Due to the covid pandemic, many in-person events had to be canceled in the Miesbach district. This gave SMG time to focus on finding the right HR tool for their needs. “We found Personio very quickly and soon made the decision to go with it,” remembers Edes, looking back on the process. “Personio was able to fulfill all our key requirements – and did so within one holistic tool, which was just what we wanted.”

During the entire decision-making process, I always felt secure and in good hands.

“As well as the excellent explanatory videos and webinars, we particularly liked the personal level of support that we received from our contacts at Personio. It was all very professional. I always felt secure and in good hands – and in my experience, that is not always a matter of course. We received fast and specific help with absolutely all of our questions,” says Edes, describing the decision-making process.
There were no problems during the six-week implementation phase. This was an important factor for SMG’s continuously ongoing project work. “We were ready to get started straight away, and my colleagues were very enthusiastic from day one,” recounts Edes with a smile.

All employees enter their own attendance and absence data, as well as their vacation requests. Personio is also able to support HR with adjusting salaries based on public sector pay agreements. In the past, this always required careful tracking of the time each employee spent on each pay grade, along with manual administrative work. “Now, the software automatically notifies me when an employee reaches a new public sector pay grade and then their salary can be adjusted,” explains Edes. Payroll data can be sent to the external payroll office with a simple mouse click.

Personio automatically notifies me when a new public sector pay grade has been reached. There is no way I can forget anything now.

“To put it in a nutshell, I can say that the quality of our HR work has developed very positively, and I can now work in a much more strategic and content-focused way,” says Edes. “Next, I’m going to focus on building up the area of training for employees – and now I have enough time for this. I’m looking forward to discussing this with Personio.”
After almost a year of using Personio, Edes sums up: “The greatest strength of Personio is that it makes me more professional and efficient. I find the automatic calculation of overtime, additional hours and vacation days to be especially useful, and my colleagues are also very enthusiastic about it. And the app is an everyday favorite with the team because it can be used from anywhere.”

In the near future, SMG will be introducing project-related attendance tracking, which had not been possible when they first started using Personio. This will allow them to benefit from automated reporting. A DATEV interface is also on the agenda. These are all elements that will save time for HR. “Personio contributes to the further development of our corporate vision. We see ourselves as a future-oriented company and, with Personio, we are using a state-of-the-art product. We do not just want to shape the future in our region; we want to live this philosophy on a day-to-day basis.”