Bharath Lajhna Achieves 96% On-Time Attendance with greytHR

About BLM Housing Society

Industry - Housing cooperative

Total - Employees 521 +

Headquarters - Ernakulam, India

Founded in 2006, Bharath Lajhna Multi State Co-operative Housing Society Ltd (BLM Society) is a leading cooperative with over one million members and 125 branches across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Pondicherry. Its diverse operations include housing, transport, retail, and renewable energy—highlighted by South India’s first compressed biogas plant. A recipient of the prestigious ‘Swadesh Samman’ Award, BLM Society champions sustainable growth, community welfare, and ethical, people-centered development.

Challenges in Workforce and Process Management for BLM

BLM Society was struggling with the inefficiencies of manual HR processes across their branches. For example, relying on employees sending attendance in Excel sheets without proper monitoring. This led to errors, inaccurate attendance reporting, low productivity, delays in salary processing, and difficulties in tracking leave applications.

Inefficient Manual Attendance Tracking

Attendance was managed through Excel sheetssent by employees, lacking real-time oversight. Physical leave slips and manual approvals further created delays and confusion in leave management. This method made it difficult to monitor employee presence accurately and led to frequent errors

Embracing A Comprehensive Solution with greytHR

Seeking a reliable, all-in-one HR solution, Bharath Lajhna turned to greytHR. Impressed by its
comprehensive features and seamless support, they decided to implement it across their branches.
greytHR set out to streamline attendance, payroll, and compliance—resolving long-standing inefficiencies with a unified platform.

The greytHR Difference: Full-Suite HRMS, Simplified

Streamlined Attendance Management

greytHR replaced manual attendance tracking with a digital login/logout system, improving accuracy significantly. Geo-tagging and real-time monitoring enabled precise work hour tracking, leading to a 96% on-time attendance rate. This not only eliminated errors but also contributed directly to a 7–8% boost in business productivity.

Enhanced Employee Engagement and Satisfaction

greytHR’s employee engagement features like kudos and recognition, birthday greetings, and easy mobile access for leave management, fostered a more positive workplace culture. Employees appreciated the user-friendly interface, which led to smoother processes and greater workplace satisfaction.

Automated and Error-Free Payroll

Payroll processing was consolidated and automated. greytHR ensured 0% payroll errors, resolved salary disbursement inconsistencies, and improved employee trust. The system’s ability to generate data within seconds brought speed and reliability to payroll operations.

Scalable and Supportive Implementation

Despite early data readiness challenges, the implementation was completed within the set timeframe. The technical support team’s responsiveness (even during off-hours) ensured a seamless transition.

Integrated Statutory Compliance and Asset Management

The platform’s built-in statutory compliance features reduced the need for third-party tools, further minimizing manual errors. Asset management capabilities, part of the complete HR suite, simplified operations and impressed key decision-makers during evaluation.

We had a lot of complexity in payroll processes and policy configurations. With greytHR, we got exactly what we were looking for at that point in time - a platform that could handle complexity of our HR operations with ease.

Pallavi CHR Head, Vimson Group

With greytHR in place, Bharath Lajhna is now poised to adopt Performance Management next, further enhancing its HR capabilities. The organization has seen meaningful cultural improvements, increased employee satisfaction, and a smoother mobile experience-marking a significant step forward in aligning technology with its long-term growth vision.