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PEACOCKS TARGETS TEMP COSTS
U
K fashion value retailer The Peacock
Group is using de Poel Consulting’s
online timesheet and invoice
processing system, e-tips, to process hours
for drivers, warehouse operatives and
administrative staff.
Unlike the more traditional, laborious
practice of writing, signing-off and submitting
paper timesheets to agencies by fax, e-tips
allows hours to be inputted online.
This has reduced the administrative
burden typically associated with hiring
temporary agency workers, eliminated errors
for the group (reducing transactional costs),
and created opportunities for authorisation
by line managers. All of this, in turn, has The system delivers a single electronic weekly The retailer has also been able to save
increased control over The Peacock Group’s invoice, which has noticeably streamlined an estimated one and a half trees per year
yearly temporary labour expenditure. our administrative procedures and ensured by consolidating 7,000 paper invoices and
Dave Hackett, The Peacock Group effi ciency and accuracy across agency eradicating paper timesheets and invoices for
operations manager said: “Through the payments.” temporary agency labour.
implementation of de Poel’s e-tips timesheet The e-tips reporting function has been “We are delighted for this opportunity to
and invoice processing system, we now have particularly useful in helping to cope with the continue doing our bit for the environment,
a clear picture of temporary agency spend, seasonal shifts in the retail market, which can as reducing our carbon footprint is an
complete with bespoke company reports and now be better budgeted and accommodated important part of our company policy,”
easily accessible management information. for with visibility of previous periods. Hackett added.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 RETAIL TECHNOLOGY
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