Government Sector Turns to Kronos to Control Labor Costs
SAN ANTONIO, Texas., May 23, 2011 — The City and County of Denver, Colorado; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska; the New Mexico Department of Health, the U.S. Social Security Administration; and numerous other federal, state, and local government entities have opted for workforce management solutions from Kronos Incorporated. Government organizations are increasingly turning to Kronos® to control labor costs in the face of the budget crisis as Kronos helps government organizations with an expedited ROI and fast payback.
News Facts
- Kronos has experienced a 215-percent increase in revenue from the government sector in the past six months. Some of the government entities to recently select Kronos workforce management solutions include the City of Greensboro, North Carolina; the City of Mesa, Arizona; the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) for the State of Georgia; Maryland's Montgomery County; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and U.S. Marshalls Service.
- Labor costs including full- and part-time wages, overtime and bonuses, taxes, and fringe benefits represent as much as 45 to 50 percent or more of federal, state, and local government agencies' operating expenses. With plummeting tax revenues and declining budgets, it is critical to minimize unnecessary labor-related expenses to maintain high levels of public service.
- Kronos completely automates workforce business processes with time and attendance, absence management, employee scheduling, HR and payroll, and labor analytics solutions. If done manually, these processes can be costly, error-prone, and a waste of administrative time.
- Real-time visibility into labor data enabled by Kronos helps government agencies preempt costly labor decisions such as unnecessary overtime and supplemental labor pay. Through elimination of such redundancies, Kronos helps organizations save one to five percent of overall payroll expenses.
- Kronos automatically implements and processes complex pay rules, which improves payroll accuracy. And a centralized database with an up-to-date, documented audit trail on labor information increases accountability and transparency.
- Additionally, Kronos helps government organizations track labor dollars accurately to special projects, which eases reimbursement and grant submission processes.
Supporting Quotes
- Rosa Akhtarkhavari, chief information officer, City of Orlando
"Through standardization and automation of the time and attendance and scheduling processes, Kronos has enabled accountability of hours worked, attendance, and leave. This is extremely important as a large portion of our budget is tied to workforce expenses."
- Kini Gonsoulin, finance manager, City of Gulfport
"Kronos helps us track labor hours to special projects. For example, any city employee who works on oil-spill related activities must keep track of those hours so the city can apply to British Petroleum for reimbursement. We’re using the Kronos technology to capture those hours, which offers more validity than a hand-written time card, and expedites the reimbursement process."
- Christine Carmichael, director of public sector marketing, Kronos
"We're seeing tremendous growth opportunities in the government sector. The need to control labor costs is only matched by the agencies’ increased need to offer transparency and accountability. And Kronos enables this through advanced, real-time reporting capabilities."
Supporting Resources
- Kronos made this announcement from the government finance conference, GFOA 2011 being held in San Antonio this week. Kronos is exhibiting at booth #241.
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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Kronos Incorporated
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