Challenge
McCarter – one of the largest Slovak manufacturers of modern beverages – combines the power of natural ingredients and functional benefits in its products. The brand’s portfolio is appreciated not only by consumers but also by the professional community (Best New Product of the Year 2025 award for RIO Aloe Vera and the Special Award of the Slovak Food Chamber for sustainability). In addition to its own production, they represent world brands such as Starbucks, Schär, Milka, and Jana on the Slovak and Czech markets.
The company defined a new vision for HR, but the previous HR system vendor was unable to reflect its needs:
- the payroll system was inefficient and slowed down daily work,
- HR processes (attendance, meal benefits, planning) were complicated, manual, and paper-based,
- years of dissatisfaction stemmed from a lack of flexibility, support, and customer orientation.
Choosing a reliable partner was therefore a critical decision at the strategic level.
2 days
Shorter monthly preparation of payroll documentation
15%
Reduction in paperwork and manual tasks
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Solution
The first meeting with HOUR took place at an HR conference at Chopok in October 2022. From the start, it was clear that McCarter knew exactly what needed to change, and HOUR was ready to listen and act.
By January 2024, Humanet was successfully deployed – a cloud HR solution that:
- combines payroll, attendance, travel orders, and other HR modules into a single environment,
- brings top security standards and flexibility for future expansion,
- enables planning and forecasting of payroll costs,
- saves time and eliminates unnecessary manual tasks.
However, what was decisive was not just the technology, but also the approach: humanity, empathy, and willingness to help – a decisive element for McCarter. HOUR proved to be a partner that stands by the company and its people.
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Impact
The partnership brought immediate and measurable results:
McCarter now has a single vendor for payroll, attendance, and the meal benefit system – preparation of documentation for payroll outsourcing partners has been shortened by 2 working days:
- digitalization of HR processes reduced paperwork and the burden on the system, people, and processes by more than 15%,
- the HR team gained new planning skills and, thanks to Humanet, makes better-quality decisions,
- the team responds more flexibly to the requirements of stakeholders, managers, and employees,
- the long-term partnership aimed at further HR digitalization and better cost oversight was strengthened.
Today, McCarter is a modern organization that uses a cloud HR solution as the foundation for efficient processes and growth.
Even in the age of technology and AI, people remain the decisive element. Thanks to HOUR’s approach and the Humanet system, McCarter’s HR team has become not only more efficient but also professionally stronger.
