Planday offers a cloud‑native workforce management platform that combines employee scheduling, time‑tracking, leave management and team communication in a single interface. The system lets managers build rotas with drag‑and‑drop templates, automates overtime and compliance rules, and syncs with payroll, accounting and HRIS tools, delivering real‑time labor‑cost analytics for shift‑based businesses.
Funding
$40.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Shift‑based businesses often rely on manual, paper‑based scheduling and disparate time‑tracking tools, leading to high administrative overhead, payroll inaccuracies, and difficulty complying with working‑time regulations.
Solution
Planday provides a cloud‑native workforce management platform that consolidates employee scheduling, time tracking, leave management, and team communication into a single interface. Managers can build rotas quickly using reusable templates and publish them instantly to staff’s mobile devices. Employees clock in and out, request shift swaps, and receive messages through the iOS/Android app, ensuring real‑time attendance data. The system automatically applies overtime rules and integrates with payroll and accounting software to guarantee accurate wage calculations. Built‑in compliance controls enforce configurable labor regulations and generate alerts when schedules breach policy. Analytics dashboards deliver live labor‑cost insights and revenue forecasts, helping businesses optimize staffing levels. Open APIs and pre‑built connectors enable seamless integration with existing HRIS, accounting, and POS systems.
Target Audience
The platform is aimed at mid‑size to enterprise shift‑based organizations—such as hospitality venues, retail chains, healthcare providers, hotels, and similar businesses—that need to manage large, multi‑location teams efficiently.
Features
- Drag‑and‑drop schedule builder with repeatable templates for fast rota creation
- Mobile app (iOS/Android) for clock‑in/out, shift swaps, messaging, and real‑time updates
- Integrated time‑tracking and overtime calculation to ensure payroll accuracy
- Automated leave request workflow with balance tracking and manager approvals
- Compliance engine that enforces configurable working‑time rules and sends violation alerts
- Real‑time labor‑cost and revenue‑forecast dashboards for data‑driven staffing decisions
- Open API and native integrations with Xero, QuickBooks, HRIS, and other enterprise tools
- Role‑based access controls and ISO 27001‑certified data security