As discussed in yesterday’s blog, leave management systems such as LeaveMaster are invaluable for managers who wish to reduce their absence rates, as they create a permanent, irrefutable record of sick leave for every employee.

But if you implement a leave management system such as LeaveMaster  in your organisation, as well as a powerful tool for tackling absenteeism, you can also enjoy an outstanding return on your investment.

By speeding up and streamlining your entire absence and leave management process, eliminating the costly admin errors that typically occur when you use a manual or a spreadsheet-based holiday booking system, and freeing up both your employees and managers to focus on improving your bottom line, leave management systems offer outstanding value for money.

You can find out more about LeaveMaster here.

One of our suppliers was recently discussing the problem of absenteeism in the public sector (link to: www.systemsvalley.com/blog/blog-post/2009/09/16/public-sector-absenteeism-costs-pound4-billion-a-year.html) with the manager of a high-profile public sector organisation. The manager admitted that while members of her team do take a high number of sick days, she finds it difficult to raise the issue with the employees concerned without any concrete proof that they’ve been feigning sickness.

This highlights an issue many organisations undoubtedly face. Absenteeism may cost UK employers an average of £692 per employee per year, but if managers only have a gut feeling that employees have been taking unwarranted sick days and have no statistical evidence to back up their belief, it can be almost impossible to address the situation.

The advantage of implementing a leave management system such as LeaveMaster in your organisation is that it creates a permanent, online record of sick leave for every member of staff. By revealing which employees have been taking “little but often” sick leaves, LeaveMaster provides proof of employee absenteeism and give you accurate, indisputable data that you can refer to while addressing the situation with the employee or that you can use should the issue go to a tribunal.

You can find out more here

To showcase the design, flexibility and content management features of the SharePoint environment, Microsoft has built a new version of its website in Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Available to download for free on the Microsoft website, this informative case study reveals how rebuilding their existing website in Office SharePoint Server 2007 helped to streamline and standardize the content publishing processes across the SharePoint product team, improve customers’ ability to find up-to-date and relevant content based on their needs, and provide a best practice for other Microsoft product groups to publish information.

You can download the full case study here.

Or to find out more about Systems Valley’s SharePoint solutions and services and to book one of our experienced SharePoint developers, contact the Systems Valley team.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM is helping leading global enterprises strengthen their customer relationships and increase their profitability, Microsoft has announced.

According to a press release issued by Microsoft, businesses such as Barclays Bank PLC, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., the City of London, Hard Rock International Inc., Maccabi Healthcare Services, Polaris Industries Inc. and Vodafone Iceland are benefiting from the speed, flexibility and value that Microsoft Dynamics CRM provides.

You can read the full press release here

Or to find out how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can help you win and retain more business, contact the Systems Valley team

Able to process a record 315,000 transactions from 3,600 simultaneous users in an hour, Microsoft Dynamics AX is capable of performing any enterprise resource management task you set it. But did you know it has more than 30 language options built into its core architecture?

To help you expand easily across international borders, Microsoft Dynamics AX has country and region-specific functionality, including capabilities for multiple languages and currencies. It can also help you comply with local financial requirements in more than 36 countries and regions, making it ideal for international operations.

 To find out more, contact the Systems Valley team.