i-FERN & Its Push Toward Streamlined Payroll Processing

i-FERN Corporation started off 2020 with its digital transformation journey. The company successfully revamped its employee timekeeping and payroll processing with Sprout’s HR administration and payroll management system.

Since 2012, i-FERN’s mission has been “Sharing Prosperity Globally Through Entrepreneurship.” Simply put, i-FERN promotes better health while empowering its members to pursue profitable business opportunities.

A caveat: i-FERN needed a digital system to help streamline essential HR and payroll processes. Let’s review the company’s top challenges and how Sprout helped address the company’s pain points.

What Were i-FERN’s Top HR Challenges?

Many businesses rapidly transitioned to remote and hybrid work during the pandemic. As i-FERN moved into a new working environment, it faced the following issues:

• Excessive paperwork and repetitive tasks
• Manual processes that resulted in human error
• Unsecure data in a remote work environment

These challenges led it to look for a solution, which led the company to Sprout Solutions. 

How Did Sprout Help i-FERN Optimize its HR Processes?

i-FERN leveraged Sprout’s digital HR and payroll management tools to:

• Reduce HR and payroll processing time, plus overtime hours for those tasks
• Achieve more accurate attendance and payroll processing
• Ensure business planning continuity for remote work

With digital transformation, the firm was able to achieve the following:

• Process HR requests and payroll in 10 hours, a significant decrease from 56 hours
• Decrease processing time by 82%
• Reduce attendance and payroll disputes by 70%
• Achieve a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 9 in Remote Work Arrangement Preparedness

Address Payroll Challenges with HR Tech Tools

A fully integrated system helps companies like i-FERN simplify payroll processing and ensure secure data in remote work arrangements. In turn, businesses can drive results and succeed in the new world of work.

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