Case History: Department of Defence
“I would readily recommend FlexTime Limited to organisations new to the Concept of Flexible Working and also those accustomed to staff keying in/out of work. From the order stages of a new system right through to implementation and “go-live” day, FlexTime provides an expertise second to none.”
Lorna Whoriskey,
HR Department,
Dept. of Defence
SYSTEM: VISIONTIME
NO. OF EMPLOYEES: 470
LOCATION: Dublin & Galway
System Description:
FlexTime Limited has worked with The Department of Defence since 1990 when staff there began using our flexible working hours solution.
In the latest upgrade, it was decided to implement VisionTime which allows staff to key in/out at their own PC’s, view their own reports and submit their adjustment applications “on-line” to their Local Managers. All staff remote from the Dublin HQ, including those in the Department offices at Renmore Galway, can access the system from their desks thus benefittng from this move to a fully “Web” enabled system.
The Department is to the forefront in terms of ensuring staff can have a sustainable work life balance.
To this end much use is made of the “x week cycle” feature in VTWeb, which allows the employee to agree his/her flexi cycle lenght. For example one person might need a four week cycle with 10 hour carry over – while another person might agree a two week cycle with a five hour carry over.
From a Health & Safety viewpoint, the advantage of any staff that key in/out using VTWeb is that they will appear immediately in the Fire/Emergency listings.
Finally, staff can now avail of several personal reports highlighting such information as their flexi balance, their holidays taken/left, any absences/anomalies that occur and several more beneficial reports.