Bethany is introducing a new scheduling and timekeeping system called Kronos Workforce Central. After months of designing, building and testing, we have gone live at certain locations. Corporate Services and Housing staff went live with KRONOS on October 27th, Bethany CollegeSide and Sylvan Lake went live on November 24th and all remaining Bethany sites will go live in the New Year.
We understand this is a time of change and transition for all staff, and want to help make things go as smoothly as possible. Here are a couple of the most frequently asked questions and our responses.
What does this mean for you?
- From your phone or any computer (at work or at home) you will be able to:
• View your schedule and bank time information
• Submit time off requests electronically to your manager - Instead of signing a paper flow sheet, hourly employees will confirm their attendance via a KRONOS InTouch clock at the start and end of each shift
- For care staff, we can notify you about available relief shifts by phone, text and/or email. If you are interested in picking up one of those shifts, you can reply back and then we can let you know if you are awarded that shift.
Why are we changing?
Our current scheduling and timekeeping system (ESP) was first introduced to Bethany over 20 years ago. Switching to Kronos will help us:
- Schedule employees more efficiently, while continuing our commitment to pay employees accurately
- Reduce or eliminate paper scheduling processes
- Provide employees with real-time access to schedule and bank information
- Provide managers with real-time access to review and approve overtime and employee time off requests
- Offer new ways for employees and schedulers to communicate about available work opportunities
Please continue to give us constructive feedback about what we can do to make the transition easier for you. Please email shift@bethanyseniors.com with your Project Shift questions.
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