Essex County Correctional Facility Goes Live with Kronos[R] and Immediately Saves 90 Percent of Overtime Costs.Workforce management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. solutions deployed to help save public safety jobs and meet budget goals CHELMSFORD Chelmsford, city, England Chelmsford, city (1991 pop. 91,109), county seat of Essex, SE England. It is a market center (especially for cattle) for the surrounding agricultural district. , Mass. -- A long-standing long-stand·ing adj. Of long duration or existence: a long-standing friendship. long-standing Adjective existing for a long time user of the time and attendance solution from Kronos([R]) Incorporated, the Essex County Essex County can refer to:
 `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. recently went live with Kronos
employee scheduling and HR and payroll solutions, and achieved an
immediate, 90-percent reduction in overtime-related costs. The
organization projects $1 million savings over 12 months with Kronos by
accurately tracking, scheduling, and managing its workforce.
News Facts * Faced with a $1.2 million state budget reduction in the middle of the fiscal year, the Essex County Correctional Facility needed to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. critical workforce business processes to control costs and subsequently save public safety jobs. * Kronos configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: the solutions, trained employees, provided support, and helped the correctional facility achieve the 90-percent reduction in overtime-related cost savings within one month of implementation of the new solutions. The facility paid $13,000 in overtime fees in March 2009 compared to $95,000 in February 2008. The increased visibility and control over data has delivered increased savings each month. In June 2009, the overtime expense was only $7,000 compared to $102,000 in June 2008. * The Kronos solution generates a daily absenteeism ab·sen·tee·ism n. 1. Habitual failure to appear, especially for work or other regular duty. 2. The rate of occurrence of habitual absence from work or duty. and overtime report, which enables the sheriff to track overtime by the hour and make adjustments to avoid the added expense of overtime. * Using the Kronos 4500 Touch ID[TM] biometric bi·o·met·rics n. (used with a sing. verb) The statistical study of biological phenomena. bi terminal, the facility has also eliminated buddy punching (the costly act of employees punching in Punching in refers to a recording technique used on early multitrack recordings whereby a portion of the performance was overdubbed onto a previously recorded tape, usually overwriting any sound that had previously been on the track used. for one another). * The correctional facility implemented a new five-and-two workweek (five work days in a row with two days off) for the officers, replacing its older four-and-two workweek. The new workweek schedule supported by Kronos is adding thousands of additional shifts per year to eliminate overtime, resulting in cost savings of $500,000 from this schedule change alone for the remainder of the fiscal year. * Kronos solutions are supporting changes implemented by the management team to meet the revised budget goals including unpaid days for senior staff, reduced workweeks for some employees, and a workweek schedule change for correctional officers. Supporting Quotes * Frank Cousins Frank Cousins PC (8 September 1904– 11 June 1986) was a British trade union leader and Labour politician. He was born in Doncaster and became a full-time official in the road transport section of the Transport and General Workers' Union in July 1938. , Jr., Essex County Sheriff "With 80 percent of our budget consisting of salaries and benefits, we had to take serious measures to save public safety jobs when faced with a significant budget reduction in February 2009. By utilizing Kronos to effectively and efficiently implement our new five-and-two schedule, our department has seen a 90-percent savings in overtime costs compared to last year. Which government entity wouldn't want such results?" * Christine Carmichael, director of government industry marketing, Kronos "We are proud to be part of the Essex County Correctional Facility's initiative to help save public safety jobs. The senior management's vision and innovative approach to put the needs of its public and employees first are truly remarkable. Our configurable solutions are easy to implement, own, and maintain, and have enabled quick adjustments to adapt to the budget cut." Supporting Resources * About The Essex County Correctional Facility About Kronos Incorporated Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries -- including more than half of the Fortune 1000[R] -- use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com. [c] 2009 Kronos Incorporated. Kronos is a registered trademark and Kronos 4500 Touch ID is a trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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