Abstract: A system and associated method for automating labor management functions, for example, by providing one or more self-service human resources terminals (10), each having a biometric sensing device (13), where employees can securely obtain any information relevant to them. A self-service human resources terminal (10) can be operated by an employee without the aid of anyone else, because the biometric sensing device (13) can identify the employee or verify an employee's identity accurately and securely. In a system having such a terminal (10), the employee is identified and the employee's identity is authenticated before the employee can access the employee's personal human resources data. Thus, a self-service human resources terminal (10) permits an employee to select and execute various human resource functions easily and efficiently without requiring an administrator's assistance.