HFT look for time and efficiency savings with Access SelectHR & SelectPay

Colchester, UK - 13 February 2012 - HFT, the charity that help people with learning disabilities and their families to live the life they want to live, is looking to reduce manual processes and increase efficiency with the introduction of a new HR and payroll solution from Access.

HFT are replacing their existing bespoke system with Access' SelectHR & SelectPay. David Winks, BPR projects co-ordinator at HFT, said "We already use Access Dimensions & FocalPoint so were familiar with Access' products, but the product demonstrations really impressed us. We liked the look and feel, the workflow and the self-service element, and it was a good price point for us too."

With people on varying contracts and over 2000 staff, even the simplest processes, such as booking holidays, was a long manual process involving paperwork, and lots of duplication of effort and rekeying of information. "We've been going through an overall business process review taking into account the needs of the organisation going forward and the future of the care industry," continued David. "Our new system will reduce the administration burden on our HR and payroll departments by automating holiday requests and approvals. All staff will be able to request absence online via self-service, and we're also looking at moving payslips online too."

HFT will also benefit from improved management reporting and time-savings in generating reports. "Our information is currently held on numerous spreadsheets and databases, with no single database members of our HR team can spend up to half a day generating management reports, the new solution will reduce this significantly and we'll be generating the same reports with the click of a mouse," concluded David.

SelectHR will be going live in June, with SelectPay to follow in the next financial year. The HR & payroll elements of the system will integrate with HFT's existing Access Dimensions & FocalPoint solution as well as care specialists HET's time and attendance software.

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