Case Study: City of Waterbury Modernizes Workforce Management

Timework Overview:

The City of Waterbury, Connecticut, whom serves over 114,000 residents and manages a workforce of more than 2,000 public employees across multiple departments including public safety, health services, and administration. The City chose Infor to modernize their current system.

The City of Waterbury's Challenge

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Waterbury needed to:

  • Manage a remote-capable workforce quickly.
  • Accurately track employee time and activities related to federally reimbursable CARES Act expenses.
  • Streamline HR operations to respond efficiently to public health demands.

Their legacy system slacked the flexibility and automation needed to:

  • Track real-time labor allocations.
  • Support pandemic-related reporting.
  • Process HR functions efficiently at scale.

 

Solution

Waterbury implemented Infor’s CloudSuite™ HCM, including:

  • Time and  Attendance  automation.
  • Core HR services with employee self-service portals.
  • Cloud-based infrastructure  for secure remote access.

 

Infor Results & Key Metrics

✅ 80% Reduction in Payroll Processing Time

With automated timetracking and approvals, payroll cycles were significantly accelerated.

✅ $1.2 Million in CARES Act Reimbursements Tracked Accurately

Infor’s systemenabled Waterbury to itemize and verify all labor costs tied to federal relieffunds, avoiding reimbursement delays.

✅ 100% Remote HR Functionality within Weeks

Waterbury’s HR Operations transitioned to remote with no disruption in service using Infor’s cloud-based platform.

✅ 2,000+ Employees Gained Self-Service Access

Staff were able tomanage personal information, view pay stubs, and submit requests withoutin-person HR support.

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