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Catch the venue running over
in the week it happens.

See rostered against recorded hours and labour cost for every venue, for any week. Franchised venues share their totals by default, and dollars show only to people allowed to see wages.

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Covers your whole network: the venues you run and your franchised venues.

Labour in Orbit for one week across three venues: wage cost, rostered and recorded hours, a day by day chart and data coverage

How it works for head office.

One week of labour across your venues, from the roster that plans it to the hours your teams actually worked.

  1. Before the week starts

    The cost is on the roster.

    Every roster shows its scheduled hours, estimated wages and the venue’s own sales forecast as it is built, so the plan is costed before anyone works a shift.

    • Scheduled hours and estimated wages
    • Against the forecast the venue enters
    • Checked before it is published
    The top of a roster: scheduled hours, people scheduled, estimated wages, the sales forecast and roster checks
  2. Monday

    Every venue’s week in one view.

    All stores’ rosters puts each venue’s hours and wages side by side, so a heavy week stands out before it starts.

    • Hours and wages by venue
    • Each day’s hours at a glance
    • Open any venue’s roster
    All stores’ rosters in Orbit: each venue’s week side by side with its hours, wages and published status
  3. As the week runs

    Rostered against recorded, day by day.

    Labour compares the hours you rostered with the hours your teams clocked, for each day. Days with something unresolved are flagged, so you know which figures can still move.

    • Rostered and recorded hours
    • Hours or wage cost, day by day
    • Compared with the week before
    Rostered against recorded hours for each day of the week, across the venues
  4. Before you trust the number

    Know what is missing.

    Data coverage shows how complete the week is: shifts recorded, timesheets waiting for approval, people missing a rate and venues without a labour target, each with a link to fix it.

    • Shifts recorded for the period
    • Timesheets still waiting
    • Rates and targets still to set
    Data coverage: shifts recorded, timesheets waiting for approval, missing rates and labour targets
  5. For franchised venues

    Totals, never pay.

    When a franchisee shares labour, which is on by default, you see their venue’s total hours and labour cost. Pay per person and personal details are never shared.

    • Venue totals for the week
    • Shared by default, the franchisee’s choice
    • No rates, payslips or pay runs
    Connection defaults: the reports an invitation asks for by default

Who does what.

Head office sees the network and sets the standard. The people running each venue keep running it.

Head office

  • Compares rostered and recorded hours and labour cost by venue for the week chosen, against the week before.
  • Sees a franchised venue’s labour totals when the franchisee shares labour, which is on by default. Never a person’s pay.
  • Sees hours for everyone. Dollar figures show only to roles allowed to see wages.
  • Sees how complete the week is: timesheets still waiting, missing rates and venues without a target.

The franchisee

  • Sees their own venue’s labour as the week runs.
  • Keeps their payroll. Head office sees venue totals, never a pay run, a payslip or a rate.
  • Decides whether labour stays shared with the network.

Common questions.

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Does head office see what franchisee staff are paid?

No. When the franchisee shares labour, which is on by default, head office sees the venue’s total labour cost and hours. Pay rates, payslips and anything per person stay in the franchisee’s own payroll.

Who sees dollar figures?

Only roles allowed to see wages. Everyone else sees hours. The check runs on the server every time, not just on the screen.

Do we need sales connected?

No. Hours and labour cost come from the rosters and timesheets in Orbit. A venue can enter a sales forecast on its roster to see labour against it.

More head-office controls.

Whole networkCompare storesOne picture of the whole network each week, without asking each owner for a report.See how it works Whole networkFranchise administrationEach franchisee runs their own business on their own account, and head office looks after the connection.See how it works Venues you runRoster publishingRosters that need a second look get one before the team is told.See how it works Venues you runPermissionsAccess matches the job, and pay and the network open only for the people meant to hold them.See how it works Venues you runExceptionsNothing reaches payroll undecided, and every decision carries who made it and when.See how it works Venues you runDaily reportsThe same opening and closing standard at every venue, with a record of who did it.See how it works

See it on a network like yours.

We’ll walk you through a week at head office on a demo network, set up the way yours runs.

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