“We chose Softworks because having spoken with a number of companies and with my own experience of competitors HR packages I felt that Softworks would be the best solution provider to D.I.D Electrical. From the outset, Softworks were more professional in their approach to the sales pitch, the demonstration and …

“I have seen other systems, and they couldn’t have done what we wanted them to. We are a rapidly expanding company, and the Softworks system will grow with us. The personal relationship we have established between the two companies is great. And I would have no hesitation in recommending the …

"We’ve set up our day service and residential care rosters in the Softworks system and can now easily manage any day to day changes needed. Managers can simply pull an available locum into their schedule to cover when a person is out."

"We operate quite a complex sick leave arrangement that’s loosely based on the public sector model and found that tracking this and other types of leave became more complex as the organisation got bigger. We needed a system to manage this for us."

“My first impression of the system was that it just looked so easy to use and user-friendly.”

“We have identified that the system will only take 2.8 years to pay for itself when all the sites are live.”

"This is the most beneficial aspect of the system as we can see immediately who is late and issues regarding attendance can be dealt with in real time."

“We worked with the Softworks Project Manager to set up a methodology for testing our work rules and initially went live with 80 drivers to make sure it worked. We then rolled it out to our core group of drivers.”

“We talked to a number of providers. Some did far more than we needed and were potentially more costly. Some gave the impression it was up to us to figure out whether their software would work for us. Softworks, in contrast, explained exactly how their system could use our Time …

"Our original system didn’t have HR functionality. I knew I wanted that in our new system. I also needed a system that was very robust with easy reporting. I wanted to be able to quickly download reports."

"Prior to Softworks we had to manually put hours into the payroll system and had to calculate basic and overtime hours. Softworks has greatly reduced the time needed for processing wages each week. In one area of the company it has halved the time we spend on payroll each week, …

"We have a lot of complex break rules so we worked closely with the Softworks Project Manager to ensure the system was configured to meet our specific needs. The system works the way we want it to work for us."

“Since Softworks was implemented response to the system has been excellent. We took time to explain it to employees and the unions, and everybody is happy with it. We explained when we took the old system out that if, at any time, we felt the trust system was being abused …

“If I were to move on to another company, which didn’t have a T&A system, I wouldn’t hesitate to bring Softworks with me.”

“We wanted to maintain our friendly and flexible culture but with improvements in terms of efficiency for everyone. Employees can clock, view their rosters and request holidays on their mobiles, it’s giving them more management over their time off.”