Key Challenge with Reference Letters
by Khurram Iftikhar
Issuing reference letters to thousands of employees can pose a significant challenge for HR departments. Employees often require these letters for various purposes such as job applications, university admissions, loan applications, or visa requirements. Typically, they must reach out to the HR department and endure a waiting period of several days to receive them.
Hence, the HR department is inundated with numerous emails and requests, making it difficult to handle and process them all fast. Additionally, if an employee requests salary information to be included in the letter, contacting the payroll team to confirm salary figures adds further complexity to the process, posing a considerable challenge for both HR and payroll teams to manage.
Introducing Numla HR - Reference Letters App
To address this challenge, Numla HR offers the "Reference Letters" app, empowering employees to manage their own reference letter needs. With this app, employees can obtain their reference letters instantly, eliminating any waiting time.
![Reference Letters App](/web/image/7914-c0bab5c8/Reference%20Letters%20App.jpg?access_token=58bc2c4a-fde3-4ae3-8c45-e625ba1d876b)
Reference Letter Request Process
The process is simple and user-friendly: employees log in to their accounts, navigate to the app, and initiate a reference letter request.
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They provide essential details such as the purpose of the letter, the desired date, and whether they wish to include salary information.
![Essential details for reference letters](/web/image/7916-2281877f/Essential%20details%20for%20reference%20letters.jpg?access_token=5faaa0d1-279e-46ed-aea1-cc8f9fe8e32e)
Once the application is submitted, our advanced system takes over. It automatically generates a customised reference letter based on the employee's current salary, position, and other relevant details.
![Reference letter generation](/web/image/7918-7ef9f342/Reference%20letter%20generation.jpg?access_token=30fe2a65-8802-4c5e-9030-3e8a79414e7b)
![Reference letter sent to employee](/web/image/7922-aa5ccda4/Reference%20letter%20sent%20to%20employee.jpg?access_token=c2c19ddf-94a7-4a10-b8b7-b5475751e4c4)
The generated letter is then securely sent to the employee's work email as a password-protected file. Ensuring utmost privacy and security, the password-protected file can only be opened by the employee, who simply needs to provide their PPS number.
![Password-protected file](/web/image/7921-89a5fc8b/Password-protected%20file.jpg?access_token=6b5c4831-fe7d-4aee-abe9-3c27f456bd17)
Sample Reference Letter
Below is a sample reference letter.
![Sample Reference Letter](/web/image/8430-b03053cc/Sample%20Reference%20Letter.jpg?access_token=4effb1ab-c5ac-4130-8c87-7fc5a23d2e56)
This streamlined process not only saves time but also empowers employees to manage their reference letter requests conveniently.
Experience HR efficiency with Numla HR – where requesting and receiving reference letters is as easy as a few clicks.