Future-Proofing HR Work

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many in-person events had to be cancelled in the Miesbach district. This gave REO time to focus on finding the right HR tool for their needs.“We found Personio very quickly and soon made the decision to go with it,” remembers Yilmaz, looking back on the process.“Personio was able to fulfill all our key requirements – and did so within one holistic tool, which was just what we wanted.”

“As well as the excellent explanatory videos and webinars, we particularly liked the personal level of support that we received from our contacts at Personio. It was all very professional. I always felt secure and in good hands – and in my experience, that is not always a matter of course. We received fast and specific help with absolutely all of our questions,” says Yilmaz, describing the decision-making process.

There were no problems during the six-week implementation phase. This was an important factor for REO’s continuously ongoing project work.“We were ready to get started straight away, and my colleagues were very enthusiastic from day one,” recounts Yilmaz with a smile.

All employees enter their own attendance and absence data, as well as their vacation requests. Personio is also able to support HR with adjusting salaries based on public sector pay agreements. In the past, this always required careful tracking of the time each employee spent on each pay grade, along with manual administrative work.

“Now, the software automatically notifies me when an employee reaches a new public sector pay grade, and then their salary can be adjusted,” explains Yilmaz. Payroll data can be sent to the external payroll office with a simple mouse click.

“To put it in a nutshell, I can say that the quality of our HR work has developed very positively, and I can now work in a much more strategic and content-focused way,” says Yilmaz.“Next, I’m going to focus on building up the area of training for employees – and now I have enough time for this. I’m looking forward to discussing this with Personio.”

After almost a year of using Personio, Yilmaz sums up: “The greatest strength of Personio is that it makes me more professional and efficient. I find the automatic calculation of overtime, additional hours, and vacation days to be especially useful, and my colleagues are also very enthusiastic about it. And the app is an everyday favourite with the team because it can be used from anywhere.”

In the near future, REO will be introducing project-related attendance tracking, which had not been possible when they first started using Personio. This will allow them to benefit from automated reporting. A DATEV integration is also on the agenda. These are all elements that will save time for HR.

“Personio contributes to the further development of our corporate vision. We see ourselves as a future-oriented company, and with Personio, we are using a state-of-the-art product. We do not just want to shape the future in our region; we want to live this philosophy on a day-to-day basis.”