Access Select finds a home with Selwood Housing

Colchester, UK - 06 September 2010 - Access, the mid-market consulting, software and solutions provider announces today that Selwood Housing has chosen to implement SelectHR as its HR software solution.  Selwood Housing joins a large number of housing associations currently using solutions from Access' specialist HR and payroll division, Access Select.

Selwood Housing's investment gives the organisation access to the very latest in HR software, including modules covering training and development, online recruitment and appraisal, and self-service for employees and managers. The latest version of SelectHR also provides the facility to record timesheets and flexitime, which was a central requirement for Selwood Housing in the first instance. The company's 140 employees can now log their time and submit timesheets to their line manager for approval, before sending to payroll.

Ria Bristow, head of human resources and development at Selwood Housing, said, "We want our staff to think that Selwood Housing is a great place to work. Our investment in SelectHR will help us to reduce the administrative side of managing staff and enable us to concentrate on motivating, inspiring and managing performance. In choosing SelectHR we particularly liked the fact that as well as meeting all our current requirements, it also has the flexibility to adapt to meet our future needs."

Dee Caporali, sales director at Access Select, said, "We're delighted to welcome Selwood Housing on board as a client.  We've been working with housing associations for the past 12 years and they form a large part of our not-for-profit client base.  As such, we're able to offer a product and service tailor-made for Selwood Housing's individual requirements, as well as the added benefits of being able to network with similar organisations at our regular user group events."

Selwood Housing is a social enterprise providing over 5,200 affordable homes for rent in Wiltshire and Somerset. It provides services to help people get the most out of living in their community. Last year Selwood Housing received a one star rating as a good place to work in the annual Best Companies Accreditation scheme.

For information on Selwood Housing please contact Rebecca O'Neil on 01225 715906 / 07766465414.

For more information on Access call 0845 345 3300 or visit www.theaccessgroup.com / www.selecthr.co.uk. Alternatively, keep up-to-date by following Access on twitter, @theaccessgroup.

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