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Pattern Energy Spins Employee Compensation With SpiraLinks FocalReview Software
[January 17, 2017]

Pattern Energy Spins Employee Compensation With SpiraLinks FocalReview Software


CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SpiraLinks Corporation, a leader in employee performance management and compensation planning software, announced that Pattern Energy Group LP, an  industry leader in wind power, has implemented its compensation planning and management software, FocalReview® to automate and streamline its employee compensation processes. With FocalReview®, Pattern Energy has been able to flexibly implement its processes across a growing international landscape, provide managers and senior executives with an intuitive, role-based view into employee compensation.

As a leading Independent Power Company, Pattern Energy is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market and Toronto Stock Exchange.  Pattern Energy has a portfolio of 18 wind power facilities to date, with a total owned interest of 2,644 MW in the United States, Canada and Chile that use proven, best-in-class technology.

Pattern Energy Group LP is halfway into their compensation cycle for over 300 employees, using FocalReview® version 8.1 – just released in January 2017.  This version has enhanced provisions including but not limited to:

Guidelines expansion.  FocalReview® now supports more than Merit Guidelines. It can be configured to accommodate any combination of salary, bonus, & equity schemes per employee, providing multiple dimensions.

Benefit data integration.  FocalReview® now integrates with outside Benefits data, whether from inside your company or thru APIs with external providers like 401k and health care.  It can be viewed online or inclded in annual Employee Total Reward statements.



More Graphics on Dashboard.  FocalReview® has expanded the use of interactive graphics to show status.  But if you prefer the text version, you can toggle the graphs off.

Configurable 9-box.  FocalReview® now allows full configuration by the end user to their 9-box succession planning grid.


Ad Hoc Charts.  FocalReview® now supports in our pie, bar, stack and other varieties of charts and graphs in the Ad Hoc reporting function, which complements our current Analytics Reports.

Enhanced Employee Self Service.  FocalReview® has new and improved features for notification, graphics, dashboard configuration, and more.

Tighter financial controls. FocalReview® allows the Pattern Energy's HR team to budget, recommend, analyze and approve changes in all forms and phases of compensation, even for multiple department management teams.

Reduced errors. FocalReview® enables Pattern Energy to optimize budgets, improve compliance, reduce manual errors, and waste less time on fragmented spreadsheets throughout its multi-level approval process thanks to preconfigured compensation criteria by budget and department.

World-class support. SpiraLinks' support team has been instrumental in helping to customize the solution to Pattern Energy's specific needs.

About Pattern Energy Group LP
As leaders in the industry for providing wind power, their current facilities generate stable long-term cash flows in markets that have strong growth potential. Pattern Energy's financial objective is to create long-term value for shareholders by producing stable sustainable cash distribution, by growing their portfolio and dividend, and by maintaining a strong balance sheet yet flexible capital structure. For more information about Pattern, please visit www.patternenergy.com.

About SpiraLinks

SpiraLinks has designed, installed, and hosted secure web-based systems for human resources, compensation and finance teams for more than 20 years. With this deep understanding of compensation and performance management needs, we created our top-class compensation and performance management planning suite, FocalReview®. FocalReview® is a leader in compensation management for companies in the US and beyond, and can be tailored to what works for a particular business. We can partner with our customers to include the specific features they need for Total Rewards planning. To learn more about SpiraLinks, please visit www.spiralinks.com.

Contact:
Julie Southern
408-608-6920

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SOURCE SpiraLinks Corporation


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