Electric Hydrogen tightened up the payroll part of leave management with one major change

Electric Hydrogen is on a mission to make molecules that decarbonize the planet. True to its name, the company designs and manufactures electric hydrogen systems matched to renewable power sources.

Electric Hydrogen’s complete electrolyzer plant solution helps produce the lowest-cost clean hydrogen, giving clean hydrogen developers the ability to massively reduce their project costs to compete with the fossil fuel industry. Electrolyzers from Electric Hydrogen have countless applications, including supporting oil refineries, metal and chemical manufacturing facilities, and ammonia-based fertilizer production facilities.

Since the company’s start in 2020, Electric Hydrogen has raised over $700 million from leading investors and banks, and built a team of over 200 talented engineers, technologists, and scientists.

“We feel strongly about offering the best of the best when it comes to employee benefits,” said Julie Sattler, Total Rewards Business Partner at Electric Hydrogen.

Along with platinum health insurance plans, 401(k) matching, and generous paid time off, the company invests in resources that complement their benefits, like Sparrow for full-service employee leave management.

The Sparrow experience: Simpler leave processes from start to finish

Before partnering with Sparrow for end-to-end employee leave management, Electric Hydrogen used a different leave management vendor. But the vendor wasn’t meeting their needs, particularly when it came to payroll accuracy and efficiency.

“Our payroll team had a lot of boxes they wanted to check off,” Sattler said. “They’re a small group, and they didn’t have the bandwidth to do constant payroll reconciliations.”

When Electric Hydrogen made the decision to explore other leave management vendors, Sparrow came highly recommended from their benefits broker.

“Our choice was largely driven by payroll,” she explained. “We wanted to ensure we could transition to a company that could support us with accurate payroll reporting.”

Sparrow sets up automatic payroll calculations for Electric Hydrogen employees on leave, creates custom payroll reports, and handles payroll reconciliation. Sattler said Sparrow’s payroll support has given the payroll team significantly more time and peace of mind. “They don’t have to do any back and forth with Sparrow to reconcile payroll or double-check calculations, which they really appreciate.”

Payroll is just one component of Sparrow’s services, though. Sparrow also tracks employee leaves, stays up to date with state leave laws, fills out and submits paperwork, and coordinates with employees taking leave.

When an Electric Hydrogen employee requests a leave, the team inputs their information into the Sparrow dashboard—and Sparrow takes over from there. Sparrow Leave Specialists schedule one-on-one calls with employees to review their benefits, answer questions, and create custom leave plans for them.

Then, Sparrow Leave Specialists file state benefits paperwork on behalf of Electric Hydrogen employees, and liaise directly with insurance providers and state agency representatives, so employees can focus on their families instead of spending time on tedious follow-ups.

Throughout the process, Sparrow keeps Electric Hydrogen’s HR team, payroll team, and managers up to date with email notifications.

Alongside the nitty-gritty leave details and technical tasks, Sparrow Leave Specialists help Electric Hydrogen zoom outward and consider big-picture benefits strategy, too.

“I’m really appreciative of the benchmark reports Sparrow periodically sends out, so I can see how our leave programs line up with the market,” said Sattler. I find a lot of value in them.”

Sparrow does double-duty for Electric Hydrogen, making employee leave management easier for their payroll and HR teams while upgrading the actual leave experience for their employees.

Want a simpler leave process for all parties? Sparrow is your answer. Learn more about our solutions or book a demo today.