London Metropolitan Police Service Selects Workbrain to Optimise Mission Critical Workforce Management Processes for 25,

10/11/04 - PRNewswire

London Metropolitan Police Service Selects Workbrain to Optimise Mission Critical Workforce Management Processes for 25,000 Officers and Staff PRNewswire LONDON April 14

LONDON, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the world's largest police services to improve workforce productivity and performance with Workbrain's fully integrated workforce management solutions

Workbrain Corporation (TSX:WB) today announced that the Metropolitan Police Service (The Met) of London, UK has selected Workbrain solutions to centralise and optimise workforce deployment and management. Workbrain's industry-specific solutions will roll out to 25,000 uniformed officers and detectives, as well as civilian and temporary staff. The fully-integrated suite of Workbrain solutions is designed to help The Met realise three key workforce management objectives: improved visibility and accountability of staff deployment and utilisation, streamlined duty planning and rostering, and accurate payroll calculations. Workbrain's ability to optimise The Met's unique workforce management processes and experience working with large police forces around the world were key factors in the selection.

The Met sought a web-based solution to replace legacy workforce management systems and paper-based processes that were limiting efficient workforce deployment. Workbrain solutions, which have already been deployed at North American law enforcement agencies such as the Toronto Police Service, will help The Met automate the particular workforce processes of the sector. Duty planning or 'parading', the process of assigning duties to uniformed officers, will be automated and optimised by the Workbrain system to ensure efficient workforce deployment. Workbrain's integrated parading tool uses staff availability data, deployment templates and other information to assist duty sergeants with accurate and rapid deployment of resources. In addition, Workbrain will automate The Met's employee time tracking and pay calculations, including special events, court time and overtime, to ensure accurate payroll.

"One of the reasons we selected Workbrain was its track record of managing the particular staffing challenges that face large police services," commented Met Commander Bob Broadhurst. "By centralising our duty planning, time tracking and reporting onto the Workbrain(tm) platform, we aim to improve our staff deployment and increase visibility and accountability of staff activities. This will contribute to The Met's goal of making London the safest large city in the World ."

The Met also expects to benefit from Workbrain's integrated reporting and workforce intelligence capabilities, which provide greater visibility into officer activities and help to measure workforce performance. Using Workbrain reporting tools, staff sergeants can access detailed views of officer assignments, activities and pay, as well as roll-up reports that monitor key metrics like payroll expenditure and workforce efficiency. Ultimately these improved reporting capabilities should provide The Met with better information about the performance of its workforce and improved public accountability.

"Law enforcement agencies are under increased public scrutiny to demonstrate effective use of their operating budgets," said David Ossip, Workbrain's president and CEO. "Workbrain's law enforcement solutions help large police services optimise workforce processes, control costs and accurately measure workforce performance. We are very pleased to add The Met, a world leading police service, to our growing list of law enforcement clients."

About Workbrain

Workbrain develops, markets, implements and supports software that helps large organisations optimally deploy and manage their workforces. Customers such as Toronto Police Service, Kohler Company and British Airways have chosen Workbrain's industry-focused workforce management solutions to automate labour forecasting, employee schedule optimisation, time and attendance, employee self-service, and workforce analytics. For more information, please visit http://www.workbrain.com/.

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