Short-term rental rostering & turnover scheduling software
Schedule every turnover between checkout and check-in, prove the property was serviced and pay correctly — without enterprise complexity.
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Turnover scheduling across properties
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GPS clock-in at each property
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Integrates with Xero and MYOB
Designed for the realities of short-term rental work
Short-term rental operations run on a window: the hours between one guest leaving and the next arriving, repeated across every property, every day.
Turnovers between checkout and check-in
Staff spread across scattered properties
Bookings that change at short notice
Proving a property was serviced
Mostly casual cleaning and maintenance staff
Seasonal peaks and quiet weeks
Turnover scheduling for every property
A short-term rental roster is a sequence of windows, not a week of shifts — and the whole operation fails on the one window that was left unstaffed.
Schedule the window, not the day
Every property covered before the next guest arrives
Build the turnover schedule around checkout and check-in times, with travel between properties treated as part of the shift.
- Schedule turnovers against checkout and check-in windows
- Assign staff by property, area and access requirements
- Reassign quickly when a booking changes
- Track hours and cost per property
Time and attendance across scattered properties
Nobody from the office is at the property, so clock-in has to prove location as well as time.
Attendance you can prove
GPS clock-in at the property
Cleaners and maintenance staff clock in on their own phone at the property, with GPS confirming they were there.
- GPS clock-in at each property address
- Photo verification to reduce time theft
- Travel time between properties captured accurately
- Worked hours convert straight into payroll-ready timesheets
Short-term rental award compliance, made simpler
Penalty rates, overtime and break rules vary by day, time, employment type and shift length — and one week’s roster touches most of them.
Hospitality Industry (General) Award (MA000009) — pay rates by period
| Period | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary hours (Mon–Fri) | 100% | 125% |
| Evening (Mon–Fri 7pm–midnight) | +$2.95/hr | +$2.95/hr |
| Night (Mon–Fri midnight–7am) | +$4.42/hr | +$4.42/hr |
| Saturday (all day) | 125% | 150% |
| Sunday (all day) | 150% | 175% |
| Public holiday | 225% | 250% |
Casual rates are set by the award directly, not by adding a loading to the permanent rate. Rates change each 1 July; the full breakdown by classification, junior age and allowance is in the hospitality award pay guide. Always verify against Fair Work.
Payroll-ready workforce data
Approved hours should reach the pay run without being re-keyed, penalties and all.
From the roster to the pay run without a spreadsheet in between
Award interpretation already applied
RosterElf connects short-term rental scheduling and time tracking to payroll, so approved hours flow cleanly to Xero or MYOB with penalties already applied.
- Fewer payroll errors from manual data entry
- Less time reconciling timesheets each fortnight
- Clear records for audits and compliance checks
- Faster pay runs, even through a busy period
Australian short-term rental operators using RosterElf report significant time savings on schedule creation. Based on customer feedback and ROI calculator data.
More than short-term rental scheduling software
Scheduling is one job of several. RosterElf puts communication, HR and time tracking in the same place, so a short-term rental team has one app rather than four.
Why short-term rental operators choose RosterElf
RosterElf is built for Australian workplaces, with Fair Work compliance, modern awards and local payroll integrations as the starting point rather than an add-on.
Save hours on scheduling
Less time building and re-fixing the roster every week.
Control labour costs
See live wage cost as you schedule — no guesswork until payday.
Australian compliance
Hospitality Industry Award rates and penalties built in.
All employment types
Works for casual, part-time and full-time staff.
Easy to adopt
Intuitive for managers and staff, with minimal training.
Single or multi-site
Scales from one site to a group.
Calculate your short-term rental scheduling savings
See how much time and money your business could save with RosterElf rostering software.
Your current rostering
Based on 70% time reduction with automated rostering
Your potential savings
No credit card required
Trusted by short-term rental operators across Australia
Hear from Australian businesses that simplified their scheduling with RosterElf
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."
Common roles in short-term rentals
Download free job description templates for your short-term rentals team
Relevant awards for short-term rentals
Stay compliant with Australian Modern Award pay rates
Explore similar industries
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Short-term rental scheduling and rostering resources
Free scheduling tools, templates and guides for Australian short-term rental operators
Try short-term rental staff scheduling free
Build your first short-term rental roster in minutes. No credit card required.
Real support from people who understand your business
At RosterElf, support isn't a ticket system — it's part of the product. 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.
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Guided setup and onboarding
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Award and payroll questions answered
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Ongoing help as your team grows
Short-term rental staff scheduling FAQ
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The best turnover scheduling software builds the schedule around checkout and check-in windows rather than shifts, confirms attendance at the property with GPS rather than on trust, reassigns quickly when a booking changes, and exports to payroll without re-keying. RosterElf does all four.
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Schedule the turnover window, not the day, and assign by area so travel between properties is part of the plan rather than an overrun. Hours and cost then sit against each property, which is the number that tells you whether a listing is actually profitable.
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GPS clock-in at the property address, with optional photo verification. That gives you a record you can show an owner or a guest and pay the cleaner from, without keeping two sets of numbers.