Northgate wins Boots payroll and HR outsourcing contract

Northgate HR today announces that it has signed a seven year payroll and HR outsourcing contract with Boots Group plc (ìBootsî).

The contract, worth in excess of 16 million, covers the outsourcing of payroll services and core HR systems for Boots 65,000 employees. The contract will also cover manpower planning and labour scheduling, the provision of which Northgate will sub contract to Torex Retail.

Speaking on behalf of Boots, Head of HR Operations, Dave Vallance said ìWe had identified a need to upgrade and improve our core HR and payroll systems. After investigating our options, we concluded that the most efficient and effective way to do this was via outsourcing. We are looking forward to working with Northgate to provide this solution which will help us maintain our position as a modern, competitive and efficient retailer.î

Northgate will use ResourceLink, its fully integrated and web-enabled HR solution, to provide the backbone to its service. This self-service functionality combines payroll and core HR systems into one single database. This solution will replace Bootsí current HR and payroll systems after a period of transition.

Chris Stone, Chief Executive of Northgate, commented:
ìWe are delighted to be working with such a prestigious company as Boots. This contract further supports Northgateís position as a tier 1 provider of HR and payroll systems and is further evidence of our success in the business process outsourcing market.î

Doug Hargrove, Torex Retailís Chief Operating Officer for the UK comments, ìWe are delighted to have secured this long term contract with Northgate to supply Boots. This win demonstrates our ability to provide high level strategic solutions to retailers.î