Databases can be used to keep staff records. These records can then be used in payroll management, where basic pay, tax, national insurance, pension contributions and bonuses are calculated. A more sophisticated program might link this to a record of an employee's output or sales, in order to calculate the employee's bonus.
Performance indicators such as labour turnover, absenteeism, productivity, quality defects and lateness can all be linked into the program, allowing the personnel manager to identify any trends and take action to remedy them if necessary.