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Whether it’s permanent, temporary, or contract, Michael Page has built its reputation on connecting top talent with the right opportunities across a highly dynamic and demanding market, and as that reputation fueled its expansion across all Swiss cantons, the demands of managing temporary staffing grew, as employees hired by Michael Page were placed on assignments in other companies on a temporary basis, creating a need for greater support in efficiently coordinating their own workforce and accurately tracking employee time to ensure precise client billing.
To navigate this, Michael Page needed a smart solution that would allow them to track employee time from anywhere, manage absences efficiently, pay employees accidently, send correct invoice to their client, and seamlessly integrate all data with their accounting system to ensure smooth, reliable operations.
What Led Michael Page to Partner with Novative ?
To support its growing temporary staffing operations across Switzerland, Michael Page needed a more unified and reliable way to manage its workforce, payroll, and client billing processes.
Complex workforce
Michael Page’s employees are spread across multiple cantons, each assigned to different clients with varying schedules, contracts, and working conditions. Coordinating this distributed workforce required a system capable of handling real-time updates, ensuring that every assignment was tracked accurately and consistently.
Payroll compliance
With salaries governed by collective labor agreements and Swiss-specific regulations, payroll required a high level of precision. Every calculation had to be accurate, transparent, and compliant, leaving no room for manual errors or inconsistencies in wage processing.
Invoice accuracy
Serving multiple clients requires flexible and transparent billing. Michael Page handles this by creating invoices based on the actual hours worked by temporary employees, with those hours confirmed by the client. The system then applies the agreed billing rate for each client, ensuring pricing is accurate and consistent with the terms of the contract. Because all time and payroll data are stored in one place, invoicing is quick and reliable, reducing the risk of errors, delays, or unexpected charges.
Need for a unified system
Michael Page required a unified system that could connect payroll, time tracking, absences, expenses, client billing, and integration with their system to ensure smoother coordination, greater accuracy, and more efficient management.
Novative worked closely with Michael Page to design and implement a tailored solution, combining Nova Smart technology with outsourced services to ensure payroll is processed accurately, efficiently, and in full compliance for all employees, supporting a workforce of more than 550 employees in Switzerland
Novative Approach
Novative a collaboré étroitement avec Michael Page pour concevoir et mettre en œuvre une solution sur mesure, combinant la technologie Nova Smart avec des services externalisés afin d’assurer un traitement de la paie précis, efficace et entièrement conforme pour plus de 550 employés en Suisse.
The strategy focused on:
- Delivering a fully integrated system that connects time tracking, absences, expenses, and billing their client into one seamless workflow.
- Ensuring accurate and compliant payroll processing aligned with Swiss regulations and collective labor agreements.
- Improving visibility and control over workforce operations across multiple client assignments.
- Streamlining data flow between systems to reduce manual work and improve operational efficiency.
The goal was to create a more unified, reliable, and efficient way for Michael Page to manage workforce, payroll, and client billing processes at scale.
Implementation of Novative Solutions
After finalising the approach with Michael Page, we established a streamlined process combining HR technology, outsourced services managed by our expert team, and seamless integration with their internal system for efficient operations and accurate processing.
Payroll Outsourcing
Payroll Outsourcing enabled Michael Page to delegate end-to-end payroll processing to specialists, ensuring employees were paid accurately and on time while maintaining full compliance with Swiss regulations and collective labor agreements.
Time & Attendance Software
The Time & Attendance Software provides real-time visibility into employee working hours across multiple client assignments. It allowed consultants and managers to track time from anywhere, ensuring accurate recording of hours worked and supporting precise billing and payroll calculations.
Absence Management Software
The Absence Management Software streamlined the tracking and approval of employee absences, including holidays, sick leave, and other time-off requests. This ensured clear visibility for managers, improved planning across assignments, and kept workforce data consistent and up to date.
Mobile App
The Mobile App gives employees and managers flexible, on-the-go access to key workforce functions, including time entry, absence requests, and approval of workflows. This improved responsiveness, reduced delays in updates and approvals, and ensured that essential workforce data could be managed anytime, anywhere.
Accounting Integrations
Accounting Integrations connected workforce data directly to Michael Page’s internal financial systems, enabling seamless transfer of validated time and payroll information. This ensured accurate client invoicing, reduced manual data entry, and created a smoother flow between operations and finance.
Results of Novative & Michel Page Collaboration
The results delivered everything a staffing firm could want from a technology overhaul. Payments are now calculated automatically against collective agreements and internal rules, reducing errors and ensuring workers are paid on time. With staff submitting hours directly and clients approving them quickly, the entire time-to-invoice cycle has been meaningfully shortened. Temporary workers manage their own hours, absences, and expenses through the platform, removing administrative friction on both sides of the relationship. Automatic invoice generation and seamless journal exports have further lightened the back-office burden while improving financial accuracy across the board.
