Client Background
A medium-sized manufacturing company based in Santiago, Chile, employs over 300 staff across production, administration, and sales. The company faced challenges managing payroll, attendance, and HR processes efficiently.
Challenges
- Manual Payroll Processing: Payroll calculations, deductions, and statutory compliance were done manually, prone to errors.
- Time & Attendance Issues: Attendance tracking and leave management were handled via spreadsheets, causing delays and discrepancies.
- Limited Employee Self-Service: Employees had no access to check payslips, leave balances, or HR requests online.
- Disconnected HR Processes: Recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and payroll operated in isolation.
- Compliance Risks: Ensuring labor law and tax compliance required excessive manual effort.
TraceNcode Solution
TraceNcode implemented Odoo HR & Payroll, centralizing employee management, automating payroll, and improving HR workflows.
Key Implementations:
- Payroll Automation: Configured salary structures, deductions, and bonuses with automated payroll processing.
- Time & Attendance Tracking: Integrated biometric and web-based attendance systems with Odoo for accurate tracking.
- Employee Self-Service Portal: Employees could view payslips, apply for leave, and submit HR requests online.
- Recruitment & Onboarding: Automated job postings, candidate tracking, and onboarding workflows.
- Performance Management: Set up KPIs and appraisal cycles integrated with HR records.
- Compliance Management: Automated statutory calculations and reporting for Chilean labor laws and tax regulations.
Results & Impact
- Payroll processing time reduced by 70%, eliminating errors and manual effort.
- Leave and attendance discrepancies decreased by 90%.
- Employee satisfaction improved due to self-service access.
- HR managers gained real-time insights into workforce metrics and performance.
- Compliance risks minimized with automated statutory calculations and reporting.
Client Testimonial
"With TraceNcode’s Odoo HR & Payroll solution, our HR processes are now fully automated and transparent. Payroll is accurate, attendance is tracked in real time, and employees are more engaged than ever."
— HR Director,, Santiago