Flexible working now rated as highly valued staff benefit fuels demand for workforce management solution
hfx, a leading provider of flexible working systems, has announced a record year for new customers who have chosen its solution to support flexible working policies for staff. During 2015 hfx signed up many new clients across the UK who have implemented its flagship solution, Etarmis. Customers include the National Oceanography Centre and many councils, including Renfrewshire Council, South Gloucestershire and Mid Devon, North Devon, Midlothian and Spelthorne Council, Isle of Anglesey and Isle of Man as well as the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology.
The adoption of the hfx system enables authorities like Renfrewshire VJB (Valuation Joint Board) to meet the Government’s flexible working legislation (June 2014). The organisation supports flexible working practices and provides management teams with accurate staff absence data, including business absence, sickness, training and holidays. Renfrewshire VJB uses the staff entry card to control access to the building, to meet Public Sector Network (PSN) requirements to monitor access to secure areas and data.
Mid Devon District Council is using the hfx solution for time recording, absence analysis and planning. Mid Devon’s management has a complete picture of workplace staffing levels, enabling them to plan scenarios and ensure sufficient resourcing levels for vital council services.
As well as the modules to manage absence for sickness, time off in lieu and permitted building/site access, hfx’s latest version of Etarmis incorporates Etarmis Mobile, a new app that allows staff to view working hours status from their smartphone.
Alex Boa, Sales Director at hfx said; “Organisations today are recognising the benefits of flexible working to both staff and the organisation, viewing it as a highly valued benefit to attract and retain employees. hfx’s solution can support a wide variety of work patterns and the complexities of managing a flexible and mobile workforce. It enables an organisation to support a more diverse workforce and helps to administer the Shared Parental Leave (SPL) policy, now an obligatory entitlement. Research has proven that flexible working increases productivity, enabling staff to maintain a healthy work/life balance.”
hfx’s Etarmis integrates with all the mainstream HR systems (including Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Northgate and Software for People), enabling organisations to manage flexible working, while keeping employee data synchronised across HR and payroll systems.
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About hfx
Founded over 40 years ago, hfx has a proven history of developing innovative staff time management solutions. The company introduced the concept of flexible working hours in the 1970s with its Flextime® system, and has continued as a leader in the delivery of flexible working solutions.
Its flagship product, Etarmis, with its ‘one card – one solution’, incorporates access control, photo ID, time and attendance recording, flexitime management and provides seamless integration with major HR and payroll systems. Highly customisable, Etarmis can be configured to meet exact requirements and can support unlimited numbers of work patterns.
Based in the Home Counties just north of London, hfx services clients across the public and private sectors throughout the UK. High profile customers include Home Office, Merck, Bentley Motors, Adidas, Buhler Sortex Ltd, The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT), Eaton Limited, MoD, Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, Hertsmere Borough Council, North Lanarkshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Exeter City Council, Isle of Man Government, MoJ, Pendle Borough Council, Met Police, Flintshire County Council, Office for National Statistics, UK Intellectual Property Office, NHS Business Services Authority, Pembrokeshire County Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council, West Lancashire Borough Council, and many more.
For more information please visit: www.hfx.co.uk
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