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Staff rostering & timesheet software

Staff rostering and timesheets made simple for small businesses

Create rosters in minutes, publish shifts to staff, manage leave and availability, compare scheduled vs actual hours, and prepare payroll with less admin. Built for hospitality and retail businesses in New Zealand and Australia.

No credit card Free during beta🇳🇿 NZ-built & hosted
1Plan roster
2Publish to staff
3Manage leave & availability
4Track actual hours
5Review timesheets
6Prepare payroll
Roster builder

Build a roster in minutes

Create weekly rosters quickly with a simple calendar-style roster builder. Add shifts, assign staff, review hours and labour cost, then publish when ready — no spreadsheets, no training.

Create a roster in around 5 minutes
Simple calendar roster builder
Easy shift editing
Weekly hours & labour cost summary
Confirm and publish when ready
easyroster.co.nz/app/roster/edit · Harbour Café
Edit rosterDraftMay 19 – 25Save draftSave & confirm
Total hours
240h
Shifts
20
Labour cost
$4,820
Staff
Mon
19
6a–10p
Tue
20
6a–10p
Wed
21
6a–10p
Thu
22
6a–10p
Fri
23
🔴×1.5
Sat
24
6a–10p
Sun
25
6a–10p
A
Alice
Barista
B
Ben
Floor
C
Clara
Barista
D
Dan
Kitchen
E
Emi
Floor
6a
9a
12a
3p
6p
9p
7-15
13-21
16-22
7-15
12-20
6-14
12-20
8-14
8-16
16-22
7-15
12-20
6-14
8-16
Day totals
3 staff
22h
3 staff
24h
2 staff
14h
2 staff
14h
3 staff
24h
1 staff
8h
0 staff
0h
Reuse & adjust

Copy last week and adjust

Save time by copying last week's roster and making small changes instead of starting from scratch. Perfect for businesses with similar weekly schedules.

Reuse previous rosters
Reduce repetitive scheduling
Quickly adjust shifts
Great for steady weekly patterns
Copy last week → this week
Last week
This week
Copied · ready to adjust
Publish

Publish rosters directly to staff

Once the roster is confirmed, send it to staff so everyone knows their shifts clearly. Fewer messages, fewer mix-ups, and every staff member sees only their own roster.

Publish confirmed rosters
Send roster links to staff
Staff view their own roster
Clear shift times and durations
Reduce back-and-forth messages
Publish confirmed roster
Roster confirmed · sending to 5 staff
ATAlice T.PushSent
BSBen S.PushSent
CMClara M.EmailSent
DRDan R.PushSending
Staff self-service

Give staff their own simple portal

Staff log in to view their roster, clock in and out, submit leave requests, and share their availability — all from their phone. That means fewer 'what time am I on?' texts for you.

Staff roster view
Clock in and clock out
Sick leave requests
Annual leave requests
Availability sharing
Thursday · 20 Mar
Hi Alice
Clocked in · 09:02
1h 12m on shift
Next shift
Friday · 9:00 – 5:00
🔴 ANZAC Day · ×1.5
Request leave
Availability
Swap
Home
Roster
Leave
Me
Leave & availability

Manage leave and availability in one place

Owners and managers can view staff leave requests and availability before finalising the roster, so the week is planned around who's actually free.

Leave request inbox
Approve or decline leave
View staff availability
Track annual leave and sick leave
Better planning before publishing
easyroster.co.nz/app/requests
BS
Ben S.Annual leave5 days
24–28 Mar · submitted 2h ago
⚠ IMPACT IF APPROVED
Shifts to cover
4
Leave balance
10 → 5d
Others away
None
Suggested cover: Clara, Dan, Alice
DeclineApprove & cover
DR
Dan R. · Availability update
Unavailable Wed mornings
✓ Saved
Timesheets

Turn confirmed rosters into timesheets

Use confirmed roster data as the starting point for timesheets, so managers don't re-enter the same shift information again. Scheduled hours flow straight into timesheets.

Convert roster data into timesheets
Reduce manual data entry
Keep scheduled hours connected to actual
Faster payroll preparation
Roster → Timesheet
Confirmed roster
240h
scheduled · 20 shifts
auto
Timesheet draft
Ready
no re-entry needed
Scheduled vs actual

Compare rostered hours with actual clock-in times

Compare what was scheduled with staff clock-in and clock-out records to review differences before approving timesheets — catch over-runs and short shifts at a glance.

Scheduled vs actual comparison
Clock-in / clock-out records
Review differences
Approve timesheets accurately
Track pending, approved & paid status
Scheduled vs actual hours
StaffScheduledActualDiffStatus
Alice T.8.0h8.1h+0.1Approved
Ben S.8.0h7.5h−0.5Review
Clara M.6.0h6.0h0.0Approved
Dan R.8.0h9.2h+1.2Pending
Payroll-ready

Prepare payroll with confidence

Review approved timesheets, labour costs and public holiday calculations, then export payroll-ready records. Public holiday rates are calculated automatically for NZ and AU.

Timesheet overview
Labour cost summary
Public holiday calculation
Automatic holiday calculation
CSV export
Payroll summary · period ending 25 May
Total hours
240h
Labour cost
$4,820
Regular
OT
Hol
Holiday ×1.5 applied · ready to exportExport CSV
FAQ

Common questions about EasyRoster

What is EasyRoster?

EasyRoster is staff rostering and timesheet software for small businesses. It helps you create rosters, publish shifts to staff, manage leave and availability, and prepare payroll-ready timesheets.

Who is EasyRoster for?

It's built for small businesses in New Zealand and Australia — especially hospitality and retail teams like cafés, restaurants, bars and shops that roster staff weekly.

Can staff view their own roster?

Yes. Once a roster is published, each staff member can view their own shifts with clear times and durations from their phone or browser.

Can staff submit leave requests?

Yes. Staff can submit annual leave and sick leave requests through their portal, and managers can approve or decline them before finalising the roster.

Can staff share availability?

Yes. Staff can share when they are available or unavailable, so you can plan the roster around who can actually work.

Can EasyRoster help with timesheets?

Yes. Confirmed roster data becomes the starting point for timesheets, and you can compare scheduled hours with actual clock-in and clock-out times before approving.

Can I export payroll-ready records?

Yes. You can review labour costs and public holiday calculations, then export payroll-ready records as a CSV file.

Is EasyRoster suitable for hospitality and retail?

Yes. EasyRoster is designed for hospitality and retail rostering, with features like business hours, public holiday rates and quick weekly scheduling.

Coming soon

On the roadmap, not in any plan yet. We'll announce ship dates here when each lands.

Xero integrationSoonAI-assisted rosteringSoonAI labour analysisSoon

Start rostering in minutes

Free during beta. No credit card. Built for NZ & AU small businesses.