When Spendrups' head office moved to central Stockholm, the space for the physical staff shop disappeared. The solution was an in-house text message service integrated with Clearon's online clearing – a smooth way for employees to keep collecting drinks from the range.
"We needed to find a new solution where our employees could keep collecting drinks from our range in a simple and smooth way," says Einar Botten, HR Director at Spendrups. The old staff shop was only open a day or so a week – Spendrups wanted something more flexible.
"We developed our own text message service, which interfaces with our payroll system, and integrated Clearon's online clearing solution into it," says Einar.
Employees receive a set amount per quarter to collect drinks for, and the system resets at the turn of the year.
"Our employees think this new system is a really good alternative to the physical staff shop," says Einar. "It was only open a day or so a week, but with the new system you can decide exactly when and where you want to collect your drinks."
The new solution has been well received by employees, who now decide for themselves when and where they collect their drinks – without being tied to a shop's opening hours.
"We have a good dialogue and a good collaboration with Clearon. They're always good at getting back to us and coming up with ideas for solutions," says Einar.
By building its own text message service integrated with Clearon, Spendrups was able to replace the staff shop without compromising on simplicity for employees.
The system allows each employee to choose when and where they collect their drinks, rather than being tied to limited opening hours.
The quarterly amount and automatic reset at the turn of the year make the solution easy for HR to administer.
