Barclays Bank UAE selected TimeTrax's ePayroll solution to modernize its outdated payroll system. TimeTrax provided a user-friendly, web-based system that streamlined payroll processing, reduced errors, and gave employees access to real-time payroll information. The implementation process went smoothly and testing showed accurate calculations. Barclays Bank now benefits from automated payroll, instant access to reports, and reduced processing time from one week to real-time.

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Barclays Bank UAE
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ePayroll of TimeTrax
www.TimeTrax.com.pk

2. Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards,
corporate banking, investment banking, wealth management and investment management
services with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.
With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50
countries and employs nearly 147,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects
money for more than 48 million customers and clients worldwide including UAE.
Barclays Bank
Challenges & Issues UAE opts for
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Barclays Bank has a reputation of being in the forefront of technology. The payroll TimeTrax
department was the only one lacking in advanced technology. Prior to implementing the
TimeTrax’s epayroll solution, the bank was running an outdated, rigid and inflexible payroll
software which was unable to keep it pace up with the growing staff and neither it was
giving any technological edge, on top of them it was consuming lot of resources when end
of month comes, there were more inaccuracies and additional costs associated too in that
circumstance completing payroll in a timely manner was one of many challenges.
Many times mistakes were found and Payroll clerks had to spend hours and days completing
the Process by re-keying, like every other banks Barclays bank UAE have got many employees
on a different jobs and each position has a different pay rate, department & pay rules, with
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the latest payroll tax compliance issues and regulations. All of these factors caused complexes;
probability of errors in employee paychecks was also on higher side, since there were more Attendance,
factors involved such as overtime pay, various pay rates, etc. Payroll,
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In addition to the long, tedious process, that made it difficult to provide an easily accessible &
and accurate audit trail. These issues were a growing burden on the payroll and IT Travel
departments. Management
Selecting TimeTrax
Barclays Bank UAE knew which high-level attributes they were looking for in a new epayroll
system. Their list included things like the system being user friendly, web-based, supports
for a SQL database and LDAP security. It also had to provide a self-service interface that
employees could use to review Payslip, Loan deduction, and other personal data. Barclays
Bank UAE also wanted a system that its technical staff could easily configure and support
while accommodating the payroll requirements for its multiple departments.
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3. They formed a committee composed of representatives from key departments, including
payroll, technology, and human resources. Next, the committee created a list of requirements
and a request for proposal, which they sent to several software vendors. Several vendors
responded including TimeTrax and then, after a thorough review of the responses, the
committee narrowed the list to three vendors, TimeTrax was one of them. After seeing
TimeTrax’s software demonstrations and a thorough evaluation of ePayroll’s functionality,
after months of deliberation, the final selection was based as much on the compatibility Barclays Bank
of the vendor’s business values, the TimeTrax demo was a huge selling point for them; UAE opts for
they found TimeTrax very professional and extremely easy to use. TimeTrax satisfied the ePayroll of
functionalities and depth needs of their seasoned IT & HR departments.
TimeTrax
Automation increases check accuracy and decreases an employer’s headaches. TimeTrax
provided Barclays Bank UAE with a system that would streamline their processes, boosts
efficiency and concentrates on workforce management for every location into a single
system.
Implementation
TimeTrax provided expertise on product features, labor law compliance and best practices,
offering a sophisticated solution with the ability to meet the Complicated demands present
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in Barclays Bank. TimeTrax supported the ability to configure and automate complex
business policies that required manual calculations or custom programming in other systems. Attendance,
TimeTrax implementation methodology was good and team of TimeTrax accomplished Payroll,
their goals, they understood a new system was going to require a change in the way everyone Leave
worked, so they designed a plan that eased each department into the implementation. &
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During the kick-off meeting, they discussed the implementation process, the implementation Management
plan, and the expectations of both TimeTrax team and Barclays Bank. Key members of
Barclays project team were in constant communication to keep everyone up-to-date on the
progress, enthusiastic and involved. It was a straightforward process to implement a system
that was going to cut labor costs and increase productivity throughout the Barclays Bank.
Testing & Rollout
Prior to rolling out the system to all employees, few tests were conducted to ensure
calculations were accurate and response times were adequate. Any change that was necessary
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4. forwarded to the TimeTrax team. The Barclays Bank selected employees from each policy
group and ran several parallel payroll processes. An in-house training included at Barclays
Bank for users.
Results
Because Barclays Bank replaced an old system with an automated robust system, the
Barclays Bank
organization was curious to see a return on their investment almost immediately with
TimeTrax. The biggest savings resulted from automating the collection of employee hours,
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calculation of time data, and processing of reports. The process that used to take a week, ePayroll of
now takes place instantly. The information is available in real-time and easily accessible by TimeTrax
the payroll department.
Barclays Bank has received a number of benefits like:
» Easier to manage updates
» Reduces data redundancy
» No software installed on users / clients machines
» All members of organization can log in the system; be it top management or
middle management, HR head or HR assistant and all employees
» Generate all reports from anywhere in the world, all reports would be just a click
away Integrated
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Since the implementation of the system, including eliminating redundant data entry, reducing Payroll,
payroll processing times, less errors and balanced timesheets. Employees also have access
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to real-time information to plan time-off without having to contact the payroll department.
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The detailed and accurate information provides the Barclays Bank with real-time information
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on operating costs to make better decisions.
Management
To learn more about features and advantages of TimeTrax’ ePayroll please log on to
http://www.timetrax.com.pk/epayroll-12-1.aspx
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5. TimeTrax Overview
Serving over 500 satisfied clients with this robust Human Resource Management system across
Pakistan in 27 cities and deployed in 17 countries across the globe; including UAE, South Africa,
Korea & Brazil, with embedded payroll logic for various industries, TimeTrax is the ultimate software
solution for Integrated Attendance, Payroll, Leave & Travel Management. We are proudly assisting
companies in building transparency into employee productivity for the last 14 years
Contact Us Barclays Bank
Head Office UAE opts for
Address Suite # 301, Progressive Center, PECHS, Shara-e-Faisal, Karachi.
Phone +92-21-34389620-2
ePayroll of
+92-21-32043020-1 TimeTrax
Fax +92-21-34389623
Email info@efrotech.com
Lahore Office
Address 523-A, Faisal Town, Opp. Jinnah Hospital, Lahore.
Phone +92-42-36115220
Fax +92-21-34389623, +92-42-35164696
Email lhr@efrotech.com
Integrated
Attendance,
Payroll,
Leave
&
Travel
Management
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