Adventist Health System Selects WorkForce Software’s EmpCenter Suite to Transform Enterprise-Wide Workforce Management…from WorkForce Software

September 26, 2012

 

Selection at 7,700 Bed Organization Extends Company’s Presence in Healthcare Market

 

Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. Kevin Choksi, CEO with WorkForce Software will appear on the WebMingle on October 25, 2012. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference as well as their first Analyst Day in July of 2012. HRchitect was also a proud sponsor of the Vision 2012 conference in Las Vegas.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, today announced that Adventist Health System, a major healthcare organization, has selected the company’s EmpCenter® suite as part of an system-wide initiative to transform its HR and workforce management processes.

Founded in 1973, Adventist Health System is the largest not-for-profit Protestant healthcare provider in the nation. With a system spanning 43 campuses and 10 states, Adventist Health System needed a workforce management solution to automate time & attendance and absence & leave processes for a majority of its 55,000+ employees. Given the large and geographically dispersed nature of its workforce, Adventist Health System required a solution that could address the unique state-by-state wage and hour requirements – as well as all corporate and federal policies – at each location, yet deliver a centralized platform to make analysis, reporting, and compliance assurance processes simple, reliable, and complete.

Citing the flexibility and openness of the EmpCenter platform, as well as WorkForce Software’s innovative approach to data capture and employee engagement, Adventist Health System selected WorkForce Software’s EmpCenter 9 to meet the strategic needs of this successful and continually-growing healthcare organization.

“System flexibility and functional depth were critical factors in our extensive market evaluation,” commented Brent Snyder, CIO of Adventist Health System. “We believe that EmpCenter will provide us with a configurable solution that will allow for us to adapt to policy changes with minimal costs and effort.”

“The healthcare industry presents some rather unique workforce management challenges. From a diverse employee base to rapidly changing business needs, system flexibility and scalability are ‘must have’ traits for any HCM provider who wishes to serve the critical and growing needs of this industry,” said Lisa Rowan, program director, HR, Talent and Learning Strategies and Services for IDC. “A healthcare organization’s ability to improve the health of their patients – and the health of their bottom line – is directly tied to their ability to effectively manage a large and dynamic workforce.”

Adventist Health System also carefully considered ease of use, and gave EmpCenter top marks for its flexibility and simple design. The organization found that EmpCenter Engage, WorkForce Software’s next-generation, Android-based tablet for employee self-service and data collection needs, delivered an interactive and flexible user experience unlike anything else on the market.

Brent Snyder added, “Adventist Health System is committed to the employee experience, and EmpCenter offered a user-friendly solution. We are glad to be partnering with WorkForce Software and are confident that we will be successful together.”

Kevin Choksi, CEO and co-founder of WorkForce Software, said, “When Adventist Health System reached out to us to explore an enterprise workforce management solution, we immediately recognized a fit. Their vision of simplifying complex processes while also delivering a rich and compelling user experience is exactly what we had in mind when developing EmpCenter 9, our latest platform release. Effective workforce management is instrumental to healthcare delivery, and we anticipate this momentum to accelerate as other healthcare organizations adopt the strategic vision expressed by our partners at Adventist Health System.”

For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com

 

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 1800 successful engagements for more than 800 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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More People Applying for Jobs, Getting Hired in the Retail Industry…from Kronos

September 16, 2012

 

HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems that organizations should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Kronos Incorporated recently announced the September release of the Kronos® Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. The September report includes data for August 2012. The analysis and write-up are prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, and are available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website.

News Facts

The Kronos Retail Labor Index: (This index is defined as the ratio of hires to applications within a given month, expressed as a percentage. A level of 3.0 percent means that for every 100 applications received, three hires occurred). The Kronos Retail Labor Index declined two-tenths to 3.9 percent in August reflecting gains in both applications and hiring.

Retail Hiring Level: The retailers representing 18,362 distributed locations across the U.S. that make up the Kronos data sample made 34,776 hires (seasonally adjusted) in August 2012, partially reversing declines over the previous two months. While hiring has improved since the lows reached following the recession, with total hires so far this year of 280,940 up 6.5 percent from the same period last year, it remains well below levels seen prior to the recession, when firms hired an average of nearly 55,000 workers per month.

Retail Applications Level: The number of applications received by retailers included in the Kronos sample rose 8.8 percent to 881,517 in August 2012 from a level in July that was revised substantially higher, all on a seasonally adjusted basis. Even with the gain this month and the large upward revision to the July level, applications still appear to be trending down from highs reached last year, with the level in August nearly 140,000 below its level one year ago.

Retail 60-Day Retention Rate: The 60-day retention rate, measured as the number of hires who remain employed for at least the first 60 days divided by the total number of hires made in that month, edged down from 80.9 percent in March 2012 to 80.6 percent in April 2012, all on a seasonally adjusted basis. (Note: There is a four-month lag on this indicator as two months are required to measure whether a hire remained employed for 60 days and Kronos customers have two months to return data on separations.)

Supporting Quotes

Chris Varvares, senior managing director and co-founder, Macroeconomic Advisers

“The Kronos Retail Labor Index slipped two-tenths to 3.9 percent in August, reflecting a strong rebound in applications that outpaced a moderate increase in hires. Both gains were from levels in July revised significantly higher. While this was the second monthly gain in applications, the downward trend appears intact, suggesting less competition for those seeking retail positions than at this time last year. Meanwhile, the moderate gain in hires partially reversed the decline over the previous two months, leaving hires slightly below the strong readings that started the year. Last month’s solid report on retail sales for July was encouraging, but followed several weak reports which had raised concerns over the strength of consumer spending in the near term. Until a strong, sustained recovery in consumer spending emerges, retailers are likely to remain cautious about hiring decisions.”

 

To learn more about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com

 

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 2000 successful engagements for more than 900 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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RedPrairie’s User Conference RedShift:2012 APAC to Feature Retail and Supply Chain Experts from Ceva, adidas, Caltex and The Body Shop…from RedPrairie

July 2, 2012

 

Event to examine global retail and supply chain strategies and solutions for achieving sustainable competitive advantage

 

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

RedPrairie Corporation, a global supply chain and retail technology provider, today announced keynote and customer speakers for its annual Asia Pacific user conference, RedShift:2012 APAC to be held July 18, 2012 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. RedShift:2012 APAC provides a forum for retail and supply chain professionals to learn, interact and discuss best practices for navigating the ever-changing requirements of global logistics and commerce. Registration is open at http://fs3.formsite.com/redprairie/form95/index.html.

RedShift:2012 APAC will include keynote presentations, case studies and breakout sessions featuring speakers from adidas and CEVA Asia Pacific Holdings Company. Presentations will focus on providing new ideas and sharing strategies on improving supply chain efficiencies, maximizing workforce productivity and maintaining competitive advantage in an all-channel retail environment. Key speakers include:

  • Damian Fazackerley, senior vice president of IS&S, CEVA Asia Pacific Holdings Company will be co-presenting with Peter Martins, senior manager, Asia Pacific Supply Chain, Apple
  • Herman Darmawan, chief information officer, The Body Shop Indonesia, TBS Group
  • Melissa Tan, senior manager of Retail, adidas
  • Estelita Aquino, IT program manager, Caltex

“Our customers understand that to be effective supply chains need to be flexible, fast, and integrated,” said Rod Talbot, executive vice president and managing director for RedPrairie APAC. “RedShift:2012 APAC puts attendees in an excellent position to deliver on those commitments by providing an environment where innovative technologies are examined and winning strategies are discussed with industry peers.”

RedShift:2012 is a multi-track conference comprised of networking events, educational sessions, industry round tables and panel discussions. Microsoft is the conference’s Platinum Sponsor and Motorola Solutions is the Silver Sponsor.

For more information, or to register, visit: http://redshift.redprairie.com/APAC/.

For more information on RedPrairie, please visit www.redprairie.com

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 1800 successful engagements for more than 800 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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Retail Hiring Down in April; Partly a Result of Early Warm Weather Hiring in February…from Kronos

May 5, 2012

 

HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems that organizations should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Kronos Incorporated today announced the May release of the Kronos® Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. The May report includes data for April 2012. The analysis and write-up are prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, and are available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website.

News Facts

The Kronos Retail Labor Index: (This index is defined as the ratio of hires to applications within a given month, expressed as a percentage. A level of 3.0 percent means that for every 100 applications received, three hires occurred). The Kronos Retail Labor Index edged down to 3.8 percent in April from a March level that was revised three-tenths lower. Even with declines over the last two months, the Retail Labor Index remains above levels seen over the last few years, averaging 4.0 percent over the first four months of this year, up from 3.5 percent last year.

Retail Hiring Level: The retailers representing 18,362 distributed locations across the U.S. that make up the Kronosdata sample made 31,862 hires (seasonally adjusted) in April down from 33,209 in March. The two months of declining numbers followed a strong, nearly 11 percent gain in hires in February to the highest level since October 2008. The February reading may have been in part boosted by unseasonably mild winter weather. If the mild winter weather led firms to pull hires forward into February, this could explain some of the weakness seen in subsequent months.

Retail Applications Level: The number of applications received by retailers included in the Kronos sample rose 1.6 percent to 843,653 in April from an upwardly revised 830,668 in March, all on a seasonally adjusted basis. Even with the small gain, the level of applications in April was down roughly 145,500 from its level one year ago.

Retail 60-Day Retention Rate: The 60-day retention rate, measured as the number of hires who remain employed for at least the first 60 days divided by the total number of hires made in that month, rose to 84.0 percent (seasonally adjusted) in December 2011 from 83.0 percent in November 2011. (Note: There is a four-month lag on this indicator as two months are required to measure whether a hire remained employed for 60 days and Kronos customers have two months to return data on separations.)

Supporting Quotes

Chris Varvares, senior managing director and co-founder, Macroeconomic Advisers
“The Kronos Retail Labor Index edged down two-tenths to a still solid 3.8 percent in April, reflecting a moderate decline in hires and a small gain in applications. This was the second consecutive decline in hires, following a strong, nearly 11 percent gain in February. Hiring in February may have been boosted by the unseasonably warm weather experienced this winter, pulling some spring hires forward and helping to explain some of the subsequent declines in March and April. In addition, readings on retail sales and chain-store sales through March were strong and above expectations, suggesting business conditions for retail firms are improving. We look for the pace of hiring at retail firms to pick up in the coming months as this sector continues to strengthen.”

To learn more about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 1800 successful engagements for more than 800 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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WorkForce Software Announces Strong First Quarter Performance…from WorkForce Software

April 23, 2012

 

Company Experienced Robust Revenue Growth and Gained New Clients Throughout Q1 2012

 

Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference. HRchitect is also a proud sponsor of the Vision 2012 conference in Las Vegas.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, today shared details of its results from the first quarter of 2012. Continuing the momentum of record-setting revenue growth throughout 2011, the company secured a number of new clients, experienced an increase in multi-product buyers, and saw a strong rise in revenue growth compared to the same quarter last year.

WorkForce Software saw a 50 percent increase in Q1 revenue and a 57 percent increase in bookings of its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) workforce management solution over the same period last year. Throughout the first quarter, WorkForce Software won contracts with numerous clients employing from 5,000 to 30,000 workers in a wide range of industries. New clients include:

  • A publicly traded global offshore oil and gas drilling contractor
  • A global specialty chemicals company
  • Major gas and electric utilities
  • Major Midwest-based K-12 school districts and community colleges
  • A provider of senior care facilities in 44 states
  • One of Canada’s premier sports and entertainment companies

Further bolstering the company’s strong growth, WorkForce Software continued to see new clients take a more comprehensive and strategic approach to workforce management. In addition to the widely used Time & Attendance solution, the majority of new clients have also selected additional capabilities, particularly Absence Compliance Tracker (ACT), WorkForce Software’s leading absence management solution, and EmpCenter Analytics, to understand key labor and business metrics. Moreover, several of the company’s longstanding clients have renewed and upgraded their contracts to include additional EmpCenter offerings in Q1.

“Based on our strong performance throughout 2011 and in the first quarter of this year, WorkForce Software is well positioned to accelerate planned enhancements to our industry-leading EmpCenter solutions while continuing to grow our client community,” said Kevin Choksi, WorkForce Software CEO and co-founder.

Vision 2012 Kick-Off

In the midst of WorkForce Software’s strong performance and growth, the company is currently hosting its Vision 2012 user conference. The event brings together current and prospective EmpCenter users to share insights, discuss workforce management strategies and network with WorkForce Software team members and other industry thought leaders.

The event kicked off last night and will continue through Wednesday, April 25. Conference attendees will gain actionable information they can take back to their organizations as they learn from a range of industry leaders and sought-after consultants. Ann Rhoades, a dynamic and visionary human resources executive with more than 25 years of experience, delivered the keynote address this morning, titled “Built on Values: Creating an Enviable Culture That Outperforms the Competition.” Other featured speakers who will present during the conference include industry experts Bill Kutik, Carol Boyer, Lisa Disselkamp and China Gorman.

“Vision 2012 provides our clients with the opportunity to learn from their peers and industry experts, as they gain insight into the solutions that can transform their business operations,” said Choksi. “It also presents an unmatched opportunity to get valuable insights from our clients. Their guidance is vital to helping us develop the next generation of workforce management solutions for a rapidly growing community of users across the globe.”

For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, and how HRchitect can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
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Kronos Launches Multi-City North American Customer Seminar Series…from Kronos

April 19, 2012

 

HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems that organizations should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Kronos Incorporated today announced the launch of its Kronos® Customer Experience seminar series designed to help attendees maximize their use of Kronos workforce management solutions.

News Facts

The Kronos Customer Experience series is comprised of more than 20 events dedicated to exploring timely and important workforce management challenges facing organizations across a broad array of vertical markets.

Beginning with an event in the Washington, D.C. area on April 24, the seminar series will be offered throughout the U.S. and Canada in cities such as Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, New York, San Francisco, and Toronto. A complete schedule and online registration are available at Kronos Customer Experience.

Attendees of each seminar will: explore the revolutionary new Kronos InTouch® time clock; learn about leveraging cloud services to manage their workforce; hear how the latest versions of the Workforce Central® and Kronos iSeries Central suites are enabling the next generation of workforce management; see a demonstration of Kronos’ award-winning mobile technology; and explore various aspects of workforce management including absence management and labor analytics.

Join the conversation by using #KCE12 on Twitter.

An excellent networking opportunity, the seminar series provides a complement to the learning and networking that takes place each year at KronosWorks, the world’s largest workforce information exchange.

To learn more about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com

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Kronos Retail Labor Index Shows Fewer People Applying for Retail Jobs…from Kronos

April 6, 2012

 

HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems that organizations should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Kronos Incorporated today announced the April release of the Kronos® Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. The April report includes data for March 2012. The analysis and write-up are prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, and are available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website.

News Facts

The Kronos Retail Labor Index: (This index is defined as the ratio of hires to applications within a given month, expressed as a percentage. A level of 3.0 percent means that for every 100 applications received, three hires occurred). The Kronos Retail Labor Index was down slightly in March to a still solid 4.3 percent. This was the second consecutive reading above 4.0 percent and only the third reading of 4.0 or higher since October 2008.

Retail Hiring Level: The retailers representing 18,362 distributed locations across the U.S. that make up the Kronos data sample made 33,684 hires (seasonally adjusted) in March 2012, down 11.6 percent from February. While the level of hires in March was below the recent pace of hires (roughly 35,000 over the last six months), it was broadly consistent with the 2011 average and remains above levels seen in 2009 and 2010.

Retail Applications Level: The number of applications received by retailers included in the Kronos sample fell 10.0 percent to 784,941 in March 2012 from an upwardly revised 872,341 in February 2012, all on a seasonally adjusted basis. The level of applications in March was down nearly 250,000 from its level one year ago, when applications reached a near record high. Applications have been trending downward since the second half of last year, and the sharp decline in March brought them to their lowest level since September 2007, just prior to the onset of the recession.

Retail 60-Day Retention Rate: The 60-day retention rate, measured as the number of hires who remain employed for at least the first 60 days divided by the total number of hires made in that month, rose to 83.7 percent (seasonally adjusted) in November 2011 from 82.2 in October 2011.  (Note: There is a four-month lag on this indicator as two months are required to measure whether a hire remained employed for 60 days and Kronos customers have two months to return data on separations.)

Supporting Quotes

Chris Varvares, senior managing director and co-founder, Macroeconomic Advisers
“The Kronos Retail Labor Index edged down one-tenth to a still solid 4.3 percent in March, reflecting sharp declines in both hires made and applications received. However, the decline in hires this month followed a strong increase in February to the highest level since October 2008. The strength in February hiring may have contributed to the March drop in applications, as job seekers who found employment did not apply for additional positions in March. In addition, with overall labor market conditions  improving, potential applicants are likely seeking job opportunities in sectors outside of retail, consistent with the recent declining trend in applications for retail positions.”

To learn more about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com

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City Government and Public School System of Salem, Virginia Select Kronos for Cost Savings and Efficiencies…from Kronos

April 2, 2012

 

HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems that organizations should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

The city government and public school system of Salem, Va. selected a comprehensive workforce management solution from Kronos Incorporated to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve productivity. As a single, integrated system serving both public sector entities, Kronos will help save significant amounts of time as well as create budgetary savings.

News Facts

The Salem city government and school system selected time and attendance, absence management, HR and payroll, and mobile applications from Kronos to automate and standardize processes. Kronos was chosen because of its leadership in the public sector; ability to fill gaps in critical areas such as payroll to help save dollars; and comprehensive product offering. Replacing a combination of manual and legacy systems, Kronos will be used by all departments of the city and across all six schools in the school system.

For added efficiency and cost savings, the Salem city government and school system share payroll and HR resources, and the two entities needed a system with superior integration capabilities such as Kronos to support this joint process. After a thorough evaluation of competing solutions including those offered by ERP vendors, the city and school system realized that Kronos could best meet all of its complex workforce management needs.

Just by minimizing payroll errors alone, Kronos may generate additional budget savings since payroll represents $35 million of these entities’ operational expenses. The savings achieved will be used to further enhance citizen and educational services.

Other benefits of Kronos include reduction of time required to complete payroll processing through elimination of paper processes. Supervisors will no longer have to sort through hundreds of paper leave forms. With Kronos, the entire leave seeking and granting process will be automated. Additionally, Kronos will enable the city and school system to analyze trends in employee absences to help control associated costs.

Kronos will also help track part-time and remote employee time accurately through automation of complex pay rules associated with a diverse employee population and mobile applications. Finally, the city and school system will be able to comply with federal, state, and other labor law regulations more accurately with Kronos.

Supporting Quotes

Angela Sellers, director of technology systems, City of Salem
“So far, we have been receiving payroll and HR reports after the fact and it is not productive. With Kronos, we will be able to take preemptive action through real-time data and stop costly labor- related errors. The advanced Kronos solutions including mobile applications will help us make more informed workforce decisions and further support the delivery of superior citizen service, which is our primary focus.”

Michael Crew, software project manager (and previously school director of business), Salem Public Schools
“Particularly in the schools, we needed to manage varying schedules more accurately and we had outgrown our legacy system and its limited capabilities. As a market leader, Kronos will offer us the most advanced solutions to address this issue and our other workforce management issues. The superior integration capability of Kronos will also help us to be cost effective and efficient, as we will have access to real-time and historical data of all city and school employees in one system.”

Christine Carmichael, director of public sector practice group, Kronos
“Salem boasts a high-performing city government and school system, which are strong examples of public sector organizations that are working smarter and more efficiently to provide superior citizen services and education institutions. We are pleased to support Salem’s initiatives through our in-depth understanding of public sector implementations.”

To learn more about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
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WorkForce Software Expands its Roster of Featured Speakers at Vision 2012 User Conference…from WorkForce Software

March 29, 2012

 

Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, recently announced the addition of three featured speakers to the company’s upcoming Vision 2012 User Conference. The event aims to bring together users of the company’s EmpCenter® workforce management platform to share how their organizations leverage the software to enable strategic HR operations.

Attendees of the conference will have the opportunity to hear from a diverse and notable group of thought leaders and subject matter experts, including Lisa Disselkamp, director at Deloitte Consulting LLP; China Gorman, CEO of CMG Group; and Carol Boyer, policy advisory for the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor. They will join previously announced speakers Ann Rhodes, president and founder of People Ink, and Bill Kutik, technology columnist for Human Resource Executive Magazine.

Speakers & Sessions
As a leader and visionary in the workforce technology industry, Lisa Disselkamp has helped numerous organizations increase their productivity and profits through the strategic use of workforce management technology. She is an accomplished business leader, consultant and speaker, and she is the author of two books on workforce management technology, No Boundaries and Working the Clock. During her session, “Metrics with Meaning: Using Labor Data to Inform Business Strategy,” Disselkamp will discuss ways organizations can identify specific labor metrics and harness an automated workforce management solution to collect and share actionable information across all levels of the enterprise.

China Gorman has held strategic leadership roles in the human capital management sector for more than 25 years and is an in-demand speaker and thought leader in the broad human resources marketplace. Gorman has delivered presentations to business, professional, corporate and academic groups on topics related to the strategic value of HR, culture and engagement, career management and implementing effective people management strategies. At Vision 2012, Gorman will present a session titled, “Boosting Project Success: Best Practices in Change Management,” focused on highlighting the people elements of a technology implementation, and offering guidance on how to get employees engaged with – and supportive of – a new workforce management strategy.

With more than 30 years in the academic, federal, private and nonprofit sectors, a majority of which have been in the disability field, Carol Boyer offers an unparalleled scope of service in this area. Since joining the Department of Labor in 2006, she has served as lead policy advisor on the Aging and Disability initiative, heads the agency’s Workplace Flexibility initiative and co-chairs the Women and Trauma Federal Partners’ Committee. Boyer will join Paul Kramer, WorkForce Software’s director of compliance, to present “Assuring Compliance in a Changing World,” a session that will discuss known and emerging compliance concerns and how a comprehensive automated approach can increase productivity, profits and positive employee engagement for enhanced ROI.

For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, and how HRchitect can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Kronos Retail Labor Index Shows Retail Hiring at Highest Level Since End of Recession…from Kronos

October 20, 2011

 

HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of Talent Acquisition Systems that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Kronos Incorporated recently announced the October release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. The October report includes data for September 2011. The analysis and write-up is prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, and is available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website.

News Facts

  • The Kronos Retail Labor Index: (This index is defined as the ratio of hires to applicants within a given month, expressed as a percentage. A level of 3.0 percent means that for every 100 applications received, three hires occurred). The Kronos Retail Labor Index rose to 3.9 percent in September 2011, reflecting a strong gain in hires and a modest decline in applications, all on a seasonally adjusted basis.
  • Retail Hiring Level: The retailers representing 18,362 distributed locations across the U.S. that make up the Kronos®data sample made 38,252 hires (seasonally adjusted) in September 2011, up 12.6 percent from an upwardly revised 33,974 hires in August 2011. The level of hires in September was the highest reading in nearly three years and was 16 percent above its level one year ago.
  • Retail Applications Level: The number of applications received by retailers in the Kronos sample fell 1.7 percent to 985,915 in September 2011, from an upwardly revised 1,003,265 in August 2011, all on a seasonally adjusted basis.
  • Retail 60-Day Retention Rate: The 60-day retention rate, measured as the number of hires who remain employed for at least the first 60 days divided by the total number of hires made in that month, edged down to 83.4 percent (seasonally adjusted) in May from 84.2 percent in April (Note: There is a four-month lag on this indicator as two months are required to measure whether a hire remained employed for 60 days and Kronos customers have two months to return data on separations.)

 

Supporting Quotes

Chris Varvares, senior managing director and co-founder, Macroeconomic Advisers “The Kronos Retail Labor Index rose a half percentage point in September to 3.9 percent. Underlying the increase in the Index was a strong gain in retail hiring, which posted a 12.6 percent increase from August to September, to 38,252 hires, the highest level in nearly three years. The recent sharp uptick in hiring, coupled with a rise in monthly applications since earlier this year, suggests that retail labor market activity is picking up.”

 

Supporting Resources

  • Organizations that use Kronos hiring solutions employ approximately 15 percent of the U.S. consumer retail labor market, providing Kronos with a unique set of data on employee job applications, hires, and length of service.
  • The Kronos Retail Labor Index is released on a monthly basis. Go to www.kronos.com/retail-labor-index to access: the full report; a schedule of upcoming Retail Labor Index release dates; the Retail Labor Index methodology; and downloadable graphics.

 

For more information on Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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WorkForce Software Announces Record First Quarter Growth…from WorkForce Software

May 29, 2011

 

Leading SaaS platform and absence management solution top list of innovations fueling success

Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, announces tremendous growth in the first quarter of 2011, on the heels of industry-leading product innovations and continued R&D investments through fiscal year 2010.

Q1 Revenue and Profits Surge, Led by SaaS Demand
In the first quarter of 2011, WorkForce Software recorded its largest revenue and net income in company history.  Historic highs in new business sales, customers expanding their use of EmpCenter, and sales of new products and extensions to existing customers contributed to WorkForce Software’s record-breaking quarter.  Total revenues were up by 33% sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2010, and represented a gain of 55% compared with the same period in 2010.  SaaS revenues continued to outpace other areas, increasing by 67% on a year-over-year basis.

Additions to the WorkForce Software client base during Q1 2011 include CML HealthCare and Canon U.S.A. During this period, the company also experienced significant upgrades and purchases of additional WorkForce Software solutions within the existing client base. Furthermore, the company continues to expand aggressively within Canada and other select geographies as part of the company’s global expansion.

“We are very excited to enter 2011 with such early success and momentum,” commented WorkForce Software CEO and co-founder Kevin Choksi.  “During 2010, we focused on developing new technologies to address growing Human Resources issues – such as employee absence and leave management, employee fatigue management and applications for mobile devices. Through these ongoing R&D efforts, as well as maintaining a close relationship with our growing client base, we have been able to keep pace with the tactical and strategic needs of the marketplace.”

Diverse New Clients, Expanded Suite Drive 2010 Momentum
Significant wins across a diverse array of industries marked the 11th straight year of sales growth for EmpCenter’s core suite of time & attendance, labor scheduling, and labor analytics applications. More than a dozen large enterprises – such as Newell Rubbermaid and Taylor Corporation – selected EmpCenter Time & Attendance to automate 100% of their complex workforce challenges, while numerous mid-sized organizations took advantage of the rapid deployment time and leading flexibility of EmpCenter® Express.

EmpCenter Absence Compliance Tracker® (ACT) – announced at the 2010 HR Technology Conference & Expo – further accelerated WorkForce Software’s rapid growth and rounded out EmpCenter’s end-to-end strategic workforce management suite. ACT received immediate traction among existing clients and the broader market and serves as a strong growth engine in early 2011 success.

Mobile and SaaS Herald Next Generation WFM
Recognizing the transformative impact of smartphone adoption in today’s workplace, WorkForce Software launched its first mobile application, EmpCenter To Go, in 2010.  Intuitive and standards-based, the solution delivers powerful self-service capabilities in the palm of a manager’s or employee’s hands and enables users to perform critical time and labor functions without requiring access to a computer. Organizations across a variety of industries, including a global consumer electronics manufacturer and a large Florida K-12 school district, have selected EmpCenter To Go to empower managers with a solution aligned to the growing reliance on smartphones in their day-to-day operations.

As further evidence of workforce management’s rapid evolution, demand for SaaS-based solutions eclipsed other buying trends in 2010. New customers repeatedly opted for EmpCenter Delivered to leverage WorkForce Software’s enterprise-grade SAS 70 hosted environment, which now represents the clear majority of EmpCenter deployments.

“When we launched EmpCenter Delivered, we recognized that SaaS was the future of enterprise software,” noted Kathy Cannon, WorkForce Software’s co-founder and Vice President of Product Management. “Less than 24 months later, EmpCenter Delivered is among the most widely adopted SaaS-based workforce management solutions on the market, and our decision to invest in SaaS has been strongly validated by customer demand.”

Looking Ahead
As stories of the detrimental effect of employee fatigue continue to dominate news cycles, WorkForce Software will soon introduce a series of informative ‘webcasts’ detailing how organizations can effectively monitor and mitigate fatigue. Leveraging the expertise gained by developing and delivering employee fatigue management solutions to nearly 70% of all nuclear power plants within the United States, WorkForce Software is uniquely positioned to help employers in other industries – such as aviation, petrochemical, manufacturing and more – address the complex and high-stakes issue of employee fatigue.

For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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