environments.

Addressed by: Performance Management module – provides a flexible framework for managing employee performance evaluations; supports unplanned or planned and goal-based appraisals tailored to job roles and departments, using a 360-degree evaluation system involving multiple evaluators; offers customizable evaluation dimensions, including competencies and career factors.

14. Career Path Planning for Retention Develop long-term paths to retain skilled workers amid industry shortages.

Addressed by: Career Planning module – offers a framework for developing and managing employee career paths over a 6-year period; allows organizations to define goals, objectives, and activities for each employee, aligning them with long-term talent management and succession strategies; supports various career plan purposes, including competency building, certification, job preparation, and succession planning.

15. Job Role Classification and Evaluation Standardize roles with competencies for fair hiring and compensation in technical fields.

Addressed by: Job Classification module – helps organizations define, manage, and evaluate job roles through a structured system that supports both grade and point classification systems; allows for detailed job definitions, including job title, salary range, industry, and qualifications, while also documenting the competencies required for each role; supports the Hay Method Job Evaluation for determining equitable pay.

16. Competency Management and Development Define and bridge gaps in safety and operational competencies.

Addressed by: Competency Management module – offers a comprehensive, multi-tiered system for defining, evaluating, and developing employee competencies; supports up to 9 configurable tiers of competencies, from general organizational skills to specific job-based abilities; enables job competency analysis, competency gap evaluations, and best-fit job searches to identify and address skill gaps.

17. Labor Cost Allocation and Project Billing Calculate and bill labor for exploration and extraction projects accurately.

Addressed by: Labor Costing & Billing Management module – provides a robust solution for calculating labor costs, overheads, and billing rates, ensuring accurate profitability analysis; covers direct labor costs, including allowances and earnings, as well as labor burden costs, incorporating benefits, insurance, and taxes; supports automated invoicing for client billing, reducing manual effort.

18. Employee Self-Service Portal Enable remote access to HR functions for field-based employees.

Addressed by: Employee Self-Service (ESS) module – is a powerful portal that enhances HR efficiency by enabling employees to manage their HR-related tasks independently; employees can view and update their own online employee records, submit leave, training, loan, and letter requests, access salary details, leave balances, and benefits; supports timesheet management, allowing employees to view and edit entries with an approval workflow.

19. Housing and Accommodation for Remote Camps Manage site accommodations, assignments, and costs for workers in isolated locations.

Addressed by: Housing and Accommodation Management module – is a tool designed to help organizations efficiently manage their employee housing inventory, track employee assignments, and control housing-related costs; allows HR and facilities teams to maintain a detailed housing inventory, including property details, costs, and amenities; offers employee assignment tracking, enabling easy monitoring of who occupies which units and when leases expire.

20. Business Travel and Expense Management Streamline travel to remote sites, with approvals and expense tracking for compliance.

Addressed by: Travel Management module – streamlines business travel requests, approvals, and expenses; allows employees to submit detailed travel requests with cost estimates, which are routed for approval using an automated workflow; supports linking expenses to approved trips, simplifying expense claims and reconciliation; for expatriate employees, travel management supports the inclusion of travel tickets as benefits.