Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Finds Sweet Success with Kronos®
CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 30, 2010 — Kronos® Incorporated today announced that Gertrude Hawk Chocolates is using Kronos for time and attendance, HR, and payroll. Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, founded in 1936, is a manufacturer and retailer of fine chocolates with 74 retail stores in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
News Facts
- With more than 1,700 employees in its retail stores and manufacturing plant, Gertrude Hawk's manual systems for time tracking and HR were holding the company back. In addition, its payroll solution from a service bureau lacked the flexibility and configurability needed to efficiently process payroll/HR.
- The chocolatier evaluated several timekeeping, HR, and payroll solutions and ultimately chose Kronos because of its cutting-edge technology, integrated solution, flexibility, and ability to implement in a short timeframe. The implementation was delivered on time and under budget.
- With Kronos, Gertrude Hawk has access to all labor-related information in real time, enabling its managers to make better decisions faster.
- HR reports critical to minimizing compliance risk used to take weeks to compile, but now take minutes. This enables the HR department to spend less time on administrative tasks and more time on strategic issues.
- Gertrude Hawk's IT department spends significantly less time supporting the Kronos system than it spent supporting legacy systems, enabling it to focus on other company-wide IT initiatives.
- The company expects to save $100,000 in the first five years with Kronos and then $100,000 each subsequent year.
Supporting Quotes
- Bruce Cottle, chief information officer, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
"We are thrilled with the Kronos solution. It enables us to see anything and everything that we want in real time, leading to better, more efficient decision-making. We also couldn’t be happier with our implementation team; they have been absolutely incredible."
- Amy Brar, senior director, HR/payroll, Kronos
"Retailers and manufacturers work in a fast-paced, highly competitive environment where their labor cost is usually their largest controllable expense. Kronos' flexibility and ease-of-use make it a natural fit for smart companies looking to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk and improve workforce productivity."
Supporting Resources
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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