Shaima Al-Awadhi, Director of HR Information System Department at the Authority, explained that 2020 witnessed a record increase in the number of transactions carried out by Federal Government employees through via Bayanati system due to the circumstances imposed by the outbreak of  COVID-19 pandemic in the world, and introduction of the remote work system in ministries and federal entities for nearly 3 months, which strengthened their ability to use the Authority’s electronic and smart services. They could successfully complete nearly 800,000 self-service transactions during the past year alone, she noted.

 45 ministries and federal entities operate Bayanati

Shaima Al-Awadi said: “All the 64 ministries and federal entities are now under the umbrella of the Federal Government's Human Resources Management Information System Bayanati.  While the system is activated in 45 federal entities, the Authority has finished linking 19 of them with the system through the enterprise service bus(ESB) project.

“Bayanati system, which was launched by the Authority in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, constitutes a turning point in the course of the Federal Government’s work. It includes under its umbrella many vital electronic human resources systems such as Performance Management System, Training & Development System, Job Evaluation & Description System, Recruitment System, Attendance & Departure Systems, Wages & Salaries, Strategic Workforce Planning System and Rewards & Incentives System for Federal Government employees.”

 She explained that the system provides a wide range of services to Federal Government employees. It ensures the payment of salaries through a unified system and enables employees to complete all human resources procedures through the self-service unit assigned for each employee. It also helps speed up electronic approvals for certain HR procedures.

 Al-Awadi added: “Moreover, Bayanati System helps automating all HR procedures, including wages and salaries in the ministries and federal entities from the date an employee is appointed until his retirement. It increases human resources performance based on modern concepts and international standards. It also forms the foundation for a unified Federal Government database that reflects HR status, supports decision makers and facilitates planning processes’’.

 303 self- service transactions via Smart App. “FAHR”

 For his part, Imran Al Shamsi, Head of HR Systems Development and Maintenance at the Authority, revealed that Federal Government employees have carried out nearly 303 thousand self-service transactions via the Authority’s Smart App “FAHR”, since its launch in 2014 until the end of  2020. She explained that the application last year witnessed an unprecedented progress in the number of transactions executed by Federal Government employees, which topped 120 thousand.

App. “FAHR” has allowed Federal Government employees to complete all their HR procedures easily, especially vital ones, on their own, through their mobile devices, without the need to refer to their HR departments,” he noted.

  Al Shamsi added: “Self-resources procedures conducted through the Authority's smart application, includes but are not limited to: reviewing attendance and departure records, and requesting leave, salary certificate,  certificate of experience, To Whom it May Concern letters, legal advice on HR laws, policies and legislation at the Federal Government level, as well as   completion of all phases of Performance Management System for Federal Government employees, and setting employee individual development plans.”

He further explained that the application provides a package of self-services for federal government employees, including: Displaying and updating personal documents, browsing current vacancies in the federal government, facilitating the application process for job seekers, reviewing the jobs that have been applied for, and requesting technical support service to assist federal ministries and agencies in implementing various human resources procedures, registering as a service provider in the discounts program for government employees "Imtiyazat", searching for employees in the federal government, communicating with employees via e-mail, nominating employees within the federal rewards and incentives system, viewing the job description card, and requesting a business card.

 The smart application provides 29 services provided to Federal Government employees and customers from all sectors. These include distinguished services to more than 100,000 employees working in all ministries and federal entities, and the most important of these services are those related to "Bayanati" system, providing a smart dashboard for employees and officials of ministries and federal entities.