News Article

Met Office appoints Equiniti ICS to provide payroll services

28th September 2010

Equiniti ICS, a leading provider of HR and payroll services, has won a three year contract with the Met office, the UK’s national weather service, to provide a fully managed payroll service for its 1,900 employees.

The new service from Equiniti ICS, who has over 40 years’ experience delivering HR and payroll software and service solutions to major clients in both the public and private sectors, will assist the Met Office in making considerable time and cost savings through easier access to information and improved service processes and enhanced governance, whilst satisfying the stringent security requirements of the organisation.

Alan Foley, director of Equiniti ICS said: “This is another significant contract win for Equiniti ICS as it further cements our position as a leading software and services provider within the public sector. We worked closely with the Met Office to enhance process efficiencies, improve reporting capabilities, and introduce sophisticated interfaces for the electronic exchange of data. We are confident that our solution will provide the payroll service and software functionality required by the Met Office and ultimately lead to major business benefits.”

A Met Office spokesperson said: “The payroll project group at the Met Office had many factors to consider when contracting a payroll provider including security, reliability and value for money. Equiniti ICS has ticked all these boxes, as well as working with us to deliver the project on time and on budget and we look forward to establishing a productive relationship going forward.”

For further information please contact:

Alan Foley, Director
Equiniti ICS
E: alan.foley@equiniti-ics.com
T: +44 (0) 1635 262080

Jane Ward
Communications and Media Manager
Equiniti Group
E: jane.ward@xafinity.com
T: 0207 680 2631