Disabilities Trust chooses new HR solution from Access

The Disabilities Trust is looking to improve efficiency with a new HR solution from Access. The national charity for people with physical and learning disabilities, brain injury and autism is making the move from numerous spreadsheets and paper-based processes to an online system with SelectHR web edition from Access for its 1600 strong staff. The Disabilities Trust needed to be more effective with the information they had and change the way they retained that information.

HR Director at the Disabilities Trust Peter Woodruff said, "Our services are spread from Glasgow to Eastbourne and Cullompton to Cambridgeshire, so having paper-based forms and timesheets move across the country was not effective or efficient; it was increasingly difficult to manage." As the Disabilities Trust tenders for work through local authorities it had become necessary to have information readily available. "Local authorities need to cost care packages, so having access to real-time information is essential if we're to remain competitive," continued Peter.

The Disabilities Trust has been through a recent upgrade of its hardware, including virtual servers and cabling and wanted to implement effective software to make the organisation more efficient. Over the past two years IT has become a key part of its strategy moving forward.

"We needed to become more efficient with 1200 paper timesheets being passed around the charity, and a large amount of rekeying of data taking place. The introduction of automated workflows and SelectHR's self-service will greatly reduce the duplication of work and aid efficiencies. The new software will also help us considerably with the management of people, through the availability of real-time information which will assist in issues such as performance, personal development and training," continued Peter.

The Disabilities Trust will be using SelectHR across its 22 residential units, 28 community houses, and its community and domiciliary care services, with over 800 users each year. Access saw off competition from numerous other software providers. "In the demo Access gave we were really impressed with the ease of use, and how simple it is to view the data through the dashboards. It's also a flexible solution that can grow as we develop further and integrate with our time and attendance solution from H.E.T software," concluded Peter.

For more information on Access, its consultancy and software solutions contact Matt Newman on 0845 345 3300 or visit www.theaccessgroup.com.

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