The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR), explained that its new smart application (FAHR), launched last month in GETIX, has received significant interaction and large turnout from the Federal Government employees during the past period. The app has seen over 2, 12,000 visitors since its inception in mid-October, until the end of 2014.
In this regard, Klaitham Al Shamsi, Director of Human Resource Management Information System, estimated the number of users who visited App (FAHR) since it was first launched in October, by nearly 48,000, of whom 7,000 were Federal Government employees.
She said: “More than 155,000 transactions were made through the Human Resources Management Information System "BAYANATI" using App (FAHR) during the same period, the Ministries of Health and Education topping the list with 122,000 transactions”.
Klaitham Al Shamsi said that the Federal Government employees have shared more than 2,000 “Maqassert” e-Cards, using the Smart App in the same period. It should ne noted that “Maqassert” is an electronic card exchanged by the staff of the Federal Government using the Smart App, to express appreciation of each others’ efforts and achievements. Employees receiving the largest number of e-cards are honored at the end of each month, at the Federal Government level.
The Director of Human Resource Management Information System added that the Smart App (FAHR) offers a package of HR systems, services and sub-services at the Federal Government level, mainly the HR Management Information System (BAYANATI), the Federal Government training partners’ initiative “Ma’aref”, ‘Imtyazat’ initiative, legal consultation requests and employee network.
She said: “The new app includes 26 smart services that enable Federal Government employees to perform their own transactions related to human resources and access all the information and data with greater ease and speed. Moreover, it will allow employees of ministries and federal bodies to apply for, cancel or track leaves; request permissions to leave the workplace; browse and update personal data; check on monthly salary details, produce salary and to Whom It May Concern certificates, in addition to the opportunity of reviewing centers assigned to provide medical insurance, and completing different phases of the Employee Performance Management System”.
One of the vital services offered through the Smart App, according to Al Shamsi, is the legal consultation that allows the federal government employees to review the human resource laws and regulations, as well as request legal advice from the Authority’s Legal Consulting Team.
Ma’aref
The Government Knowledge Portal “Ma’aref”, another strategic project launched by FAHR recently, will also be linked to the new Smart App, so that employees can access, the training programs offered by training providers accredited under the Portal, and add them to their list of ‘favorites’. The smart application has an alert system reminding employees of the dates and venues of sessions.
Imtyazat
The list of Smart App services also includes “Imtyazat” e-Service, a yet another strategic initiatives of the Authority, whereby special discounts are offered to the Federal Government employees. They can view a list of enterprises offering reduced rates within the initiative and identify the locations of these entities using a interactive maps.