Rostering, payroll & HR software for every industry
Pick your industry to see the award, roles and shift patterns we set RosterElf up for.
Pre-built award packs: Clubs (MA000058) , Hospitality (MA000009) , Restaurant (MA000119) , Fast Food (MA000003) , on the Core and Full Suite plans (and in the free trial). General Retail Industry Award 2020 (MA000004): coming soon. Every other award: you set the rates once in the pay rate builder and RosterElf applies them to every shift.
How award templates workFind your industry
Jump to your sector or search, and open your industry's page for its award, roles and shift patterns.
Healthcare & care
Manage complex shift patterns, track staff qualifications, and ensure compliance for residential care facilities.
Nurses and Health Professionals Awards, for clinics and care providers covering every shift by qualification.
Roster GPs, nurses and reception with registration tracking and expiry reminders.
Balance dentists, hygienists, and assistants with skill-based rostering and registration tracking.
Coordinate collectors, scientists, and admin staff across collection centres and laboratories.
Schedule chiropractors and admin staff around clinic hours, with leave management.
Roster vets, nurses, and reception staff with skills-based scheduling and on-call management.
Schedule pharmacists, assistants, and retail staff with registration tracking and extended hours coverage.
Roster therapists by qualification, with NDIS funded and non-funded time kept apart.
Hospitality & food
Hospitality Award pack ready to switch on, for pubs, hotels, bars and venues with split services.
Build rosters around peak times, manage casual staff, and control labour costs with real-time budgets.
Restaurant Award pack ready, for the 6am open, baristas and the weekend brunch rush.
Manage front desk, housekeeping, F&B, and maintenance teams across departments and shifts.
Hospitality Award pack ready, with RSA tracking for late-night and weekend trade.
Scale staff up and down for events with casual pool management and on-demand scheduling.
Early-morning production starts and counter hours on one roster.
Kitchen, delivery and counter staff rostered against order volume.
Coordinate cellar door, vineyard, production, and events staff with seasonal workforce management.
Retail staff with RSA expiry reminders across extended trading hours.
Fast Food Award pack ready, with junior pay templates for high-turnover crews.
Childcare & education
Children's Services Award, with educators planned room by room and certificates tracked.
Plan educator ratios, track qualifications, and manage casual relief pools.
Schedule teachers, aides, and admin staff across classes and extracurricular activities.
Staff party rooms, play areas, and café with weekend peaks and school holiday surge.
Retail & services
Schedule staff across multiple locations, track time accurately, and integrate with your payroll system.
Manage checkout, floor, and warehouse staff with trading hours coverage and award compliance.
Coordinate workshop mechanics, sales staff, and delivery riders with weekend peaks and award compliance.
Schedule retail, grooming, and animal care staff with skills-based rostering.
Manage nursery, retail, and landscaping staff with seasonal demand and weekend peaks.
Hair and Beauty Award, with stylists rostered by skill and availability.
Schedule barbers around walk-in peaks and late nights.
Schedule artists by specialty, with certificates and expiry reminders.
Schedule floor, fitting room, and register staff for clothing, footwear, and fashion boutiques.
Roster product specialists and repair technicians for electronics retailers and phone repair shops.
Manage staff for homewares, furniture, gift shops, florists, and bookstores.
Schedule extended trading hours with overnight shifts, RSA compliance, and penalty rate tracking.
Roster trade specialists and warehouse staff for hardware stores and auto parts retailers.
Schedule optometrists and retail staff with professional registration tracking.
Roster beauty therapists and pet groomers with skills-based scheduling and certification tracking.
Schedule product experts and fitting specialists for sporting goods and outdoor retailers.
Roster instrument specialists and lesson staff for music and instrument retailers.
Standardised rostering, time tracking and multi-award compliance across every franchise location.
Fitness & recreation
Fitness Industry Award, with classes matched to qualified instructors.
Schedule trainers, group fitness instructors, and reception staff across extended hours.
Assign instructors, trainers, and front desk staff to classes and shifts with qualification tracking.
Manage pools, courts, programs, and reception with qualification tracking and seasonal programs.
Schedule lifeguards, instructors, and admin with qualification tracking and pool coverage.
Coordinate pro shop, course maintenance, F&B, and events with seasonal demand patterns.
Schedule coaches, court staff and admin around lessons and tournaments.
Manage greens, bar, kitchen, and functions with seasonal competitions and member events.
Coordinate coaches, admin, canteen, and grounds staff across training and game days.
Clubs Award pack ready, for gaming, bars, bistro and functions.
Seasonal workforce management for lifts, ski school, rentals, F&B, and accommodation staff.
Entertainment & events
Event-based rostering for venues, festivals, and productions with casual pool management.
Coordinate front-of-house, technical, and box office staff around show schedules.
Schedule game masters around peak times and weekend coverage.
Rides, attractions, food and retail rostered by zone, with certificates tracked.
Schedule keepers, educators, F&B, and retail staff with animal care requirements and certifications.
Travel & accommodation
Trade & industry
Schedule trades across sites with safety certification tracking and project-based rostering.
Manage production shifts, maintenance crews, and warehouse staff with 24/7 coverage patterns.
Mining Industry Award (MA000011), with FIFO swings and day and night panels.
Gas Industry Award (MA000061), with shift and on-call crews on one roster.
Maritime Offshore Oil and Gas Award, with vessel and offshore crews on swing cycles.
Cleaning Services Award, with one roster per client site and GPS clock-in.
Security Services Award, with guards across client sites and licence expiry reminders.
Seasonal workforce management for farms with harvest schedules and casual pool coordination.
Technicians across wind, solar and storage sites, with tickets and expiry reminders.
Road Transport and Storage Services Awards, for drivers, depots and warehouses.
Professional & community
Agents staffed to the half-hour call curve, with breaks planned on the roster.
Manage staff across libraries, pools, parks, customer service, and outdoor crews.
Paid staff and volunteers on one roster, with your award rates set once.
Schedule staff and volunteers for services, programs, and events with ministry coordination.
Clerks Award, for reception, admin and clerical teams, with leave management.
In the UK: care homes, domiciliary care and hospitality. In New Zealand: hospitality.
Staff scheduling by industry
Every industry rosters against a different constraint: lifeguard cover in a pool, a duty manager in a bar, a qualified instructor for each class, a senior on every care shift. RosterElf holds those skills against each person, shows wage cost as you build, and sends approved timesheets to Xero or MYOB. Your industry page shows which award applies.
37 award pay guides Free roster templates Job descriptions Customer stories
Reviews from RosterElf customers
Andrew Nathan
November 13, 2025
"We are extremely happy with Roster Elf, it's a great improvement on the previous system we were using. Sean and all the staff have been fantastic, really know their stuff and make using RosterElf a pleasure."
Monica Van De Laak
October 16, 2025
"Sean was an amazing help, very patient and thorough."
Mary C.
October 13, 2025
"I can see my roster, enter availability, put leave in advance and clock on and off easily."
Try RosterElf free for 15 days
Roster your team, cost every shift at your award's rates and send approved timesheets to your payroll.
No credit card 4.7 stars from 329 reviews on Google, Xero, G2 and Capterra
Real support from people who understand your business
At RosterElf, support isn't a ticket system — it's part of the product.
More about our support
Our Australian-based team helps you set up correctly, understand award rules, and stay compliant as your business changes. No scripts. No offshore handoffs. Just real help when you need it.
-
Guided setup and onboarding
-
Award and payroll questions answered
-
Ongoing help as your team grows
Industry rostering FAQ
- Any business that rosters shift workers. We have pages for care, hospitality, childcare, retail, fitness and recreation, entertainment, trades and community organisations, each naming its award and typical roles. If yours is not listed, the same rostering, time and attendance and payroll export apply; book a demo and we will map your award.
- Four awards have pre-built packs you activate: Hospitality, Restaurant, Registered and Licensed Clubs, and Fast Food. General Retail is coming soon. For every other award you set the rates and rules once in the pay rate builder, and RosterElf then applies them to every shift and timesheet automatically.
- No. RosterElf rosters your team, records their clock-ins and costs the timesheets, then sends approved hours to your payroll: Xero or MYOB in Australia, Xero UK or a CSV file in the UK, and Xero, Smartly or MYOB in New Zealand. Your payroll software still runs the pay.
- Yes. RSA, Working with Children Checks, security licences, first aid and any other certificate can be held against each person, with automatic reminders before they expire. An expired certificate does not block rostering, so check the reminder list before you publish. Certificate tracking is part of the HR Hub, in Full Suite and the HR plan.
- Yes. Pricing is per user per month and does not change by industry: Core is $6 billed annually or $8 monthly, Full Suite $7 or $10, and the HR plan $3 or $4, plus GST. Full Suite adds the HR Hub. Every plan has a 15-day free trial with no credit card. See pricing.
- Start with the award and the one constraint that breaks your roster: ratios, licences, class qualifications or overnight cover. Then compare how each product handles it on a real week. Our guide to the best rostering software in Australia tests ten products side by side on the same roster.