Today’s case study explains how TimeSimplicity can help a typical small credit union maintain quality customer service while controlling operating expenses through automated credit union employee scheduling.
Even though an increasing number of routine banking transactions are handled online without the help of a human bank teller, it is vital for small not-for-profit financial service providers to furnish the type of customer service that can only be experienced at a small, locally-based organization.
Our example organization is Springfield Community Credit Union. It was started in 1982 and currently has 5 branches. It was originally established for the employees of a state university but now has a diverse (and steadily increasing) membership that reflects the demographics of the area.
Since credit unions are not-for-profit, they must control their cost of labor in order to offer low rates and minimal fees to members-the main reason customers select credit unions in the first place. With rising costs for marketing, computer systems, and qualified team members, Springfield knew it had to improve staff efficiency to stay competitive.
Daunting Scheduling Challenges
The only change Springfield supervisors had made to their makeshift employee scheduling system was moving it from paper to Excel spreadsheets fifteen years ago. At that time, there were only two branches and scheduling was much easier. When Springfield opened its fifth branch, staff scheduling problems were consuming a big chunk of administrative time. The branch managers knew they needed to automate their scheduling to maintain productivity, improve waning staff morale, and retain their members.
They had an extensive “wish list” for the capabilities of an ideal Workforce Management System:
Staff each branch adequately for all shifts.
Integrate with their payroll system.
Limit overtime for full-time employees.
Make sure part-timers stay within authorized hours.
Provide the team members with their requested schedules as often as possible.
Expedite communication within all departments and branches.
Keep track of which employees are cross-trained for multiple positions.
Minimize the need for hiring additional staff by strategically scheduling employees who can work at multiple branches.
Retain their highly skilled IT staff. (There are many large tech firms in the area that compete for qualified employees.)
Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws.
Solution: Workforce Management Suite with TimeSimplicity
Workforce Management Suite fulfilled every item on their wish list and even furnished benefits they had not expected. It offers supervisors smart tools for straightforward, hassle-free scheduling and enables staff members to take over many tasks previously done by managers.
Create Schedules in Minutes
With TimeSimplicity, branch managers create standard schedule templates. With the standard schedule in place, they can drag and drop to adapt to changing conditions. Employee job codes let them see at a glance which employees are cross-trained for multiple positions.
Accommodate Employees
Springfield has been able to accommodate their employees’ requested schedules with the TimeSimplicity Virtual Trade Board. Previously, managers would circulate shift change requests to the staff, and then re-circulate when options were proposed. Now, staff members simply place requests on the Virtual Trade Board. Managers can rapidly view, monitor and authorize shift request changes online. Once a shift trade is confirmed, TimeSimplicity automatically informs the appropriate staff members.
Compliance Conquered
With customized overtime notifications, managers are notified when part-time staff members are approaching full-time hours, and full-timers are approaching overtime. They don’t need to be consistently monitoring time cards to keep team members working within the designated hours. In the case of a DOL audit, reports can be generated instantly from attendance data that was automatically captured and recorded.
Less Waiting for Members
Since adopting Workforce Management Suite, Springfield teller and phone customer wait times have decreased dramatically, the admin staff is much more productive, and employee loyalty has improved.
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