PRODUCTS & SERVICES


FOCUS ON FLATS AS CROMWELL POLYTHENE RETURNS


TO RWM SHOW A key focus of the Cromwell Polythene stand at this year’s RWM show will be the company’s multi-trip recycling bags, tailor-made for the convenient collection and storage of dry recyclables in flats and tenement buildings.


Capable of being printed with high quality, six-colour messaging, the woven polypropylene bags are 100% recyclable and provide the perfect storage facility until they are decanted into communal recycling bins outside, making them extremely popular with those councils who have identified purpose-built flats or tenements as a way of boosting their recycling tonnage.


‘WORK & ACCRUE’ FEATURE LAUNCHED BY VANQUISH-IPS TO SIMPLIFY ZERO-HOUR


HOLIDAY CALCULATIONS Vanquish Integrated People Solutions has introduced a new formula to its time management software to help organisations accurately calculate the amount of annual leave and holiday pay that workers on zero-hours contracts are entitled to.


The new ‘Work & Accrue’ holiday function automates the complex calculation process to help organisations enforce regulatory compliance and maintain an accurate payroll process.


Zero-hours contracts are popular in industries such as hospitality, contract cleaning and manufacturing – providing employers with the flexibility to scale up or down their staff resource to meet demand.


But whilst zero-hours contracts may be seen as a cost-effective staffing solution, the irregularity of the employment adds to the administration burden facing HR and Payroll Teams.


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is higher in Scotland and some other regions and rises dramatically in cities such as London, where more than half of the population lives in flats.


“The multi-trip recycling bag is one of several solutions we have provided to those local council customers who see the potential arisings from flat dwellers, whether in council estates, mansion blocks or high-rise towers, as a way of improving their recycling performance,” he added.


“Something like a quarter of the UK’s 27.5 million dwellings are flats and tenements, according to the last census,” said James Lee, Cromwell’s Managing Director. “The percentage


This is because the pay and holiday entitlements that zero-hours workers receive, normally set out in an employment contract for full-time workers, are instead based on the number of hours actually worked, resulting in more complicated and time-consuming calculations.


Workers typically accrue 7.24 minutes of holiday for every full hour worked based on the statutory entitlement of 5.6 weeks or 28 days a year.


The ‘Work & Accrue’ feature developed for Vanquish automates this formula and operates in real- time so administration staff can see at a glance the amount of holiday days accumulated as the hours are recorded. Self-service functions allow employees to better manage their own time too.


Meanwhile, with full transparency of employee attendance data to hand, organisations are better placed to average out the worker’s pay rate over the last 12 weeks, as per guidance where employees are not on a fixed pay rate.


Improvements in payroll accuracy are achieved by using biometric data capture ‘clocking’ terminals to


Cromwell Polythene supplies a wide choice of waste management and recycling products, including plain and printed refuse and recycling sacks in a range of colours; Kerbie® kerbside recycling sacks; compostable sacks, wheeled bin liners and caddy liners; clinical waste sacks and other specialist products, all of which will be showcased at the RWM exhibition.


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collate accurate data, while direct integration with payroll software means organisations can streamline the entire process and remove human errors.


Christian Berenger, Operations Director at Vanquish Integrated People Solutions, said: “The introduction of the new ‘Work & Accrue’ holiday function demonstrates how we listen to our customers and develop solutions to make their lives easier.


“The feedback we received from employers is that whilst they like the flexibility of zero-hours workers, they create a real administrative headache when trying to work out holiday entitlements. For employers still relying on manual timesheets it is almost impossible and can mean spending hours trawling through paperwork to make a calculation which should take seconds.


“The ‘Work & Accrue’ feature removes the laborious process in its entirety so organisations can gain peace of mind that they are paying workers correctly and giving them the holiday rights they deserve whilst reducing valuable admin time.”


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