From 3 Days to 3 Hours: Painting Efficiency into HMG Paints

The Challenge

Outgrowing a manual system

For nearly a century, HMG Paints has been a forerunner in industrial paints. Their paint has been trusted in the most demanding environments – from shredding rubber in motorsports to exploring the stars in aerospace. With continued growth of their business, they still hadn’t found an HR and payroll system that could quite keep pace with their ambition.

With over 200 employees, a warehouse to manage, and plenty of health and safety aspects to consider, relying on paper-based HR processes led to inefficiencies, errors and unnecessary administrative burden. Their payroll system, in particular, was out-dated, and time-consuming.

Key Challenges:

• Manual Payroll Processing: Calculating overtime and deductions from printed timesheets was time-consuming and prone to errors, delaying payments and limiting employee visibility into their records.
• Inefficient Time Off Management: Paper-based holiday requests led to errors, inaccurate time off balances, and added workload for both employees and HR.
• Lack of Managerial Oversight: Managers had no real-time access to data, making team scheduling difficult.
• Restricted Employee Access: Employees had minimal control over their HR information and lacked a central platform for engaging with HR.

The Solution

An all-in-one HR and payroll system

By rolling out an end-to-end, AI-powered HR and payroll solution from Employment Hero, HMG Paints said goodbye to their papered past forever. 

They partnered with Employment Hero to implement a comprehensive all-in-one Employment Operating System (OS) that integrates payroll, HR management, employee engagement tools and more into one intuitive platform.

The Impact

From three days to three hours

The transformation was immediate. Because of Employment Hero’s powerful all-in-one Employment Operating System (OS), which made an impact across their entire employment process, from hiring to HR and payroll and more, HMG Paints reduced their payroll processing time by over 80%. The newfound efficiency freed up valuable resources, allowing HR to focus on strategic initiatives rather than administrative tasks.

“Employment Hero has allowed us to go from a three-day process down to a three-hour process. That hands back so much invaluable time,” Steven Hutton, HMG Paints’ Operations Director, says.

In addition, with an Employment Operating System (OS) that puts HR and payroll all in one place, workflow efficiency has drastically improved. Wage slips, appraisals, and reports are now easily accessible, reducing administrative burdens and allowing HR to be more proactive, rather than reactive.

“It’s making my workflow a lot more efficient with HR and payroll being all in one place. I’m not looking for reports anymore—the reports are coming directly to me. It lets you focus more on the proactive side of HR management. And it makes managing your staff very, very easy.”

A Streamlined Approach

By implementing a seamless, all-in-one Employment Operating System (OS), HMG Paints can focus on what truly matters– supporting their employees and driving the business forward. 

“Employment Hero has allowed us to put our HR focus back on the people of the business—not on tedious paperwork.”

Implementing an all-in-one, end-to-end Employment OS to manage their people has:

• Reduced time spent on payroll by over 80%.
• Put the focus back on their people – not tedious paperwork.
• Allowed for more pro-active HR management.
• Implemented efficiencies in vital reporting.

The world’s first Employment OS from Employment Hero

Employment Hero’s Employment OS is more than just a platform – we’ve taken the traditional isolated aspects of employment and integrated them into a seamless, human and AI-powered solution that empowers employers, employees and job seekers alike. Find and hire top talent with SmartMatch, seamlessly onboard new hires, automate complex payroll, drive employee engagement and more! See what you could do with the world’s first Employment Operating System (OS).

One system. Everything employment.