Access healthier than ever
Press Release - Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Access Accounting is showing the IT industry and the rest of the UK economy how to minimise working days lost through sickness. At the same time, it is enjoying a significant increase in turnover and profitability.
The national trend for sickness absence is 4%, which equates to 9.1 working days per employee per year. In contrast, Access Accounting loses less than 1.4% man days through the same cause.
"There can be few companies of comparable size who can claim an equivalent performance," says Managing Director Alistair O'Reilly. "This is testament to two distinct factors: firstly, the dedication and professionalism of our staff; and secondly, the way we have been able to optimise our resources."
This optimisation has been achieved using the company's own software. The Access Absence Module allows managers to quickly and consistently record all types of absence at company, department and individual levels. This information is used to shape company policy, in order to minimise absence and focus attention on employees who need additional support.
These absence figures certainly seem to be influencing productivity. For the year ending June 2004, Access announced a £1.2m increase in turnover. This represented growth of more than 24% on the previous year. Profit before tax increased to 15.5%.
This trend is continuing: in the first half of the current year, there was a further 15% increase in turnover.
Notes to Editors:
Access Accounting is the UK’s leading business software house serving the mid-market. Its solutions have been chosen by over 10,000 UK companies - helping them to achieve business success.
A subsidiary of Access Technology Group Ltd, Access Accounting was the first UK vendor to recognise the potential of Windows and create a mid-range accounting platform based on this technology. Today it offers four scalable, web-enabled systems including its flagship solution, Access Dimensions. The company also offers Access Payroll, a combined payroll/personnel suite, which is fully compliant with the latest CIS regulations.
Access Accounting is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a member of the Business Application Software Developers Association (BASDA). It has also received accreditation from major authorities including the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the HM Revenue & Customs’ rigorous Payroll Standards Scheme. In 2007, the company won ’Financial Software Provider of the Year’ in the Real FD/CBI FDs’ Excellence Awards and ’Mid-range accounting Software Provider of the Year’ in the Sift Media Business Software Satisfaction Awards – both voted for by customers.
Media information:
Helen Carpenter
Head of Group PR
Access Accounting Ltd
T: 01206 322575 / 07833 936311
F: 01206 322956
E: helen.carpenter@access-accounts.com
W: www.access-accounts.com
