EMPLOYEE & LABOR RELATIONS
Union Job Bidding
Simplify and streamline internal job postings to support complex union job bidding environments with full lifecycle functionality. From role-based job posting creation to bid evaluations and seniority-driven awards, ensure fair, transparent and compliant workforce mobility.
- Accessible and Attractive UI
- Single Source Tracking and Analytics
- Regulatory Compliance at Every Level
- Fully Integrated AI-driven Platform
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Automated Bid Ranking
Automatically calculate and rank bids by seniority requirements and generate award letters with preloaded templates and support concurrent employment scenarios.
Job Movement Automation
Streamline high-volume job movements with tools for managing position sign-ups, resulting vacancies, accommodations and training requirements. Automate job posting statuses, enable bid calendars for future visibility and ensure complete lifecycle tracking from award to probation.
What You Get With Sodales
Role-Based Postings
Create and manage postings based on job type (departmental, temporary, permanent, etc.) with configurable templates and role-based permissions.
Pre-Publish Review
Include built-in approval workflows to ensure postings are reviewed and authorized before going live.
Bid-Lock Control
Enable bid-lock capabilities to maintain control over employee participation in active postings and applications.
Real-Time Notifications
Trigger real-time notifications for approvals, awards or updates.
Comprehensive Bid History
Access complete bid history through a job application portal, including posting type, outcome and any linked grievances or disputes for a full view of the process.
Qualification Database
Eligibility check library to ensure qualified employees can bid based on union rules, job level, licenses etc.
Powerful Data Safeguards
Protect sensitive data with role-based permissions and secure electronic signatures.
Eligibility Compliance
Manage employee eligibility with built-in rules that restrict bidding based on active disciplines, grievances or investigations. Support bumping flows, manual assignment of unplaced employees and bid cancellations, ensuring job movement follows CBAs and procedural timelines.
Multi-Bid Management
Support multi-bidding and mass-bidding scenarios with Bid Sheets, having options for employees to apply or withdraw bids or accept or decline awards, either on their own behalf or via proxy.
Flexible Position Updates
Adapt dynamically with flexible workflows that support both automated and manual updates to employee positions, including pre-bid submissions and real-time adjustments driven by bidding or bumping outcomes.
Integrate with the systems you already depend on
Our all-in-one, AI-powered solution is designed for rapid implementation, getting your system up and running in under four weeks. Hosted on SAP’s highly secure data centers, we ensure top-tier security standards you can trust. Seamlessly integrating with leading HRIS platforms like Oracle, Workday, SAP, UKG and more, our solution guarantees a smooth transition while enhancing efficiency for your business.
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Purpose-built for highly-regulated industries
Make faster, more informed decisions with industry-specific content based on unique industry regulations and expertise. Consistent, standardized processes promote well-being and engagement– and ensure you’re always on the right side of compliance. When you put people at the heart of your business – you can support, protect and empower them in even the most challenging work environment.
FAQs
Where is Sodales available?
Sodales for Enterprise Health, Safety and Employee Relations is available globally. Our solution has been implemented at organizations around the world. As we are built on SAP BTP, Sodales can host in any of the SAP data centres around the world. Currently, we have customers who are hosting Sodales in Saudi Arabia, Canada, United States of America, Australia, and more.
How is Sodales priced?
Sodales is priced based on the employee count of the customer; it is not centred on user-based pricing. Our pricing includes two components: an annual subscription fee, and a one-time setup fee.
Sodales can also be deployed as a total workforce solution to be able to accommodate contingent workforces as needed; for instance, this pricing structure can be used for customers in the construction sector, who employ a fixed number of employees, but also seek third party contractors for work.
Do you have a mobile app?
Yes, Sodales has an online and off-line app available on the SAP App Store. An off-line app would be used in cases where a user does not have internet connection but would like to input information into the system; once connected to the internet, the information will sync into the system.
With this series, we aim to provide you with valuable resources and expert advice on our solution. You will discover that at Sodales, we are passionate about helping highly regulated industries improve safety, communication, and employee experience with an all-in-one integrated software solution.
If you are interested in learning more about Sodales, and to learn more about how we take a proactive approach to health, safety, and employee relations, book a demo here and someone from our team will be delighted to show you how Sodales can help you seamlessly manage your business’ compliance and governance with one unified platform.
Do you support integration?
Yes, Sodales comes with a robust built-in integration hub. This integration hub supports encrypted integration flows (Iflows) for not only processing interfaces at the data level, but at the process level. Some of the most common integration scenarios with our product are with employee master data, learning management systems, performance systems, time-keeping systems, service management systems, and more.
What type of integration is supported?
We support all industry integration methods including, SFTP, API, web service, and more. With each method, Sodales supports, different protocols, integration with SAP systems and integration with non-SAP systems. Please note, with SAP systems, we have an out-of-the box token available.
Do you support historical data migration?
Yes, we have extensive tools to support a transfer of data from the legacy system to the new system. For that, we provide templates, and can upload script-based tools for not only migrating transactional information such as historical cases, but relevant associated documentation that can be configured with any app in the Microsoft suite.
What is Sodales’ relationship with SAP?
Sodales is a premium-certified SAP Endorsed App that is available on the SAP Store. Built on SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), Sodales was named the 2021 SAP Pinnacle Award winner in the SAP BTP category as well as the 2019 and 2018 SAP Pinnacle Award winner for the Independent Software Vendor Partner of the Year. Additionally, Sodales won the SAP® Global SAP® SuccessFactors® Award for Partner Excellence in 2022 for SAP Business Technology Platform Customer Success.
What languages does Sodales support?
Sodales comes with a translation hub tool that is embedded inside the Sodales subscription licensing; this hub provides us with the technology to translate our platform to any available global language. Further, if there are any specialized languages within a region, this translation hub also allows us to override language settings in specific circumstances. We have successfully deployed this product in over 50 languages, including, English, French, Spanish, Arabic, German, Mandarin, Japanese and more.
Are there any prerequisites to deploy Sodales for Enterprise Health, Safety and Employee Relations?
There are no prerequisites to deploy Sodales. Sodales integrates seamlessly with SAP SuccessFactors or SAP S/4HANA® and can also be implemented independently or with any other core HR system.
As a customer, am I required to implement all modules when I get started?
Put simply, no. Sodales is built as a process flow-based product, which allows our modules to be deployed independently of each other, but also has the modular ability to be deployed in conjunction with each other. As a Sodales customer, you can start with one module, and add others at any time, or you can begin with a combination of modules – whatever best suits your organizations needs and requirements. Common module combinations are incident and disability modules, or case management and discipline modules; but again, we can add modules that would best suit the needs of your business.
Is the Sodales platform extensible or customizable?
Sodales utilizes a customer-centric approach that allows you to configure the platform to meet your organization’s unique requirements. With robust administration capabilities, Sodales provides an agile platform to help you accelerate your digital transformation in HR processes for health, safety and employee relations. We do not require customization, rather, to offer our customers with similar functionalities and capabilities- our Solution Development Kit (SDK) allows for an easy extension of our product, for components like forms, drop-down menus, flows, reports, outputs, APIs, and more. With this, we can cater to company specific requirements of a customer, which will accommodate their location specific needs. Additionally, these changes are preserved during the upgrade processes.
With this series, we aim to provide you with valuable resources and expert advice on our solution. You will discover that at Sodales, we are passionate about helping highly regulated industries improve safety, communication, and employee experience with an all-in-one integrated software solution.
If you are interested in learning more about Sodales, and to learn more about how we take a proactive approach to health, safety, and employee relations, book a demo here and someone from our team will be delighted to show you how Sodales can help you seamlessly manage your business’ compliance and governance with one unified platform.
Can the end-user personalize the Sodales platform?
Yes, there are several editable functionalities available through the self-service capabilities, including but are not limited to, editing workflow timelines, letter templates, form templates, and report settings.
How does Sodales help organizations adhere to global health and safety requirements?
Firstly, identifying and understanding the specific health and safety regulations and standards that apply to your industry and location (as laws can vary based on region and industry) is key to understanding what you need to comply with as an organization. Sodales is available globally, as the solutions is built on SAP BTP, which means that it can host in any of the SAP data centres around the world. Currently, Sodales has customers who are hosting Sodales in Saudi Arabia, Canada, United States of America, Australia, and more. This means, Sodales can integrate with your organizations existing HR platform to help you adhere to your country-specific regulations, no matter where your organization is located, even if your organization is operating in multiple countries.
If we look at disability management for example, organizations in the retail sector or constructions sector, who are exposed to many elements (tall ladders, hazardous materials, forklifts, etc.), want to establish clear procedures for reporting to be able to thoroughly determine the root causes and take corrective actions. Sodales can seamlessly integrate with OSHA reporting requirements, short-term disability and long-term disability requirements, and provide compliance packages which can then be independently and seamlessly deployed.
One crucial compliance module that Sodales makes available, includes requirements sought by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – two different sets of accessibility regulations that aim to ensure equal access and opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Non-compliance with these acts can result in penalties, lawsuits, and court-ordered remedies. It is important for organizations to understand and adhere to the specific accessibility standards and requirements that apply to them under these laws, location dependant.
No matter the location, specific labor relations needs, or union specific rules, with Sodales’ compliance modules and disability management solution, the full breadth of capabilities can help your organization adhere to any compliance requirement.
How does Sodales help labor organizations adhere to compliance requirements?
As organizations grow, compliance requirements tend to get more complex, according to an article published by Alp Consulting; compliance is everywhere, whether you’re dealing with payroll, or discrimination or harassment, ensuring that your compliance processes are adhered to is crucial for safeguarding the interests of the organization and its employees.
If we look at highly unionized organizations in the utilities sector, higher education sector, or public sector, these organizations are bound by compliance and key employee processes as stated in their collective bargaining agreements (CBA); collective bargaining agreements are the baseline engine and driving force for those processes as they outline terms and conditions of employment, including wages, working hours, benefits, grievance procedures, and more. Maintaining compliance within unionized organizations becomes complex with multiple unions and multiple collective bargaining agreements that require different processes for grievances, seniority, and job bidding. With Sodales, representatives from these labor unions can monitor and ensure employer and employee compliance with the collective bargaining agreement, using tools from the Sodales software that manage inspections, audits, reports, job bidding, and more.
In addition, if an employee or employer needs education on their collective bargaining agreements provisions to ensure they fully understand it, Sodales’ CBA management tool ensures that employees understand their rights and responsibilities under the agreement, so when, for example, an employee files a grievance or discipline and refers to a clause in an existing CBA, the management tool will pull the clause directly from the contract manager to ensure it is a concise and valid reference.
It’s simple, with Sodales, simultaneously managing multiple unions, multiple collective bargaining agreements, company specific rules, and government laws, it becomes seamless and easy.
What type of training does Sodales provide when we implement the product?
Sodales has an extensive methodology when it comes to training. Our training is provided based on user roles and target groups, including, role-based training for business users, admin users, and more; this training is provided at different stages of the implementation process.
Once I implement the Sodales product, how will you support me?
At Sodales, a support portal will be made available 24/7 for all licensed users; following the guidelines as set out in the SLA, between Sodales and the customer.