The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in southeast Iowa. Its workforce includes nearly 1200 faculty and about 13,000 staff. As a major employer, the university has Federal labor regulations to comply with, and as many sets of pay rules, policies, and procedures as employee groups.
The Department of Residence Services at the university selected TimeCentre to meet the challenges of managing its large workforce. “TimeCentre was able to easily transition our department from the old manual collection of time all while integrating with PeopleSoft applications,” remarks Tim Bates (Technology Services Manager). TimeCentre’s robustness and flexible data collection capabilities enabled the department to obtain significant cost savings beyond that available using PeopleSoft Time and Labor.
The benefits of changing from the old manual time clocks to TimeCentre automation are extensive; from making the payroll process easier to lowering worker liabilities to real-time access to project information. TimeCentre met the demands of their many rules and regulations. “The quality of the TimeCentre product is excellent and the pricing was less than we were expecting for an application of this caliber,” according to Bates.
The Department of Residence Services’ results were outstanding; with less time spent on payroll, less costly payroll errors, more control of overtime and more savings. “TimeCentre provides a scalable time and attendance solution and they are able to deliver quickly, with results and savings felt immediately,” adds Bates.
With the Web-based product, administrative overhead is lower and fewer employees are needed to manage the workforce because mangers and supervisors are supplied with complete, just-in-time information. They can monitor jobs online, see who is working where and how many hours have been spent on a given project, make updates and edit entries from their Internet browsers, print and approve time sheets, and gain access to reports.
“What really sets TimeCentre apart is their customer service and technical support, which have no peer,” Bates states. “We have always been treated as though we are the most important customer that TimeCentre has.” TimeCentre’s business model is about making each of our customers feel they are important by providing courteous and swift service that can be matched by few.
Iowa’s success illustrates why TimeCentre is the solution of choice for higher education and PeopleSoft users. Find out more today by calling 800.325.2276 visit us online at www.timecentre.com
About The University of Iowa: The university has world renowned research programs in genetics, hydraulics, and speech and hearing, and has recorded major innovations in agricultural medicine, biocatalysis, biomedical engineering, biomedical sciences, and pharmacology education. Learn more at www.uiowa.edu