Feature Requests

58 votes

Printing Roster

I would like to print the roster directly from software rather than email delivery.
Suggested by: Tara (02 Apr, '24) Upvoted: 20 Jul Comments: 9
Under Consideration Roster Web App Only
52 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 Jul Comments: 32
52 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: 16 Jul Comments: 11
45 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: 15 Jun Comments: 0
Under Consideration Roster Web and App Needed
39 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: 20 Jul Comments: 3
Under Consideration Roster Web and App Needed
31 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: 16 Jun Comments: 8
Under Consideration Roster Web and App Needed
27 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: 22 Jun Comments: 7
Requested Roster
24 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: 20 Jul Comments: 8
24 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: 28 Jun Comments: 8
Under Consideration Roster Web and App Needed
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
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
14 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: 08 Jul Comments: 6
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
9 votes

Ability for Staff to view who they are rostered on with for that shift only - not the entire roster

Ability for Staff to view who they are rostered on with for that shift only - not the entire roster/week.
Suggested by: John Martinet (05 Jul, '23) Upvoted: 20 Oct, '25 Comments: 0
8 votes

Change default time of shift

Can we get the availability to set or change the default shift time? I have to change it every time and it's quite tedious.
Suggested by: Michael (03 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 06 Apr Comments: 7
Under Consideration Roster Web App Only
8 votes

Staff to see break times in smartphone app

It would be great to have staff see break times in the roster tab in the smartphone app.
Suggested by: Megan (13 Dec, '24) Upvoted: 16 Feb Comments: 4
8 votes

Repeating Shifts options

As a HomeCare business, it is crucial to have shift repeating options mirroring typical calendar applications: daily (e.g., Monday, Tuesday), weekly (every 1, 2, 3 ...
Suggested by: Alex (10 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 19 Nov, '25 Comments: 4
Not Planned Roster
8 votes

4 Weekly option for recurring shifts

It would be great to have an option to set week 1,2,3 & 4 for recurring shifts to help with different shift patterns.
Suggested by: Brenda (10 Feb) Upvoted: 28 Feb Comments: 3
8 votes

Ability to set the first roster day in smartphone app (staff)

Option to set the first day of the week in the smartphone app.
Suggested by: Sean Wyse (16 Jun, '25) Upvoted: 06 May Comments: 0
7 votes

Sort roster view by shift start time in weekly view

In weekly veiw have the option to sort shifts by sart time to better enable a good overview of the week. Almost like a calander view.
Suggested by: Alistair (11 Sep, '24) Upvoted: 09 Jun Comments: 3
7 votes

Roster print out in portrait

Having the option to switch the roster print out to portrait.
Suggested by: Kim (21 Oct, '24) Upvoted: 15 Apr Comments: 1
6 votes

Freeze top pane in Roster & Payroll

It would great to have additional areas frozen in the roster. So when rostering the staff at the bottom of your list, you can easily toggle filters, change dates etc.
Suggested by: Jen (22 Jul, '25) Upvoted: 06 May Comments: 7
6 votes

Having the option to change the monthly view into a calendar style view

Having the option to change the monthly view into a calendar style view to easily see your entire month on a single screen.
Suggested by: Joel (23 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 04 Feb Comments: 3
6 votes

Open Shift / Shift Swap Candidates showing in the roster screen.

Having the ability to show the candidates to be approved for open shifts and shift swaps on the roster screen within the open shift tile instead of jumping out of the ...
Suggested by: Jim C (28 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 25 Jan Comments: 2
Under Consideration Roster Web App Only
6 votes

Improvements for Recurring Shifts

Have the option to add multiple shifts for a single day and also the option to add fortnightly and monthly.
Suggested by: Ashleigh (10 Feb) Upvoted: 06 May Comments: 1
6 votes

Having total hours showing next to the roster

Having the total hours for the entire day next to the date in the roster:
Suggested by: Jason (08 Oct, '24) Upvoted: 27 Dec, '25 Comments: 1
6 votes
5 votes

Re-ordering the roster print out to match the roster

The staff in the roster are organised by Alphabetical order. In the roster printout, it's not the same. It would be good to have the same ordering.
Suggested by: Julie (02 Apr, '24) Upvoted: 05 Aug, '24 Comments: 7
5 votes

Edit a shift in progress

Possibility for Admin and Managers to edit a shift in progress. There are errors, someone leaving a shift for sickness, etc. We need flexibility here.
Suggested by: Adeline (27 May, '25) Upvoted: 06 May Comments: 3
5 votes

Minimum Weekly Hours

Having the ability to swap the max weekly hours to minimum. With Part time staff we need to know when they've been rostered under their minimum hours so we can roster ...
Suggested by: Bec Jarvis (31 Jan, '24) Upvoted: 03 Jul, '25 Comments: 2
Under Consideration Roster Web App Only
5 votes

Add employee costs to the Rostering & Payroll report.

Can you add the employee costs to the Roster & Payroll report so we can export those costs to csv for budgeting? Would be good to add a % loading feature as well so ...
Suggested by: Keith (17 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 31 Mar, '25 Comments: 2
5 votes

Order by start time - Weekly view

Having the order by start time on the weekly view as well.
Suggested by: Charlotte (14 May, '25) Upvoted: 28 Apr Comments: 1
5 votes

More notification settings for when amending a shift

Currently when I go back into my shifts to add shift notes, I don't want to have to notify the staff each time, it be great to have the option to turn this off or ...
Suggested by: Aimee (21 Aug, '24) Upvoted: 05 Dec, '24 Comments: 1
5 votes

Staff Availability across accounts

Having the option to view a staff members availability across our different accounts.
Suggested by: Sean Wyse (04 Apr, '25) Upvoted: 14 Jan Comments: 0
5 votes

Salary staff who also need to be rostered separately

We have staff members who are on salaries for work completed. Of occasion they are also required to work shifts that require clock in/out functionality. The problem ...
Suggested by: Keaton (12 May, '24) Upvoted: 22 Dec, '25 Comments: 0
4 votes

Pin open shifts to the top when scrolling down the roster.

have all open shifts remain visible at the top of your screen/roster when scrolling down through to see staffs availability. this will stop the need to scroll up and ...
Suggested by: Daniel (13 Aug, '25) Upvoted: 25 Jan Comments: 1
4 votes

Having the option to view a specific change log for the published roster.

It would be great to have a log of changes from when a roster was published. This will help us identify shift changes from the roster we started at the start of the ...
Suggested by: Dries (09 Sep, '24) Upvoted: 12 Jul Comments: 1
4 votes

Ability to amend roster display 18hr parameter so we can see the entire rostered shifts on computer

I notice the Timeframe displayed on the roster is from Midnight through till 0600 the following day (18hr display) . I presume 18hrs is your parameter, Is it possible ...
Suggested by: Andrew Woodburn (12 Jan, '24) Upvoted: 20 May, '24 Comments: 0
Under Consideration Roster Web App Only
3 votes

Option to remove the visibility of total wages cost in the roster view

An option to hide income details in the administrators roster view. Maybe a toggle on/off button. I often have staff with me when updating rosters, and it's not ...
Suggested by: Annette de Florenca (21 Jun, '25) Upvoted: 11 Nov, '25 Comments: 3
3 votes

Add notes to Roster Days

Add the ability to add a note to each day of the roster. For things like functions, staff reminders/due dates, training dates, closed facilities, etc
Suggested by: Alex (09 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 15 Apr Comments: 3
3 votes

Less clicks for deleting singular shifts

When deleting a shift on a daily view, it's two clicks. When on weekly, it's currently 4. If you could reduce the amount on the weekly view/monthly view, that would ...
Suggested by: Bec Jarvis (02 Feb, '24) Upvoted: 08 Apr, '25 Comments: 3
Under Consideration Roster Web App Only
3 votes

Ability to add documents to shifts

Need to ability to add PDF's as an attachment to individual events. Will say that I am not a customer yet but spoke to a lovely lady with an Irish accent (sorry, ...
Suggested by: Bruce (23 Aug, '23) Upvoted: 24 Jul, '25 Comments: 3
3 votes

Day/date HIGHLIGHTED on the roster

Hey guys, Possible to have the pay run start and finish dates HIGHLIGHTED in the roster screen so we have a visual reference when completing a roster for the pay ...
Suggested by: Nathan Burbridge (24 Apr) Upvoted: 06 May Comments: 1
3 votes

Roster - position sort

On the Roster view, being able to manually set the order of Positions would be helpful, currently can order by Name, Cost or Shift Length. I have other needs of being ...
Suggested by: Sonia (22 Jan) Upvoted: 18 Feb Comments: 1
3 votes

Having the day of the week next to the date in a pending shift

Displaying the day of the week next to a pending shift / open shift in the widget
Suggested by: Laurel (26 May, '25) Upvoted: 02 Jun Comments: 1
3 votes

Colour code different shift times.

It would be handy to have different shift allocations appear in a different colour, this will enable a quick over view without clicking each shift. Having the start ...
Suggested by: Selina (06 Mar, '25) Upvoted: 05 Jun, '25 Comments: 1
3 votes

Print fortnight Roster Filters

Would it be possible to implement the date range printing options in the print out
Suggested by: Merri (12 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 17 Feb, '25 Comments: 1
3 votes

Multiple Shift Selection & Actions

Add the ability to do one action to multiple shifts. The most useful use case for this would be selecting multiple specific shifts to DELETE. This would reduce the ...
Suggested by: Curtis (20 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 30 Jan Comments: 1
3 votes

Having actual rostered hours next to fixed salary hours in the roster

The roster shows the fixed salary hours but be great to show the actual hours instead (currently doesn't show the additional rostered shifts).
Suggested by: Ankit (29 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 05 Mar Comments: 1
3 votes

Add heading to a roster eg NSW/QLD School holidays or Public Holiday

It would be great to have an option on the roster to add a title eg NSW/QLD School Holidays. It would also be great to have a monthly/yearly planner for the employer ...
Suggested by: Tanya (03 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 28 Mar, '25 Comments: 1