Page 4 - Colours of Cranbrook Winter Issue 2018

4 COLOURS OF CRANBROOK, WINTER 2018

IT update

By Edwina Bower, Group Assets & Systems Manager

We are so excited to be launching Our leadership teams will also be using the portal to
recognise the amazing work you do. Another big addition
a new intranet site in a couple to the portal is a discount section. You’ll be able to save
of months. money at 100s (about 300 at the moment) of retailers!
You can save either by buying instant vouchers at a
discount (e.g. a Woolworths $100 voucher will only cost
It’s called Pulse and it’s going to be a completely new and $95 with a 5% discount), or by shopping online and
different experience to our current intranet. We’re still in the getting cashback (e.g. you can order takeaway from
process of designing and building it, and we’ll be launching Menulog and receive 2.4% cashback, which you can then
around August. The site is going to have a completely withdraw into your account or use to buy a voucher).
fresh look, but you’ll see some similarities with our current The stores are wide ranging and will have you covered
intranet. We’ll be keeping all of the “important” stuff (like for everything from groceries, petrol and pharmaceuticals
the policies and procedures, forms, EA, staff handbook…), to gym memberships, fashion, movie tickets, insurance,
we’ll be keeping you updated with news and we’ll have all electronics, holidays and more, the list is endless. Closer to
the links to our other systems (ESS, e-payroll and W&L). the launch date I’ll be coming to see everyone to show
Adding to all of this will be a few new features. The first you how to use the portal to ensure you can make the
is the ability to send e-cards to each other to say “thanks” most of it!
when you feel a team member has done a great job.
I’m looking forward to being able to save a few hundred
dollars a year by using the system myself! This is going to
be a terrific new site and we’re over the moon to be able to
bring it to you!