The manufacturing company Adler Pelzer Group responded to the emerging trend of digitalisation by introducing the socially responsible benefit Earned Wage Access. Today, 2.5 years on, we look back and see that this visionary step has become one of the most stable pillars of employee care, supported by the flawless technology of Nugget SW.
The management of Adler Pelzer Group decided not to wait for the market to force the company to change. It responded to the demanding period of high inflation, which made itself felt in employees' everyday lives through rising prices of food and services. As a helping hand in those times, the company provided a modern tool for financial stability that allows people to handle unexpected expenses without stress and without having to take out risky loans.
For employees, the Earned Wage Access benefit means a safe financial reserve for unexpected expenses. Based on hours worked, part of their wages accrues to users in the Advanto app, and they can withdraw it at any time during the month. According to Dušan Běláč, the company's HR Director, it is precisely the discretion and speed that people value most – in the app, they take care of their need with a single click, without visiting the payroll office and without feeling that they have to “beg” for their own money.
Stability: When silence is the best feedback
The Adler Pelzer Group story confirms that when a technological solution brings clear value, people find their way to it very quickly. Since the system was launched, more than one-third of workers have registered in the app. Almost every third employee at the Adler Pelzer Group plants has already used the option of accessing their earned pay before the standard payday. And this is not one-off help in an emergency. Dušan Běláč especially appreciates what he calls “silent feedback” – the system runs so smoothly that HR does not have to deal with any complaints or questions.
The total number of transactions, which has passed the 15,500 mark over the time the service has been running, is proof that workers have made the app their own and use it responsibly. The data shows that people do not draw everything at once, but work with Advanto as an operational tool for better managing their household finances. This also confirms the leadership's vision: to give people an alternative to expensive loans and put a tool in their hands that strengthens their financial health.
A synergy that saves both time and stress
The main victory of this partnership is the removal of barriers. Employees do not have to ask the payroll department for a wage advance; it is available to them in a few clicks on their phone. At the same time, manual record-keeping has disappeared for the payroll accountants – all data on withdrawals is automatically reflected in the Nugget SW system once a month. The result is a more satisfied employee and a more efficient HR department that can devote itself to developing people instead of paperwork.
For a company with 1,000+ employees, it is critical that the integration does not create additional administrative work. The connection between the Nugget system from RSM and Advanto works completely automatically. “For us, it is essentially a maintenance-free system. We set it up once, and it has been running quietly in the background ever since. Compared to how much effort it would take to manually process thousands of advances, it is an incredible relief for both HR and the payroll department,” says Běláč of the technical side.
- No paperwork: Employees withdraw money directly on their phone, not in the HR/payroll office.
- Automatic settlement: All transactions are posted to Nugget monthly.
- Efficiency: The benefit requires no administrative work from the HR or accounting team, which can therefore focus on its own agenda.
Financial health as a priority
When the benefit was introduced, the vision was clear: to protect employees from debt traps. Today's view of 15,500 completed payments confirms that this vision has been fulfilled to the letter. These are not just numbers, but a financial situation resolved 15 thousand times over without stress and without an administrative burden on the payroll department.
The partnership between all three parties can be summed up in one word: reliability. Today, after more than two and a half years, we look back on a project that has become one of the pillars of employee care. As Mr. Běláč confirms, what was originally an innovative step has become a complete matter of course that employees count on as a firm part of their working life. Adler Pelzer Group proves in practice that the digital transformation of payroll standards is not just about technology, but above all about building trust and peace of mind in the workplace.
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