PRESS RELEASEFebruary 14, 2008: Leading international shiftwork research and consulting firm, CIRCADIAN, announced today a strategic partnership with Rostima, a global leader in Enterprise Workforce Management solutions. The partnership ushers in a new era of workforce management by linking the development of optimal schedules with the ability to manage them with software. The partnership creates the first end-to-end workforce scheduling solution for shiftwork operations.
As experts in shiftwork management for over half the Fortune 500, CIRCADIAN researches, designs and helps implement optimum shift patterns for client operations. These can be uploaded into Rostima’s enterprise plus software. Shift managers can effectively administer the workforce, enter specifics such as individual shift and overtime preferences, skill sets and company health and safety requirements. The end result is lower costs and a healthier, more productive workforce.
Rostima is defining the way organizations approach labor scheduling. Rostima’s flagship software - Rostima enterprise plus - incorporates workforce planning, optimized scheduling, time & attendance and employee self-service functionality. Rostima’s software solution helps organizations optimize their labor schedules by matching workload to staff resources, thereby increasing operational efficiency, reducing labor costs, improving staff retention and enhancing service levels.
Steve Moore, CEO, Rostima commented, “This strategic partnership unites Rostima’s best-in-class solution with CIRCADIAN’s leading shift-work research and consulting expertise, and enables our customers to manage their businesses and their staff more effectively.”
Dr. Martin Moore-Ede, CIRCADIAN’s CEO, stated, “By partnering with Rostima, CIRCADIAN is making it easier for our customers to adopt and maintain the optimum shift patterns that we design."
About CIRCADIAN™
CIRCADIAN™ is the pioneer and global leader in providing 24/7 workforce performance and safety solutions for businesses that operate around the clock. Through a unique combination of consulting expertise, research, software tools and informative publications, CIRCADIAN helps organizations in the 24-hour economy optimize employee performance and reduce their inherent risks and costs.
www.circadian.com
About Rostima
Established in 1996, Rostima is a leader in Enterprise Workforce Management solutions. The open, flexible technologies developed by Rostima enable organizations to optimize their labor schedules by matching workload to staff resources thereby increasing operational efficiency, reducing labor costs, improving staff retention and enhancing service levels. Their flagship software, Rostima enterprise plus, incorporates workforce planning, optimized scheduling, time & attendance and employee self-service functionality.
www.rostima.com
For further information contact:
Andrew Moore-Ede
Circadian Information
t: +1-781-439-6326
info@circadian.com
www.circadian.com