Workforce management software
Integrate workforce management seamlessly with People First’s HR and payroll systems. Create schedules that suit any team without errors or compliance issues.
Focus on getting jobs done, not who's there to do them.
Solve scheduling complexities
Resourcing gaps are a thing of the past. Create an easy-to-use roster system, ensuring staff shortages are covered without disruption.
Gone are the days of clunky punch clocks and misplaced timesheets. Regardless of location, allow your employees to clock in with ease. Give managers the visibility, predictability and control they need.
How People First creates smarter workforce management
Part of the People First platform
Workforce management software creates flexibility with scheduling, increased visibility of worked hours and approved payments.
Because People First brings HR, payroll, talent, learning and workforce management together in one platform, we help managers to respond quickly to operational demand, optimise workforce performance and stay transparent.
Why choose People First?
Stay compliant
Built-in legislative compliance and regular software updates keep you in line with the law, taking another worry off your plate.
Automate the boring bits
AI powers key features across People First, letting you analyse data, get answers, and tick off tasks without hours of manual effort.
Get started quickly
People First is ready to go with minimal setup. From there, it’s very easy to manage, and employees can access it anywhere.
Workforce management FAQs
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Workforce management is the science behind optimising your team's productivity and efficiency. It's all about having the right people, with the right skills, in the right place at the right time.
It involves everything from staffing and scheduling to ensuring compliance with labour legislation. Effective workforce management saves you time and money, while keeping your employees happy and engaged. For many organisations it's key to running a smooth and successful business.
Read our complete guide to workforce management to learn more.
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Workforce management software helps organisations plan, manage and optimise their workforce, ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time. It gives managers greater visibility and control over workforce operations while reducing the admin involved with managing people.
Within People First, Workforce Management includes employee scheduling, time and attendance tracking, absence management, workforce planning and reporting. Together, these capabilities help organisations improve productivity, control labour costs and make more informed workforce decisions.
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Workforce management software is particularly valuable for organisations with large, distributed or shift-based workforces.
Our customers span a range of sectors, including healthcare, retail, manufacturing, hospitality and education. They use workforce management software to improve efficiency, support compliance and deliver a better employee experience. Browse our case studies to see how.
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Yes, and this is where our workforce management software becomes particularly powerful. Within People First, our real-time payroll system works with workforce management to ensure hours, absences and pay data are always up to date, so employees are paid accurately and on time.
This improves employee financial wellbeing, while saving time and hassle for your HR and payroll teams.
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Yes. People First is designed to support organisations with large employee populations, multiple locations and complex workforce requirements.
Whether you're managing thousands of employees, multiple shift patterns or varying workforce demands, People First provides the visibility, flexibility and control needed to manage your workforce effectively.
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Yes. People First supports organisations operating across multiple countries and languages. With support for global payroll and multi-entity organisations, it helps businesses manage their international workforce with greater consistency and visibility.
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Yes. Protecting customer data is a top priority at MHR. People First includes security measures such as Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and role-based access controls to help ensure sensitive employee information is only accessible to authorised users.
Our security measures are compliant with the most important information security standards, and we are independently audited and accredited to AICPA SOC 2, Cyber Essentials Plus, and ISO/IEC 27001. See our security and compliance page to learn more.