Kronos brings cloud based workforce management for SMBs

CHELMSFORD, UK: Kronos Inc. launched its cloud Workforce Ready suite for SMBs in Europe.

Controlling labor costs, minimizing compliance risk, and improving workforce productivity, Workforce Ready gives SMBs the advantages of an enterprise-class workforce management solution with single-source access to easily analyze and manage real-time employee data.

With a limited HR and IT budget, SMBs are ideally suited to realize the scalability and ease of use promised by cloud solutions such as Workforce Ready. Built entirely for the cloud, Workforce Ready gives customers flexibility to choose the features needed today with the opportunity to grow in the future.

Capitalizing on its hosted multi-tenant architecture, Workforce Ready uses a simple SaaS-based pricing approach. Applications are available on a per-employee, per-month basis, accompanied by fixed-price implementation services.Specific features of the suite include:

A comprehensive, end-to-end HR solution that keeps employees, managers, and HR administrators up to date and compliant. Provides secure management of employee records and robust performance and asset management tools.

The Labor Analytics provides diagnostic views of key labor metrics and point-and-click reporting that identifies areas for cost savings, innovation, and growth.

Employees can view schedules, request time off, and view their pay statements. Managers can approve timecards, manage exceptions, and find replacement workers quickly and effectively.

Workforce Ready is available in the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands in English, French and Dutch.