Feature Requests

201 votes

HR HUB - Employment Contracts Feedback / Suggestions

Hi there, Please post your suggestions/feedback for the Employment Contracts V2 Many thanks The Rosterelf Team
Suggested by: Sean Wyse (14 Nov, '25) Upvoted: 05 May Comments: 95
192 votes

Leave - Add Partial days off

Suggested by: Steve (15 Sep, '22) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 7
Planned For Development Leave Requests
143 votes

Rostering - Shift Tasks

The ability to add a list of tasks that employees can check off and add notes to and if not completed can be rolled over to another shift
Suggested by: Daniel (21 Sep, '22) Upvoted: 21 May Comments: 20
In Development Roster
141 votes

Time Clock - Manager Force Sign Out for staff

If your employee forgets to clock out for a shift an option for a manager to force log out the shift
Suggested by: Karel Radford (29 Sep, '22) Upvoted: 07 May Comments: 4
Planned For Development Clocking In/Out
112 votes

Synchronise pay rates with Xero

Can the pay rates setup in the pay templates be able to be syncronised with Xeros pay template.
Suggested by: Sarina (25 Jul, '23) Upvoted: 01 Jun Comments: 0
Under Consideration Payroll
103 votes

Payroll - Fair Work API

Hi guys, loving your award tool but Ive seen Fair Work has now got API. Im in hospo and would be great to have award automatically with rates in my account
Suggested by: Bobby (15 Sep, '22) Upvoted: 24 May Comments: 6
96 votes

Block leave feautre and specific leave dates

block the leave function for staff
Suggested by: Larna (13 Aug, '25) Upvoted: 01 Jun Comments: 24
91 votes

Time Clock / Notifications - Late staff notification for manager

Please add a late staff notification so when my staff is late. A notification pops up to me (manager/assistant manager.) after a preset timing 15 min late for ...
Suggested by: Jackson (21 Jan, '23) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 6
Not Planned Clocking In/Out
77 votes

Availability Locked Once Roster Published

Staff should not be able to change their availability once a roster has been published.
Suggested by: Kylie (10 Sep, '23) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 1
58 votes

TIme Clock - Handover Notes

Ability for staff to add handover notes to be viewed by the next incoming shift staff
Suggested by: TLC Laundry (22 Sep, '22) Upvoted: 22 Apr Comments: 0
52 votes

Availability- Ability to have multiple breaks within daily availability

Employees would like to have ability to enter their availability with multiple breaks within a given day. Our managers are very supportive of such feature potential ...
Suggested by: Alex (05 Oct, '22) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 13
51 votes

Roster Template Improvements

Requested so far: Template preview before posting. Improved template management — easier viewing, deleting, and amending. Ability to name templates for easier ...
Suggested by: Sean (14 Aug, '25) Upvoted: 01 Jun Comments: 32
51 votes

Printing Roster

I would like to print the roster directly from software rather than email delivery.
Suggested by: Tara (02 Apr, '24) Upvoted: 27 May Comments: 9
Under Consideration Roster Web App Only
50 votes

Fortnightly Roster View/Functions

Having the option to view by day, week, fortnight and monthly in the roster screen.
Suggested by: Ankit (18 Jul, '24) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 11
46 votes

Ability for staff to see approved hours once payroll is processed

It would be great if staff could see their approved hours (like a timesheet) so they can confirm them against their roster, clock in/clock out and payslips. This ...
Suggested by: Rosie Bugg (20 Sep, '22) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 4
44 votes

Process timesheets straight to Xero pay run instead of Xero timesheets

This is a useful option which reduces admin time in Xero when processing payroll
Suggested by: Keith (17 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 01 Jun Comments: 2
Not Planned Payroll
44 votes

Rostering - Admin notified of any already rostered shifts that are within the dates of leave

Currently, if a staff member requests leave and they have shifts rostered within that time there is no notification that the admin needs to edit already rostered ...
Suggested by: Steve (15 Sep, '22) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
Under Consideration Roster Web and App Needed
39 votes

Report that summarises and compares daily wages percentage and weekly wage %

From the roster, there is the ability to add daily sales which then calculate daily wages percentage % in the daily cost summary at the top of each day. It would be ...
Suggested by: Danni (06 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 05 Mar Comments: 7
39 votes

Automatically untick payroll when a casual staff member is recorded as sick

If a staff member has called in sick, and we recorded them as sick, their payroll for that day shouldn't add a payment for the day.
Suggested by: Les (28 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 01 Jun Comments: 3
Under Consideration Payroll Web App Only
38 votes

Notes Tab for Staff

Notes tab for staff would be really nice, so we can document employee's specific information to assist with better rostering.
Suggested by: Alex (30 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 07 May Comments: 14
In Development Staff Web App Only
38 votes

HR HUB - Certificates and Permits Feedback / Suggestions

Hi there, Please post your suggestions/feedback for the Certificates and Permits V2 Many thanks The Rosterelf Team
Suggested by: Sean Wyse (14 Nov, '25) Upvoted: 20 Mar Comments: 10
38 votes

Rostering - Copying rosters & staff on leave - make their shifts open shifts or quickly swap staff

So, I copy a roster from last week and then 1 staff with 10 shifts is on leave for that week, RosterElf could offer an option to transform all shits into open shifts ...
Suggested by: Anna (26 Oct, '22) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 3
Under Consideration Roster Web and App Needed
33 votes

Leave Calendar when approving leave (Staff & Admins)

When approving leave via the dashboard, having a visual calendar view to see the days of the week and the current leave so I can easily see who is on leave and when.
Suggested by: Sam (23 Oct, '24) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 15
30 votes

Rostering - Notes System for Administrators creating roster

Have a notes system accessible from the dashboard that will also be visible when in the roster creating setting. For notes such as upcoming changes or reminders to ...
Suggested by: Naomi (31 Oct, '22) Upvoted: 07 May Comments: 8
Under Consideration Roster Web and App Needed
30 votes

Availability - Ability to approve/be notified of staff availability requests

It would be great if there was an approval process for staff availability updates. So if staff update their standard or availability blocks it comes through to the ...
Suggested by: Karel Radford (12 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 19 Jan Comments: 5
29 votes

Public Holiday Pay allocation

For staff who are normally rostered on but not working on a public holiday, the employee can be marked as public holiday pay on the roster so that can be migrated and ...
Suggested by: David (16 Dec, '22) Upvoted: today Comments: 3
28 votes

Ability to colour the site & choose from the rainbow, not just limited colours. 🌈

Site colours are more identifiable for our team to know where they need to be - moreso than their name or position.
Suggested by: Kezia Parmley (30 May, '24) Upvoted: 30 Apr Comments: 7
Planned For Development Clocking In/Out
27 votes

Ability for all staff to see leave requests

To more easily manage staff leave, it would be great to have the ability for all staff to see leave requests to avoid double up on days/weeks
Suggested by: Lill (06 Feb, '24) Upvoted: 29 Apr Comments: 7
26 votes

Printing Roster on ONE PAGE

It would be nice to customise the printing so all staff are on one page please
Suggested by: Paul (20 May, '24) Upvoted: today Comments: 7
Requested Roster
25 votes

Supervisor Level of Permission

It would be great if there was another permission level for a supervisor or department manager. This level would be where the supervisor can see the roster and all ...
Suggested by: Jo (27 Apr, '23) Upvoted: 30 Apr Comments: 2
Under Consideration Permissions Web App Only
24 votes

Put a cap on how many people have the same day off in the same area

Too many people sending in requests for the same day off. If there was a cap for each area the staff member would get the approval / rejection straight away and ...
Suggested by: Lynda Marie Sinclair (28 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 2
Not Planned Leave Requests
23 votes

Paid breaks

Would like the ability to capture breaks even though we continue to pay our staff through these times. If we don't supply a break within a certain time we are open to ...
Suggested by: Leigh (12 Apr, '24) Upvoted: 06 May Comments: 8
23 votes

Calendar function so we can list upcoming events when rostering

i would like a general calendar function so all events etc can be added in so the information is at hand while rostering
Suggested by: John C (16 Feb, '24) Upvoted: 22 May Comments: 8
Under Consideration Roster Web and App Needed
18 votes

Availability Change & Annual Leave Cutoff

We've moved across from another platform, We previously had the ability to setup a cutoff timeframe, for availability and annual leave requests. Also published ...
Suggested by: Adam Ramsey (22 Jun, '23) Upvoted: 24 Jan Comments: 3
18 votes

Cancelled Leave notification

It would be nice to be alerted that a staff member has cancelled their leave. For example, I have had staff members put in for two weeks off which I have actioned ...
Suggested by: Charlotte (21 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 08 Apr Comments: 1
17 votes

Undo button / revert to a draft

It be great when amending a shift it reverts back to a draft or having the option to revert a shift back to a draft rather than deleting it.
Suggested by: Todd (24 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 08 Apr Comments: 13
17 votes

Unavailability for casual employees

As casuals only can apply for leave when rostered, it would be great to have an availability calendar installed where only casuals can put in future shift NOT AVAILABLE!
Suggested by: Renate (14 May, '24) Upvoted: 11 Mar Comments: 3
Requested Availability
17 votes

Fortnightly Pay Template Rules

Have rules that can be calculated fortnightly or by the pay cycle. We're utilising rules to calculate employee's TOIL, but have a staff member that works a 5 day ...
Suggested by: Vito (13 Sep, '23) Upvoted: 11 Mar Comments: 3
17 votes

RosterElf Notifications - recognise those already clocked in

Our teams are loving the new notifications to remind them to clock in however they are also appearing for staff that have clocked in. It would be great if there was a ...
Suggested by: Rosie Bugg (06 Oct, '22) Upvoted: 16 Feb Comments: 1
16 votes

Key Holder

It would be fantastic to be able to see on the roster who is a (key holder) responsible for opening or closing the business, and or a warning saying you don't have ...
Suggested by: Paul (06 Oct, '25) Upvoted: 14 Nov, '25 Comments: 1
16 votes

Staff getting ability to request number of hours with leave application

staff member I would like to be able to add the amount of hours I am requesting for leave.
Suggested by: Steve (15 Sep, '22) Upvoted: 29 Apr, '25 Comments: 0
15 votes

Email notifications - Leave, Open Shifts and Other

Would be good to be able turn on/off email notifications for leave requests and open shifts etc and just have App notifications. So many emails coming through for ...
Suggested by: Elise (28 Aug, '23) Upvoted: 11 Mar Comments: 3
Not Planned Communication
13 votes

Info (i) in payroll changes colour based on notes etc

Having the option to display the (i) info button in a different colour when a note has been left for a clock in and out event. Also having the option to hover ...
Suggested by: Chris (10 Apr, '25) Upvoted: 09 Mar Comments: 13
13 votes

Drop down button to choose period for Rostering and Payroll report

Need to have a dropdown and choice of Today / Tomorrow / This week / Last pay period
Suggested by: Caryn (05 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 04 Dec, '25 Comments: 3
13 votes

Country specific currency symbols

This is made in Australia but available in the UK. I want to use the pound £ sign and see the UK use it as an integral part of the system.
Suggested by: Ian (22 Apr, '23) Upvoted: 23 Sep, '25 Comments: 2
13 votes

10 hour shift break warning

When rostering staff between shifts/days, can a minimum 10-hour shift break warning come up if this has not been met before you publish?
Suggested by: Annette Gannaway (12 Apr, '23) Upvoted: 21 Oct, '25 Comments: 1
Under Consideration Roster Web and App Needed
12 votes

Open API

Open API to allow us to integrate into other systems.
Suggested by: Matthew Walkom (08 Apr, '24) Upvoted: 24 May Comments: 0
Under Consideration Integration Web App Only
11 votes

Budgeting By Site

Currently the budgeting tool only allows for an entire account, it would be great to have this available per site.
Suggested by: Lauren (03 Sep, '24) Upvoted: 28 Apr Comments: 6
11 votes

Staff Reports for Hours Worked

We run a flexible workplace where staff can manage themselves and their hours worked. As long as they reach their contracted hours by the end of the pay cycle. I ...
Suggested by: Vito (23 Feb, '24) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 3
10 votes

Add ability to trigger rules to apply Aternative rates (Support Work)

We have a rule in our award where if a shift finishes after 8pm the entire shift becomes afternoon rate. Where shifts in the same period do not finish after 8pm the ...
Suggested by: Travis (05 Jan, '23) Upvoted: 04 Dec, '25 Comments: 3
Under Consideration Pay Rules Web App Only