Galveston District Shifts Time, Attendance Functions to the Cloud
The Galveston Independent School District has upgraded the Kronos software it uses to manage
time and attendance
processes to the company's cloud-based Workforce Central.
Both
district leaders and company
representatives said the upgrade will give the school system quicker
and more
affordable access to its online time, attendance and payroll management
systems. The upgrade should
save both time and money, as well as fully integrate
with the district's payroll and
human resources system, which should lead to better overall management
of
overtime, budgeting, payroll and compliance with labor laws.
"Kronos
has already helped us by automatically tracking time and attendance,
accruals,
overtime and compliance," said Rachel Alsup, lead PC support specialist
for the
Galveston district. "When we decided to move to the cloud, as expected,
Kronos
provided top-notch implementation support during our move."
Rock
Regan, director of the Kronos public sector practice group, said the
company's
redesigned Workforce Central addresses a number of issues school
districts have
today:
- The
preference for mobile interaction and real-time insight;
- Greater
demand by its 470 employees in 15 schools for self-service processes;
- Enhanced
analytics on the workforce and operations; and
- Closer
adherence to changing regulatory compliance requirements.
"Streamlined
and cost-effective solutions are important for school districts to help
manage
tighter budgets, growing student populations and the need to juggle
many priorities,"
Regan said. "The Galveston Independent School District is continuing to
evolve
its workforce management strategy to ensure it has access to the right
functionality at all times."
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