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Lawson, Workbrain team on managed retail HR

January 12, 2004

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Lawson Software Inc. and Workbrain Corp. will partner to provide retailers with a solution for managing both store and corporate HR and workforce functions.

The partnership combines Lawson's back-office Human Resources Suite and Payroll application with Workbrain's workforce-management product, Workbrain for Retail, to enable effective multi-level workforce optimization, according to a news release.

The integrated workforce optimization system helps retailers automate key processes and functions, including labor forecasting, schedule optimization, time and attendance, employee self-service, short and long-range labor planning.

By automating these workforce planning activities, Workbrain can help retailers reduce workload and time and increase net profitability by reducing labor costs and increasing a retailer's top line, according to the release.