GMG (Gulf Marketing Group) GMG is a leading global company with a diverse portfolio spanning retail, sports, health, food, logistics, and properties. With over 650 stores in 12 countries, GMG is dedicated to enhancing lives through active living, nutritious food, and holistic health solutions.

Business Overview:

GMG employs over 10,000 people across various businesses, including retail stores and supermarkets throughout the GCC region. Managing such a vast and dispersed workforce was a formidable challenge, requiring a sophisticated system to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Challenge

• Multiple Locations: Employees working in various locations across different countries.
• Large Workforce: Managing attendance for over 10,000 employees with different schedules and shifts.
• Frequent Employee Shuffling: Employees frequently moved between locations, making it difficult to maintain consistent attendance records.
• Data Synchronization: Need for a centralized system to synchronize attendance data from numerous devices.

Solution Provided

NexGen Technologies implemented a comprehensive and customized attendance system for GMG to address their specific challenges:

• Centralized System: Established a central system to ensure seamless data synchronization from multiple locations, allowing for real-time updates and easy access to attendance records from any location.
• Advanced Biometric Systems: Deployed cutting-edge biometric devices across all GMG retail stores and supermarkets to capture accurate attendance data, reducing instances of time theft and buddy punching.
• Employee Movement Tracking: Developed a system to track employee movements across different locations, ensuring their attendance is recorded accurately regardless of where they are working.
• Shift and Schedule Management: Provided a dynamic shift management system that allows for easy scheduling and adjustments, accommodating the frequent shuffling of employees and various shift patterns.
• Comprehensive Reporting: Enabled detailed reporting and analytics to help HR and management gain insights into attendance patterns, absenteeism, and workforce productivity.
• Integration with Existing Systems: Ensured seamless integration with GMG’s existing payroll and HR systems, facilitating streamlined operations and reducing administrative burdens.

Results

The implementation of NexGen Technologies’ attendance system brought significant improvements for GMG in terms of operational efficiency, enhanced accuracy, employee satisfaction, data-driven decisions, scalability.