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Absence Management
RotaOne makes absence management flexible, simple and clear, whatever sort of absence you need to manage.
RotaOne can manage any type of absence. Let it track your workforce’s absence time and keep your absence records fair, accurate and compliant. RotaOne handles unlimited absence types, each with minimum and maximum allowances, paid or unpaid.
Because absence sits alongside rotas, clockings and payroll, managers see the effect of every absence straight away.
At a Glance
- Track and manage any type of absence, paid or unpaid
- Set minimum and maximum allowances for each type
- Spot patterns with the Bradford factor
- Report on absences, total hours and costs
- Employees request time off and see their records in the app
What Absence Management does for you
Any type of absence, easy to configure
RotaOne treats absence management like a bank account: easy to use, easy to understand. Set up as many absence types as you need, each with its own allowances, paid or unpaid.
- Unlimited absence types
- Minimum and maximum allowances for each
- Paid or unpaid, as you choose
Manage accrual and contracted entitlements
Whether allowances are fixed, variable or zero-based, RotaOne shows that balances and withdrawals are clear and correct.
- Fixed, variable or zero-based allowances
- Clear balances and withdrawals
- Entitlements that follow each contract
Keep track of outstanding balances
Report on absence balances and statuses with a few clicks, for a person, a department or the whole organisation.
- Balances and statuses in a few clicks
- Total hours and costs of absence
- Filter by person or department
Spot patterns with the Bradford factor
RotaOne works out each employee’s Bradford factor from their spells and days of absence, so you can see patterns early and have fair, consistent conversations.
- Bradford factor calculated for you
- Scores over your trigger levels highlighted
- Fair, consistent absence records
A self-service app to reduce paperwork and save admin time
Employees see their absence balances and request time off in the RotaOne self-service app, and follow each request from pending to approved.
- Request time off from the app
- See balances and request status
- Fewer queries for managers and HR
Ensure the accuracy of your payroll
RotaOne makes sure that absence payments are simple and accurate, because absence flows straight through to payroll.
- Absence passed straight to payroll
- Simple, accurate absence pay
- Fewer corrections after the event
All RotaOne Features
Rota Planning Tools
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 & ComplianceMake sure the right staff, with the right skills, are in the right place at the right time.Learn more
Time and Attendance
Real-time DashboardsSee what is happening across your workforce right now, and act on it.Learn more
Clocking DevicesOne range of fingerprint, facial recognition and RFID clocking devices, for RotaOne and Musterd.Learn more
Roll CallQuickly account for your staff in an emergency. Nobody left behind.Learn more
HR Tools
Absence ManagementRotaOne makes absence management flexible, simple and clear, whatever sort of absence you need to manage.You are here
Core HROnboarding, forms, documents, contact details and absence, together on one employee record.Learn more
Employee Self Service AppAn employee self-service app to improve workforce communications and build better teamwork.Learn more
Payroll Tools
Comprehensive ReportsEvery report your managers, HR and payroll teams need, ready in a few clicks.Learn more
Smart IntegrationsConnect RotaOne to the systems you already use, and let your data move on its own.Learn more
Annual Leave PlannerEasily configure, track and manage annual leave, no matter how complex your holiday policies.Learn more
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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