The City of Fernandina Beach in Florida recently went live on time and attendance and human resources applications from Kronos® Incorporated

CHELMSFORD, Mass. (December 08, 2009) –

The City of Fernandina Beach in Florida recently went live on time and attendance and human resources applications from Kronos® Incorporated. The city also recently selected, and is now in the process of implementing, the Kronos payroll application for a fully integrated suite of workforce management applications leading to a six-figure savings each year.
News Facts

* The city recognized that by automating its HR functions with one system to handle the entire life cycle of an employee, huge gains in efficiencies would be realized, and the city would be positioned to do more with less.
* The selection team chose the Kronos suite because of its ability to completely automate workforce management business processes to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity.
* The city expects a 100-percent return on investment within one year and $200,000 in savings every year thereafter. Savings will be achieved with:
o High-quality information provided on a timely basis requiring minimal manual intervention.
o Reduced payroll inflation and better oversight with the Kronos biometric solution.
o Automated accruals and time-off requests to accurately track leave liability.
o Benefits linked together in one automated system to handle complex payroll deductions.
o Better tracking of overtime through automatically applied pay rules.
* When selecting a workforce management solution, the City of Fernandina Beach was able to choose Kronos from a pre-negotiated, government-supported GSA schedule, and this simplified its procurement process significantly.
* The city has budgeted to implement Kronos performance management and applicant tracking functions for additional time savings by reducing redundant entry of employee information.
* The Kronos solution will be used by all City of Fernandina employees across departments such as police, fire, marina, golf course, airport, parks and recreation, utilities, and City Hall.
* Kronos is used by nearly 40 city and county governments in Florida, as well as several school districts and universities throughout the state.

Supporting Quotes

* Robin Marley, human resources director, City of Fernandina Beach
“Implementing Kronos amidst tough macro economic conditions made complete business sense to us. With rapid ROI and year-after-year cost savings, Kronos will provide long-term, consistent benefits, and enable us to make smarter use of our resources.”
* Christine Carmichael, director of public sector marketing, Kronos
“At Kronos, we have transformed knowledge of hundreds of implementations within government organizations into solutions that are cost effective to implement, improve accuracy of processes, and are easy to own and maintain. Our goal is to enable government entities to reign in budgeted dollars with quality information, reduced payroll errors, and increased efficiency.”

Supporting Resources

* About City of Fernandina Beach

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® — 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.

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