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Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd, one of the largest and most widely respected independent family companies within the spirits industry, has chosen the Youmanage software service to deliver their HR management processes throughout all three associate organisations.

Broxburn Bottlers Ltd in West Lothian and the Glengoyne Distillery, situated near Loch Lomond close to Glasgow, will all access a complete 'online HR toolkit', designed to support and increase the effectiveness of all managers by having a structured framework that caters for the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment through to exit.

It was of critical importance to reduce the amount of HR support continually being delivered to managers. The introduction of the service will immediately lower the overall HR service admin costs and more importantly free up valuable time for the HR Manager to concentrate on the broader role of strategic HR management and other responsible areas such as health & safety.

Our online service was identified as the wise and strategic software choice providing information, business process and guidance required to manage employees effectively from any location, providing easy-to-follow and step-by-step procedures for the most common management tasks such as prepraing for an interview or handling a disciplinary situation.

Nick Pye, MD of activHR Consulting commented, "because Youmanage focuses on the needs of line managers throughout the entire employee lifecycle, it offers benefits far beyond that of the traditional HR system that it replaces. The Youmanage technology platform will help to boost employee engagement and productivity as well as simplifying administration. By automating manual processes our online HR service can also help to reduce the risk of an employment tribunal, or failures to comply with industry-specific regulations, which could result in excess cost, wasted time and negative publicity."