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Time and attendance
RotaOne features
Increase efficiency, reduce costs and mitigate risks.
One App. One Price. RotaOne. RotaOne combines a highly configurable management application with an intuitive employee self-service app. Explore the features below, and when you are ready we will give you a free, no-obligation online demo.
- 100k+
- employees’ working time managed
- £2bn+
- in payroll processed each year
- 1994
- building time and attendance since
RotaOne in pictures
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The platform
01One app for rotas, time and payroll
Reports, the weekly rota and a team member clocked in, across every screen your managers use.
Plan
02Rotas that warn you before a shift is short
Budgets checked as you plan, and the published rota in every employee’s pocket.
In the product
03The rota planner
Summary or detail, a day or a year, one department or the whole organisation.
Record
04Clock in at the door or on the phone
Face, fingerprint or RFID at the terminal, or a tap in the app with the location verified.
In the product
05The roll call report
Who is on site, where they swiped and where they usually work, printed in seconds.
Look after
06Spot the trend, keep the paperwork
Bradford Factor scores, incident records and a secure filing cabinet for every employee.
Pay
07Payroll that is already calculated
Approved hours and pay rates kept live, so the export is ready when payroll is.
In the product
08Planned against actual
Costs and hours for a person, a department or the business, and the colour goes red when a budget is missed.
12 features, four chapters
Plan the rota, record who worked, look after your people and hand payroll accurate hours. Every feature is included, and each has its own page.
Rota Planning Tools
RotaOne’s rota planning tools give you real control over the costs, efficiency and safety of your workforce.
- Take the stress out of planning shifts and managing staff rotas
- Reduce costs and improve efficiency
- Keep employees informed of their shifts, so they stay happy
- Set permissions so employees and line managers only see the data they need
Staff Rota PlannerStaff rota planning software that helps cut your costs, boost your efficiency and build your team.Learn more
Shift PlanningManage your entire workforce with simple, flexible shift planning.Learn more
Staffing Levels and ComplianceRotaOne can help make sure that the right staff are in the right place at the right time.Learn more
Time and Attendance
Capture attendance from clocking terminals or the mobile app, with a roll call report and employee self service built in.
- Fingerprint, facial recognition and RFID clocking terminals
- Clock in from the mobile app, with the location verified by GPS
- A snapshot of who is on site, for any location, on demand
- Real-time hours that flow straight through to payroll
Mobile AppImprove workforce communications, and build better teamwork with RotaOne’s self-service app.Learn more
Clocking DevicesRotaOne supports a wide and expanding range of clocking terminals and clocking machines.Learn more
Roll CallQuickly account for your staff in an emergency. Nobody left behind.Learn more
HR Tools
RotaOne’s HR tools help your managers and HR team look after the health, welfare and safety of your workforce.
- Streamline your data to minimise duplication across systems
- Reduce costs and improve efficiency and security
- Keep employees informed and happy with better communication
- Integrate with leading HR tools including People HR, Sage HR and Oracle NetSuite
Absence ManagementRotaOne makes absence management flexible, simple and clear, whatever sort of absence you need to manage.Learn more
HR ReportingSpecialist reporting tools and document storage for HR managers.Learn more
Employee Self ServiceAn employee self-service app to improve workforce communications and build better teamwork.Learn more
Payroll Tools
RotaOne’s payroll tools help your payroll team work accurately and deliver their calculations and output on time.
- Automate accurate payroll from real-time time and attendance data
- Cut the errors caused by out-of-date information, last-minute shift changes or unplanned absences
- Set permissions so employees and line managers only see the data they need
- Integrate with leading payroll providers such as Pegasus, Sage and Xero
Payroll ReportsControl your payroll costs, and ensure your employees are paid accurately.Learn more
Payroll ExportsPayroll data that is complete, properly formatted and ready on time.Learn more
Staff Annual Leave PlannerEasily configure, track and manage staff annual leave, no matter how complex your holiday policies.Learn more
Works with the systems you already use
RotaOne integrates with 52 access control, payroll, HR, visitor management and EPOS systems, so clockings, people and hours flow between them without re-keying.
RotaOne, in their own words
“I am writing this testimonial to express our utmost satisfaction with RotaOne, the cloud-based time and attendance software from Thinking Software.”
Read the full testimonial“I would definitely recommend RotaOne as a time and attendance system.”
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Time and attendance case studies
How hotels, care providers and one of the UK’s largest arts centres run their workforce with Thinking Software.
Entertainment & LeisureSouthbank Centre
Southbank Centre is a world-famous, multi-venue arts centre in London, with a dynamic year-round festivals programme and an inclusive ethos.
- Hosts
- 200+
- Shifts a year
- 30,000
Reduced admin workload and enhanced accuracy of staff timekeeping and attendance data
Health and Social CareSomerset Care
The Somerset Care Group are one of the major care providers in Southern England and one of the largest not-for-profit care companies in the UK.
- Employees
- 4,500
- Staff at each site
- 70-80
Payroll processing reduced from several hours to less than 2 hours weekly
Hospitality & EventsMalmaison & Hotel du Vin
Whether it’s for their prime locations, their unique style or their memorable individuality, the Malmaison & Hotel du Vin brands are well-known.
- Staff across both brands
- 3,000
- Hotels
- 29
“Huge increase in payroll efficiency, from breaks right through to managing start and end times”
Accreditations
Hosted on Microsoft Azure, certified to ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus, and registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Trusted by organisations worldwide
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