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AGL Case Study

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AGL

AGL reflects on two years’ using R.Review, Remesys’ innovative web-based remuneration review software, to manage their annual salary and incentive review process.

"AGL used Excel spreadsheets previously for the remuneration review process which were time consuming to create and deliver to the business and prone to data errors. After the introduction of R.Review we were able to significantly decrease preparation time and data error issues. The business has appreciated the change and the professionalism of the product."
Michael Ziegler, Head of Remuneration and Benefits.

COMPANY:
AGL

INDUSTRY:
Energy & Resources

EMPLOYEES:
R.Review is used for over 1000 employees

SOLUTION:
R.Review replaced spreadsheets as a means for reviewing salaries and managing incentive payments in AGL’s annual remuneration review process.

KEY BENEFITS:

* Secure, web-based access to a centralised source of data;
* Increased compliance with company pay for performance guidelines;
* Flexibility to be used across multiple incentive schemes;
* Leaders had visibility of their budget and total spend;
* User friendly way to make and amend recommendations;

The Need to Automate the Spreadsheet Based Process
Like many Australian organisations, AGL used spreadsheets to manage salary reviews and incentive payments in their annual remuneration review process. AGL’s Remuneration and Benefits team were responsible for producing these spreadsheets, sending them out to business leaders, consolidating multiple spreadsheets into a master version when they were returned and manually updating changes to employee data throughout the process.

Whilst spreadsheets offered the company an adequate tool for managing the remuneration review process, AGL was aware of how time-consuming and administratively heavy the manual process was. The remuneration team was spending so much time managing spreadsheets that their ability to focus on adding value to the organisation was compromised.

Seeking an alternative to the manual, spreadsheet-based management of remuneration reviews AGL recognised that an online software solution would address their concerns and improve their execution of the process.

The Solution
AGL implemented R.Review, Remesys’ web-based remuneration review solution, in 2008 to streamline the annual salary and incentive review process throughout the organisation. The system was then re-configured to suit their changing remuneration requirements for a second year’s implementation in 2009. R.Review provided AGL’s business leaders with secure access via a web browser to all the information required to complete salary and incentive reviews for their teams.

The Key Benefits
R.Review improved the remuneration review process for AGL and provided a number of benefits including:

* Secure, role-based, online access to a centralised source of data

* Ensuring that leaders entered performance ratings before they were able to recommend salary increases or incentive payments

* Increased compliance with pay for performance guidelines

* Flexibility to be used across multiple incentive schemes

* Leaders had visibility of their budget and their total spend

* Salary increase and incentive payment recommendations could be made and amended on a single screen

The Experience
AGL was impressed by the level of service and understanding provided by the Remesys team during the implementation of R.Review and throughout the company’s annual remuneration review process. Business leaders at AGL were particularly pleased with the way R.Review simplified their involvement in the salary review and incentive payment process.

"It was satisfying to deal with the Remesys team who are experienced in the process and issues faced in undertaking a remuneration review. "
Michael Ziegler, Head of Remuneration and Benefits.

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