Bond International Software Partners with RealFlair for All-in-One Rostering, HR & Payroll System

Partnership between RealFlair and Bond International Software provides a rostering service integrated with single database HR and Payroll

12th October 2010: Bond International Software, the global provider of recruitment & human capital management software & services, today announces a partnership between its Bond TeamSpirit division - providers of a modular, yet fully integrated HR & Payroll software solution - and RealFlair, a dedicated rostering service.

As a result of this integration, the RealFlair staff optimisation rostering software accesses Bond TeamSpirit's single database to extract HR data such as training records, qualifications and attendance. Rosters based on employee availability and shifts already worked are then automatically calculated, taking into account the known needs of a given shift. For example, in a retail environment, more staff may be required at peak times in the day or for deliveries, but fewer for other periods.

The completed rosters are then automatically shared with Bond TeamSpirit's payroll system so that payroll calculations can be automatically performed. The end result is a three-part rostering, HR and payroll system that operates from a single database, ensuring accurate payroll, up-to-date and accurate HR data and automatically-generated rosters that have a track record of reducing staff costs by as much as 30%.

John Thornewill, Managing Director of RealFlair, comments, "Resource management software is a proven technology - by accurately matching staffing levels to customer demand, over- or understaffing can be avoided which in turn leads to lower wage bills and increased customer satisfaction. But of course, the effectiveness of such systems is entirely reliant on the quality of the data it uses - Bond TeamSpirit's integrated HR and Payroll software that operates from a single database ensures that the data used both within the personnel departments and by our own system is absolutely accurate and up-to-date."

Should staff shortfalls occur on a given shift or where an employee needs to be temporarily transferred to an under-resourced site or branch, the system can communicate the availability of these shifts via SMS to employees who have the necessary skills and qualifications and who have requested additional overtime.

Roger Moore, General Manager at Bond TeamSpirit comments, "Previously, our software did not provide any rostering solutions, but our integration with RealFlair means we are now able to offer customers a complete package. This unique business offering will provide both our customer bases with a means of establishing accurate HR and Payroll data reducing staff costs, which is still a huge demand for companies as we continue to emerge from the worst financial crisis in decades."

Bond TeamSpirit offers an integrated system which operates from a single database. If new information is added to any of the TeamSpirit modules - HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance, P11D or web-based Manager Access and Employee Self Service - the single database ensures that the updated data is accessible throughout the entire system, removing the risk of duplicate or conflicting information.

Thornewill concludes, "Both our rostering solution and Bond TeamSpirit's HR software are very similar in their ability to be customised. This means the integrated package can be specifically tailored to fit individual business requirements and can be made to work in exactly the way that the customer wants it to work."