Case Study: FirstGroup PLC streamlines leave and absence management with Appogee HR

Why Appogee Leave is a "no brainer" for FirstGroup

FirstGroup PLC, a transport company with more than 30,000 employees across bus and rail operations, was struggling to manage leave and sickness across the business. Its HR team had limited visibility into absences, which made payroll and leaver management difficult and contributed to policy breaches and inconsistent ways of tracking employee leave.

Appogee HR implemented Appogee Leave to give FirstGroup a simple, easy-to-deploy absence management system with support for more complex employee profiles such as part-time allowances. The result was a single place for HR data, faster manager approvals, and easier leave and sickness requests for employees, with Chris Poole highlighting that support was strong and issues were rare.

FirstGroup PLC

Chris Poole

Group Digital Workplace Manager