HR and attendance software for retail chains
Ten stores, each with its own manager, its own weekend peak and its own way of keeping the register. Ellibo HR gives every store the same rules, lets store managers run their team, and brings all of it into one payroll.
Free for 5 employees, for as long as you like. Works on any device.
Running people across many stores
Head office cannot see the shop floor, and each store has its own habits. These are the gaps that grow with every new store.
Attendance you cannot trust
Registers are filled in by the store, staff sign for each other, and head office pays whatever is written down.
Each store is a location. People clock in on their phone only within a distance of the store, or only from its network, or at a kiosk placed there.
Head office approves everything
Leave requests from forty people reach one HR inbox, and the store manager who knows the rota is never asked.
Managers see and act for their own team. Leave goes to the store manager first, then to HR if you turn on two levels.
Everyone wants leave on sale weekends
Diwali, Christmas or the season sale comes, and half the floor staff ask for the same days off.
Leave types can have blackout periods, so requests for those dates are stopped. HR can still enter an exception.
Staff move between stores
Someone is sent to another branch, but payroll, attendance and their manager still point to the old one.
Record a transfer of location, department or manager with the date it takes effect. It can wait for HR approval.
How a retail chain runs HR with Ellibo
- Each store is set up
A location with its clock-in distance, its holidays and, in India, its state for professional tax.
- Staff clock in at the store
On their phone at the store, or at a kiosk by the till for those without one.
- Store managers run their team
Approve leave and corrections, plan rosters, and see who is late today.
- Head office pays everyone
One pay run for all stores, with pay by department and headcount by location.
Built for many stores under one business
Clock-in limits per store
Within a distance of the store, or only from its network addresses.
Managers for their own team
Store managers approve and see only the people who report to them.
Leave blackout periods
Block leave on sale days and stock-take weekends, with exceptions by HR.
Part-time and full-time staff
Employee types, rosters by day and shifts with grace minutes for late arrivals.
Reports by location
Headcount by store, attendance summary, absence pattern and attrition by department.
One payroll, all stores
Pay runs with paid days from attendance, posted to your books when approved.
Your first stores live this week
- Add each store as a location with its clock-in distance.
- Import staff from a spreadsheet with their store and manager.
- Invite store managers so they approve for their own team.
- Set blackout dates for your sale weekends and stock-takes.
- Put a kiosk tablet in stores where staff have no phones.
Add more Ellibo apps when you need them
One account, the same customers, items and team in every app.
POS RetailBilling and stock in every store, on the same business. AccountingSalaries for every store in one set of books. CRMBring a salesperson's CRM commission into their pay run.HR for retail chains: FAQ
Can staff clock in only when they are at the store?
Yes. Set a distance for each location, and people must allow their location and be inside it. Or allow clock-ins only from the store's network addresses. A kiosk you place in the store is another option.
Can store managers approve leave for their own staff?
Yes. Managers see and act for their own team at any depth below them. With two levels on, HR decides after the manager.
Can we stop leave during sale periods?
Yes. Leave types can have blackout periods. Requests on those dates are refused, and HR can still enter leave as an exception.
Do stores see salaries?
No. Pay is Admin and Payroll only. HR and managers never see anyone's salary.
Our stores are in different Indian states. Is professional tax handled?
On the India edition, professional tax and labour welfare fund go by the state of each person's location. If a state rate is missing, the pay run warns you. Please check rates with your accountant.
How is it priced?
Per employee a month. Sign-ins are free, so every store manager can have one. People who have left do not count.
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