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Manufacturing Success Story

Abcon

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See how Abcon uses HR Duo to support a growing manufacturing workforce, connecting recruitment, mobile time-tracking, workforce management, HR compliance, payroll, employee development and performance within one HRMS.

Abcon HR Duo

Overview

  • CompanyAbcon
  • LocationIreland, serving global markets
  • IndustryIndustrial and Automotive Manufacturing

Explore this case study if:

  • You are growing a manufacturing workforce and need HR processes that can scale with the business.
  • You rely on spreadsheets, paperwork or disconnected systems across recruitment, HR and workforce management.
  • You need accurate mobile time-tracking and attendance across a shift-based workforce.
  • You want to connect recruitment, onboarding, employee records and performance in one HRMS.
  • You want greater workforce visibility without increasing HR administration.

Abcon

Abcon is an Irish manufacturer of industrial and automotive abrasives, supplying customers across domestic and international markets.

Founded in County Cavan in 2005 with eight employees, the business has grown to more than 150 people across three divisions, manufacturing abrasive products under its own brands and private-label agreements.

As Abcon expanded, so did the demands placed on its HR and workforce processes. Recruitment, onboarding, working hours, rotas, payroll information, HR compliance and employee development all needed to be managed consistently across a much larger workforce.

The business needed an HR Platform that could support continued growth without adding more disconnected systems or unnecessary administration.

Abcon's Challenge:
Scaling People Operations Alongside Business Growth

Growing from eight employees to more than 150 created new demands across recruitment, workforce management, HR compliance and employee development.

Abcon needed an HR Platform that could support a larger workforce across three business divisions while keeping HR processes connected and manageable.

The key challenges included:

  • Supporting continued workforce growth. Creating consistent HR processes that could scale as the business expanded.
  • Mobile time and attendance. Giving employees a simple way to clock in while improving the accuracy of working-hour records.
  • Recruitment and onboarding. Managing new hires and employee information without disconnected recruitment and HR processes.
  • HR compliance and employee records. Keeping policies, documents and employee information organised within one HRMS.
  • Developing and managing employees. Bringing objectives, one-to-ones and performance reviews into the wider employee journey.
  • Reducing HR administration. Replacing spreadsheets, paperwork and repetitive processes with connected digital workflows.

One HR Platform Supporting
Every Stage of Workforce Growth

HR Duo gave Abcon one connected HR Platform to support employees from recruitment and onboarding through everyday workforce management, HR compliance and performance.

Recruit and onboard employees in one system

Applicant tracking and onboarding help Abcon manage new hires within the same HRMS used throughout employment, reducing duplicate administration and disconnected records.

Give employees mobile access to everyday HR

Employees can access rotas, request leave, view HR information and complete everyday tasks through HR Duo, reducing routine admin for managers and HR.

Capture accurate working hours through mobile clocking

Mobile clock-ins give Abcon accurate time and attendance records across its workforce, helping managers monitor working hours and prepare reliable payroll information.

Connect HR compliance and employee records

Employee records, contracts, policies, HR documents and compliance information sit within one HR Platform, giving Abcon a consistent source of workforce information.

Manage performance and employee development

One-to-ones, objectives, reviews and performance management remain connected to the wider employee record, helping managers support development without introducing separate systems.

Use workforce data to support better decisions

HR Intelligence and reporting give managers greater visibility of attendance, absence, working patterns, payroll information and wider employee trends.

HR Duo has given us one system to manage much more of the employee journey as the business has grown. From recruitment and mobile time-tracking through to HR compliance and performance, everything is much more connected. It has reduced administration for our team and given managers better visibility across the workforce.

Jen Pease

HR Coordinator, Abcon

How Abcon Uses HR Duo

A connected HR Platform supporting employees from recruitment and onboarding through workforce management, HR compliance and development.

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FAQs

What HR software does Abcon use?

Abcon uses HR Duo as its HR Management Software and workforce management platform, covering recruitment, onboarding, mobile time-tracking, digital rotas, leave, payroll reporting, HR compliance, employee records and performance management.

How does HR Duo support Abcon's growing manufacturing workforce?

HR Duo gives Abcon one connected HR Platform for managing employees from recruitment and onboarding through time and attendance, HR compliance, payroll reporting and performance management.

How do Abcon employees clock in?

Abcon uses HR Duo's mobile clocking functionality, allowing employees to record working hours digitally without relying on traditional paper timesheets.

Can HR Duo support recruitment and onboarding in manufacturing?

Yes. HR Duo includes applicant tracking and onboarding tools that allow manufacturers to manage recruitment and new starter processes within the same HRMS used for existing employees.

Does HR Duo support performance management?

Abcon uses HR Duo as its HR Management Software and workforce management platform, covering recruitment, onboarding, mobile time-tracking, digital rotas, leave, payroll reporting, HR compliance, employee records and performance management.

Can HR Duo support a growing manufacturing business?

HR Duo is designed to support growing, shift-based workforces by bringing workforce management, HR compliance, recruitment, payroll reporting and performance into one connected HR Platform.

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