Rostering software by industry
6 kinds of business and 18 trades within them, each with a page of its own: the shape of its week, a sample roster and the questions people in it ask. The businesses shown are illustrations rather than customers.
Cafes and restaurants
Split shifts, late changes, casual staffMostly casual, mostly changing. The week is built on Thursday, something moves on Friday, and the hours are approved on Monday.- Two shifts in one day for the same person
- Saturday loadings in the estimate before you publish
- Names to call when somebody calls in sick
Rostering for cafes
Roster a cafe around the morning rush: early opens, baristas who study, a Saturday that costs more, and hours that reach payroll without a Sunday evening of typing.
Rostering for restaurants
Roster front and back of house around service: split shifts, a kitchen that starts before the floor, late finishes, and a wage cost you see before publishing.
Rostering for catering companies
Roster event crews to a different address each week, with each site as its own location, clock in at the door, and approved hours sent out to payroll.
Rostering for takeaway shops
Roster a small takeaway around the dinner peak: short shifts, school-age casuals, a bigger Friday, and hours that reach payroll without a drawer full of dockets.
Rostering for hotels and motels
Roster housekeeping, reception and the venue in one week: room crews that follow occupancy, a desk that cannot be empty, and approved hours sent to payroll.
Retail
Openers, closers and the quiet middleOpening and closing have to be covered every day, and weekend and public holiday rates are in the estimate before the week goes out.- A regular shift copied to every day it repeats
- Staff shared across more than one store
- Public holidays for your state already in the calendar
Rostering for bakeries
Roster an overnight bake and a daytime counter as two crews in one week, with shifts that cross midnight counted properly and hours that go straight to payroll.
Rostering for bottle shops
Roster long trading hours with mostly single staffing: a short shift for the delivery, two on for the weekend evenings, and hours approved for payroll.
Rostering for pharmacies
Roster a pharmacy where a pharmacist must be on the floor all day: overlapping cover, assistants around the peaks, and approved hours out to Xero.
Rostering for salons and barbers
Roster stylists around the days they work, with late nights and Saturday priced in, apprentices on the floor, and approved hours sent to payroll.
Rostering for gyms and studios
Roster a gym around the early and evening peaks: desk cover from open to close, instructors paid for the hours they work, and approved hours out to payroll.
Pubs and clubs
Multiple areas, long nights, many casualsBar, gaming, bistro and the function room can each be set up as a venue, so a Friday night reads at a glance and its cost is known in advance.- Each area set up as its own venue
- Shifts that run past midnight
- Unrostered clock ins flagged for approval
Rostering for bistros
Roster a bistro kitchen against the bar it sits in: two lunch and dinner peaks, a function most weeks, and hours approved and sent to payroll on Monday.
Rostering for function centres
Roster a room full of casuals against a booking sheet: crews per event, late finishes counted properly, and approved hours sent to Xero in one action.
Rostering for pubs
Roster the bar, the bistro and the gaming room as separate areas in one week, with late finishes counted properly and approved hours sent to Xero in one action.
Rostering for clubs
Roster a long casual list across a club: bar, bistro, gaming and functions, with managers who can approve but not bill, and a fortnight that closes on time.
Care and support work
Client facing shifts, with a clear record of each oneSupport workers, carers, nursing and medical practice staff are rostered against their own availability and approved leave, clock in on arrival, and every correction is recorded with a reason. It schedules staff rather than managing clients, care plans or NDIS claims.- Regular weeks copied forward
- Two visits in one day for the same worker
- Location and photo checks on by default
Rostering for childcare centres
Roster a centre from the 6:30 open to the 6:30 close: staggered shifts across the rooms, cover for the lunch break, and approved hours sent to payroll.
Rostering for aged care services
Roster morning, afternoon and night shifts around the clock, hold the pattern week to week, and send approved hours to Xero with the corrections recorded.
Rostering for disability support services
Roster support workers across several addresses in a day, with short visits, sleepovers and clock ins at the door, and approved hours sent to payroll.
Questions about Roster Flow by industry
Which industries is Roster Flow built for?
Small Australian businesses whose staff work shifts: cafes and restaurants, retail, pubs and clubs, trades and site work, care and support work and cleaning and services. Each has a page of its own, and 18 trades within them have their own page with a sample week.
Are the businesses on the industry pages real customers?
No. The weeks, names and sample rosters are illustrative examples of the shapes of week Roster Flow is built around, not customer stories.
Is Roster Flow a different product for each industry?
No. Every business gets the same product. The only thing a paid plan adds is the connection that sends approved hours into payroll, and room for more people. The industry and trade pages show how the same week of rostering, clocking in and approving hours fits each kind of work.
Does Roster Flow know the award for my industry?
No. It does not interpret awards or calculate pay. You enter your own rates and loadings, and pay rules, including any award interpretation, stay in your payroll system.