Small supermarkets manage big workforce issues in the cloud

Paragould, Ark. – Even smaller retailer still have to handle big issues relating to effectively managing workforce management processes. That’s why small-to-mid-sized supermarket chains such as Paragould, Arkansas-based Hays Supermarkets and Brockton, Massachusetts-based Vicente’s Tropical Grocery are relying on the cloud-based Kronos Workforce Ready Suite.



Using Workforce Ready, these two chains automate a variety of workforce management processes through single-source access in the cloud, providing real-time data from a variety of integrated applications. Specific activities that Hays and Vicente’s have been able to shift from manual to automated include time and attendance, employee scheduling, HR, payroll, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) management.



In addition, the retailers can now offer employees secure mobile access to cloud-based schedules, time off requests, and pay statements.