As organizations recalibrate work, workforce, and workplace, they leverage digital tools and systems that not only help them stay ahead of the curve in the post-COVID economy but also turn them future-proof for the new world. Forward-thinking companies look at investing in their most valuable resource — its people.
One of the Philippines’ leading full-service restaurant chains Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures, Inc. (PIZZA) taps Darwinbox to bring HR tech to its team of more than a thousand employees. This move is aimed at bringing in operational efficiency and improving business productivity.
As an end-to-end HRMS (human resource management system) platform, Darwinbox has recently become the only Asian player to be featured on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for HCM suites for 1000+ Employee Enterprises — making it primed to help Shakey’s thrive in a post-covid world by managing its Human Resources effectively from hire to retire.
“PIZZA is ultimately a guest-centric business where people are front and center. When our people are well-cared for, it flows through to our guests. Guest-centricity begins at home, thus, investing in our people is a key pillar in delivering sustainable growth. Our partnership with Darwinbox is a validation to this commitment,” according to Vicente Gregorio, President and Chief Executive Officer of PIZZA.
Shakey’s employee-centric work culture is demonstrated in its multiple initiatives. In 2021, the company rolled out a program to bring store employees closer to their place of work and reduce their travel time. To date, more than 90% of PIZZA’s workforce is within 30 minutes away from their place of work.
With Darwinbox by its side now, Shakey’s Pizza now has the power to complement its safe and healthy work environment with a tech infrastructure that manages the entire employee lifecycle. With its over 1,000 employees under one virtual roof, it is possible for PIZZA to keep a record of its employees, provide quick and actionable feedback, and ensure an impeccable employee experience for everyone. Further, Performance Management, Leave & Attendance Management, Recruitment, Analytics, and Reporting are some of the key areas in the HCM suite that the food chain plans to adopt over the coming months.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with one of the leading restaurant brands in the Philippines. By providing PIZZA with a digital platform for all their HR needs, we are enabling an uninterrupted and frictionless experiences for employees across its multiple stores, and for the company, it means improved efficiency and productivity. We have a lot to look forward to in the first phase of this partnership. With a one-stop-shop for feedback, advanced analytics, company-wide engagement surveys, amongst other things, Shakey’s will find it easier to run smoother HR operations to yield momentous outcomes,” said Jayant Paleti, Co-founder of Darwinbox.
At Shakey’s, the HRMS implementation continues in full swing with go-live scheduled in early Q1 of 2022 — aligned with PIZZA’s reopening moves for this year. The company is already gearing up for a strong recovery, investing in-store network expansion and more than 30 new stores already built in 2021.
Backed by Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia India, Lightspeed India Partners, Endiya, and others, Darwinbox is the number 1 rated cloud HCM on Gartner Peer Insights with an overall rating of 4.8. Today it serves over 600+ enterprises, 1.3 million employees across 90+ countries including JG Summit Group, Robinson’s Bank, NutriAsia, Universal Robina, Delbros Group, Zalora, Straive, Aviva SingLife, Tokopedia, Zilingo, SBS Transit, MAP, Indorama, Kopi Kenangan, and global brands like Nivea, Tokio, and Axa.