Merlin Entertainments manages Payroll and HR data for new Disney based attraction with Payrite from Rutherford Webb
Rutherford Webb, a payroll specialist company, today announced that Merlin Entertainments, Europe's largest multi-site attraction operator will be using Payrite to manage payroll and HR data for its new Sea Life attraction near the Disney resort, Paris. Merlin uses Payrite to collate its Europe-wide employee data for management and staff budgeting purposes. All employee data is kept in Payrite even though non-UK employees are paid locally.
Originally a management buyout from Cannons Group, also a user of Payrite, Merlin Entertainments employee numbers fluctuate greatly throughout the year, with the peaks in school holidays, which vary throughout Europe. Payrite handles all starters and leavers details, storing history so that when previous leavers come back for another short-term contract the system automatically reinstates them.
Cliff Briggs, Payroll and Benefits Officer explains, "Each site has a budget for staff that is unique to them. Having all employee data in one place means we are able to manage the workforce more effectively and quickly analyze peaks and troughs in headcount."
Cliff continued, "Payrite is also used to manage the company's performance related pay scheme. The bonus pot is allocated based upon the employee's grade. Rutherford Webb has supplied an extra field within Payrite which enables us to store this information."
Stephen Teal, Director of Operations at Rutherford Webb commented, "Merlin Entertainments is an extremely dynamic company that prides itself on doing things differently. They have certainly found some innovative ways to extend the use of Payrite giving management information for the whole group. We have designed Payrite to be as flexible as possible, and Merlin Entertainments is yet another example of just how flexible that can be."
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Merlin EntertainmentsMerlin Entertainments is Europe's largest multi-site attraction operator with 23 attractions in eight European countries.
Merlin's brands include the Sea Life Centres - 16 of them across Europe, Seal Sanctuaries in Cornwall, Hunstanton, Oban and The Dungeons in London, Edinburgh, York and Hamburg. Recently introduced, Merlin Entertainments' Attractions Management division is already sought by such internationally renowned companies as Josiah Wedgewood & Sons Ltd to re-develop its visitor centre.
For more information please visit: www.merlinentertainments.biz
About Rutherford Webb
Rutherford Webb was founded in 1982 as a partnership and incorporated in 1989. The company is based in Surrey with clients across the UK. Rutherford Webb is a payroll specialist company, developing, marketing and supporting complete payroll solutions.
Payrite is a fully functional modular payroll system. The core system covers all basic payroll aspects including automatic SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP, Court Orders etc. Additional modules cover BACSTEL payment, Expense and P11D management, Absence Control and Analysis, Pay Spine Operation, SAYE Management, Foreign Currency payment (including Euro with triangulation), Working Time Directive and Minimum Wage management. Rutherford Webb guarantees legislative compliance.
There are over 600 installations of Payrite , with high profile clients including, Hoverspeed, Legoland, Douwe Egberts, Cannons Leisure, Ronseal, Volvo Truck & Bus and Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Rutherford Webb won Payroll Software Provider of the Year at the Pay Magazine Pay Awards 2000. The awards have become a well established and highly regarded event in the Payroll calendar over the past six years.
For more information please visit: www.ruthwebb.co.uk
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