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Keskisuomalainen cuts costs but not employee well-being

Publishing house Keskisuomalainen Oyj is renewing its payroll and HR processes, and the associated systems. The solution delivered by Mepco Oy saves costs and supports staff development.

Developing payroll and HR processes and renewing systems are part of a large project aimed at improving the productivity of the entirety of Keskisuomalainen Group.

‘We are updating our payroll administration and HR management processes and technologies to meet today's standards. We are computerising our processes, developing our communications, and cutting costs,' says Chief Financial Officer Heikki Linnavirta of Keskisuomalainen Oyj.

The solution delivered for Keskisuomalainen includes payroll administration, HR management, and reporting functions for 1,000 employees. The application is integrated into newspaper editing and publishing systems as well as the control systems of printing works. Information is also collected by means of Mepco's electronic time card system and various online forms. HR management tools support the work of managers.

Mepco HRM was selected after a careful review of all solutions available. To support decision-making, experiences were collected of systems and vendors used by other companies in the publishing business.

‘Satisfied users and positive feedback made it easy to choose Mepco. Comprehensive functionality, an easily learned user interface, ability for distributed services, and modern on-line tools are important to us. Mepco's solution is optimal also in terms of security and information administration,' Linnavirta says.

The system will be deployed by summer 2011.

For further information, please contact:
For Mepco Oy: Director Riitta Keltamäki, at tel. +358 400 233 152 or send e-mail
For Keskisuomalainen Oy: Chief Financial Officer Heikki Linnavirta, at tel. +358 14 622 232 or send e-mail

Keskisuomalainen Oyj is a communications and publishing group that publishes newspapers, prints and distributes newspapers and other print products, and provides electronic communication services. The company is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. Regional newspapers owned by the company include Keskisuomalainen, Savon Sanomat, Iisalmen Sanomat, and Warkauden Lehti. The group also publishes 16 regional papers and six city newspapers. The company's printing works are located in Jyväskylä, Kuopio, and Pieksämäki. The group also includes early-delivery service provider Savon Jakelu Oy, advertising agency Mediasepät Oy, and research company Tietoykkönen Oy. The group has approximately 1,000 employees. For more information, please see the company's Web site, at www.keskisuomalainen.com (in Finnish).

Mepco Oy delivers solutions for customer relationship management, finance management, enterprise resource planning, and human resource management for the public and private sectors. The company has attained Microsoft Gold Competencies in all three of its business divisions. Mepco has also been named as one of the world's top Microsoft Dynamics suppliers on three occasions. Mepco employs around a hundred people in Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Vaasa. Mepco is part of the Pretax Group, which is the largest provider of financial administration and payroll processing services in Northern Europe. In the international market, this group operates under the name Accountor Group. Additional information available from www.mepco.fi.

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