BEIJING, Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Kronos Incorporated( http://www.kronos.com ) today announced that Hong Kong Ocean Park, one of the leading theme amusement facilities in the world, successfully went live on its Kronos(R) workforce management solution. The easy-to-own, automated solution provides access to high quality information, helping Ocean Park to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity.
News Facts
-- Ocean Park uses time and attendance( http://www.kronos.cn/en/time-attendance/time-tracking-software.aspx ) and scheduling( http://www.kronos.cn/en/scheduling-software/scheduling.aspx ) solutions from Kronos to manage 2500 employees across 7 themed areas. By automating and centralizing its time-tracking processes and consistently enforcing scheduling-related rules and policies, Ocean Park will further improve payroll accuracy and compliance. Kronos' solutions also provide controls, alerts, and reports that assist Ocean Park in complying with the Hong Kong labor laws, including the new Hong Kong Minimum Wage Ordinance.
-- The Kronos scheduling tool enables Ocean Park to delight park visitors and ensure rapid, responsive service by ensuring that the right people with the right skills are in the right places at the right times.
-- The solution also helps to track the work hours of full time, part-time and temporary employees during different low and peak seasons. Custom reports related to schedule effectiveness will offer managers real-time visibility into the state of scheduling, enabling them to make preemptive changes before costly issues arise, such as over-and-under staffing; overtime, etc.
-- Ocean Park is a marine mammal park( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_mammal_park ), oceanarium( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanarium ), animal theme park( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_theme_park ) and amusement park( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusement_park ), situated in the Southern District( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_District,_Hong_Kong ) of Hong Kong( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong ). In fiscal year 2009/2010, Ocean Park received 5.1 million visitors, awarding it the position of the world's number 16 theme park by annual attendance.
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-- David Mitchell, General Manager of Great China, Kronos
"Ocean Park, known to all Hong Kong citizens from childhood and an increasingly popular destination for visitors from around Asia, is rapidly adding attractions and staff. By tracking time accurately and optimizing schedules, Ocean Park is effectively managing its biggest asset and largest controllable expense - the workforce.