Travelodge empowers employees across HR, Workforce Management and Payroll with elementsuite and BDO
Following a 10 1/2 month implementation programme, Travelodge’s 13,000 colleagues who work across 580 UK & Ireland hotels are now enjoying the benefits of our people-first HR, Workforce Management and Pay platform.
In this case study, we take a look at:
- Key benefits
- From contribution to 10% reduction in labour turnover to support of 10% increase in average length of service, take a look at the tangible results of the project
- Employee empowerment at Travelodge
- Hear from Travelodge employees themselves!
“Thanks to the app, I can now have visibility of rotas weeks in advance. This has helped me organise childcare more effectively by arranging schedules beforehand. I feel much more in control and better prepared to manage and balance both my work and home life.”
Employee at Travelodge
- Boost in employee retention
- See how features like the ‘News & Social’ feed and ‘Belong’ tile in the tile menu have contributed to average length of service increasing by 10% year-on-year with average page views of over 2.5 million per month!
- HR functionality & integrations
- From booking absences to eSigning and accessing payslips, find out how Travelodge have their HR all in one simple place
- Workforce Management
- Explore how operational efficiency is maximised with elementsuite’s Advanced Workforce Management functionality
“The WFM team at elementsuite have worked shoulder-to-shoulder in excellent partnership with Travelodge, both during and long after the implementation process. […] The expert knowledge of the team has enabled us to maximise operational efficiency with ‘Shape of Day’, forecasting (including seasonal impacts), and more. For employees, the self-service functionality, such as picking up uncovered shifts across multiple locations, saves time and helps productivity of employees as well as Managers.”
Mike Zwager, Workforce Planning Manager at Travelodge
- Maximised payroll accuracy
- Check out the benefits of employees being able to view and validate hours on a daily and weekly basis, helping reduce payroll queries.
- Implementation & partnership
- From data migration to change management, see how Travelodge successfully went live with elementsuite on-time and on-budget.
“The data migration process ran smoothly, and was a big achievement on both sides, which laid the foundations for a seamless implementation process thereafter. The support throughout the implementation project was unwavering and the system going live at the exact date forecasted at the start (12th April) is truly a testament to the hard work of the project teams. We look forward to our ongoing collaboration with elementsuite and BDO.”
Dan Curtis, Head of Talent at Travelodge
We’re thrilled to see the results of elementsuite’s implementation for Travelodge and we look forward to continue working in close partnership to continue empowering employees and enhancing operational efficiency.
Key benefits
- Contributed to 10% reduction in labour turnover due to increasing visibility, transparency and a single source of truth that makes employees’ and Managers’ lives easier
- Supported 10% increase in average length of service year-on-year through ease of use and accessibility
- Empowered employees with independence to manage rotas, pick up shifts, update personal details, submit absence requests, and more - all from their mobile devices
- Advanced workforce management functionality enables hotels to plan their workforce accurately according to their Shape of Day
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