A WorkForce Software customer since 2017, Autoliv is the world’s largest automotive safety supplier, with sales to all major car manufacturers globally and more than 68,000 workers across 27 countries.
The Challenge
Even though Autoliv was using SharePoint and Kronos, neither fulfilled their complex requirements for paying their employees. Without streamlined time and attendance processes, Autoliv’s workers struggled with inefficiencies and inaccuracies that increased the administrative burden.
The Solution
In 2019, the Autoliv team implemented the WorkForce Suite in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, streamlining and automating time-off banks and time and attendance processes for 16,500 employees with language support in English and Spanish.
“I’ve been working in payroll for 30 years and I am very impressed with the functionality that WorkForce Software provides. WorkForce Software has saved us so much time, automated so many processes… things we could never have achieved otherwise… we are more efficient and more accurate across the business.”
Payroll Supervisor
Time Savings
in timekeeping data collection, pay rule interpretation and hourly calculation determination processes
with employee self-service functionality (e.g., annual leave balance lookup)
in annual leave purchase, accrual adjustments and personal yearly payout processes
Anticipated by automating time-off requests and functionality via Clocks
The Outcomes
Improve Payroll Efficiency
Time-off banks improved by showing Autoliv’s three annual leave banks separately and enabling rostered annual leave purchase accruals to match with deductions in the payroll system and automatically payout.
Improved Data and Compliance
Timecard data can no longer be overwritten whilst subsequent versions are saved in the new system, significantly improving data integrity. The system also enforces adherence to statutory and trade union ESA and CBA-based pay rules, improving compliance and reducing employee claims/grievances risk.
Immediate Cost Savings
The WorkForce Suite eliminated all costs associated with internally hosting the previous on-premise Kronos legacy system. Autoliv saw additional savings in hourly labour costs and unplanned overtime expenses due to improved time approval processes, data accuracy and real-time overtime management.
Happier, More Efficient Employees
Employees were delighted with the real-time visibility of time and attendance information at the clocks. Autoliv plans to add self-service functionality to more clocks in the coming year and continue to improve time savings and efficiencies with time-off requests.
