Food Production Success Story

Kerrigans Butchers

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Discover how Kerrigans Butchers, a renowned multi-award-winning craft butcher, transformed its workforce operations with HR Duo’s all-in-one platform. The business simplified shift scheduling, improved compliance, and streamlined recruitment across its five locations in Ireland.

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Overview

  • CompanyKerrigans Butchers
  • LocationIreland
  • IndustryRetail & Food Processing

Explore this case study if:

  • You have a team across different locations that requires complex shift scheduling and time-tracking.
  • You’re currently running your HR processes in a paper or spreadsheet format.
  • You're looking to grow and expand your business with compliance in mind.
  • You want to attract and retain the best talent to your business.

Kerrigans Butchers

Kerrigans is a name synonymous with craft butchery in Ireland. Family-run and passionate about premium produce, Kerrigans has grown into a multi-award-winning butcher group with five stores across the country.

Kerrigans were among the first to achieve the Certified Craft Butcher standard in 2012, setting a benchmark for quality and service in the industry.

As the business expanded, Kerrigans faced growing HR challenges. Manual scheduling, paper-based processes, and fragmented data made it difficult to manage staff efficiently across multiple shops. To continue its growth while maintaining compliance and staff engagement, Kerrigans needed a modern HRMS and workforce management platform that could scale with the business.

What Was Needed

As Kerrigans Craft Butchers continued to grow and evolve, they encountered various challenges in managing their workforce effectively.

With teams stationed across multiple locations, the intricacies of scheduling shifts and accurately tracking employee hours become paramount for maintaining payroll efficiency and operational effectiveness.

As Kerrigans continued to grow, they identified several workforce management challenges:

  • Complex Shift Scheduling: Managing rotas across five locations, balancing part-time and full-time staff, and ensuring fair shift allocation.
  • Accurate Time-Tracking: Eliminating reliance on manual timesheets to reduce payroll errors and ensure accurate hours worked.
  • Centralised HR Records: Moving away from paper and spreadsheets to a single HR platform for employee information, contracts, and compliance.
  • Recruitment & Onboarding: Introducing an applicant tracking system (ATS) to streamline hiring and seamlessly onboard new employees.
  • HR Compliance: Keeping up with evolving Irish employment law and industry regulations with digital contracts and audit-ready records.
  • Employee Engagement: Empowering staff with mobile access to rotas, policies, and leave requests.

Where We Came In

Our role in delivering a world-class platform for an award-winning business.

HR Duo delivered a complete HRMS and workforce management software solution tailored for multi-site food retailers like Kerrigans.

With features including smart rotas, automated time-tracking, integrated payroll reporting, and an ATS, Kerrigans gained the tools needed to improve workforce efficiency, ensure compliance, and support growth.

With HR Duo, Kerrigans Butchers achieved:

 

Automated Time-Tracking

Employees clock in via mobile or on-site, reducing payroll errors and disputes over hours.

Smart Shift Scheduling

Managers build and adjust rotas in minutes across all five locations, ensuring staff coverage and fair allocation.

Applicant Tracking & Onboarding

Recruitment is streamlined with an ATS, digital contracts, and paperless onboarding for new hires.

Integrated Payroll Reporting

Rota and attendance data flow into payroll reports, saving admin time and improving accuracy.

HR Compliance Management

Model policies, contracts, and digital documentation ensure Kerrigans stays compliant with employment law.

Mobile Self-Service

Staff access rotas, request leave, and check HR policies from their phones.

Data-Driven Workforce Insights

Managers gain real-time visibility of labour costs, absences, and staff performance.

Our Services

Kerrigans Butchers benefited from many of our platform features and services, including:

Workforce Management Tools

A full suite of tools such as time and attendance management, shift scheduling software, and staff performance information.


Day-to-day Support

Reassurance with expert advice on employment law and workforce processes through our in-platform HR support tickets.

Mobile App

Our mobile app gives the business an intuitive way for their employees to access everything they need, including a way to clock-in to shifts.

Preliminary Payroll and Cost Control

Consolidating time-related activities through one platform meant a seamless integration with payroll for precise workforce calculations.

HR Compliant Templates

Access to an extensive library of policies, documents and letters to keep the business in alignment with the latest compliance standards.

HR Duo is more than just a platform. From helping with recruitment to providing up-to-date policies, it's like having your very own in-house HR Manager.

Barry Kerrigan

Managing Director, Kerrigans Butchers

The Real Value

The outcomes of using an all-in-one HR and Workforce Management platform. A service that pays for itself, many times over: 

Real-time Data

With HR Duo integrated, Kerrigans Butchers can access real-time business insights, up-to-the-minute shift schedules, and a streamlined payroll export that saves them substantial time.

Compliance & Cost-Saving Confidence

Navigating compliance is eased with HR Duo. The partnership offers expert support for nuanced staffing decisions and dilemmas, fortifying decisions with accurate data. Beyond operational cost-saving advantages, HR Duo diligently prevents employment disputes and investigations, so businesses can circumvent considerable financial setbacks.

Unleashing Growth Ambitions

By optimising workforce management, boosting employee engagement and productivity, and ensuring seamless compliance and risk management, we're reshaping businesses like Kerrigans. Managers can finally unlock their full potential, embracing growth and innovation every step of the way.

FAQs

What is HRMS software for construction companies?

An HRMS (Human Resource Management System) for construction companies centralises HR, workforce management, and compliance into one platform.

HR Duo enables construction businesses like Elliott Group to manage employee records, subcontractors, time and attendance, scheduling, payroll reporting, and HR compliance across multiple sites. This replaces spreadsheets and disconnected systems with one reliable source of workforce data.

Can HR Duo manage subcontractors and agency workers?

Yes. HR Duo includes dedicated subcontractor management tools designed for construction.

Businesses can track subcontractor hours, compliance documentation, certifications, and site attendance in one system. This improves accountability, reduces risk, and ensures subcontractors meet all HR and safety requirements before stepping on site.

How does HR Duo help with HR compliance in construction?

An HRMS (Human Resource Management System) for construction companies centralises HR, workforce management, and compliance into one platform.

HR Duo enables construction businesses like Elliott Group to manage employee records, subcontractors, time and attendance, scheduling, payroll reporting, and HR compliance across multiple sites. This replaces spreadsheets and disconnected systems with one reliable source of workforce data.

What is HRMS software for construction companies?

HR compliance is critical in construction due to safety regulations and audits. HR Duo stores right-to-work checks, training records, health and safety certifications, and contracts digitally.

Automated reminders alert managers before documents expire, helping construction companies stay audit-ready and compliant with UK and Irish employment law.

Does HR Duo support multi-site construction operations?

Absolutely. HR Duo is built for multi-site construction businesses operating across regions and countries.

Managers can view workforce data across all sites in real time, standardise HR processes, and ensure consistent compliance, whether teams are based in London, Birmingham, Dublin, or Cork.

How does HR Duo improve time and attendance tracking on construction sites?

HR Duo replaces paper timesheets with mobile clock-ins and location verification. Employees and subcontractors clock in on site, giving managers accurate attendance data instantly.

This improves productivity tracking, reduces time theft, and ensures payroll data reflects actual hours worked.

How does HR Duo support project-based scheduling?

Construction projects change quickly. HR Duo’s digital rota and scheduling tools allow managers to allocate labour based on availability, skills, and site requirements.

Schedules can be updated instantly, ensuring projects remain fully staffed even when timelines shift.

Is HR Duo suitable for large construction firms as well as growing contractors?

Yes. HR Duo scales with construction businesses of all sizes. Whether managing 100 workers or several hundred employees and subcontractors, HR Duo adapts to growing headcount, additional sites, and increased compliance requirements without adding admin overhead.

How does HR Duo improve communication with site teams?

HR Duo’s mobile self-service app gives workers direct access to rotas, documents, and leave requests. This reduces reliance on phone calls and paperwork, improves clarity for site teams, and ensures consistent communication across dispersed construction sites.

Why should construction companies choose HR Duo over other HR software?

Unlike generic HR software, HR Duo is a construction-ready HRMS and workforce management platform. It combines HR compliance, subcontractor management, scheduling, time tracking, payroll reporting, and mobile access in one system.

This gives construction companies better control, reduced risk, and clearer visibility across every project.

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