Winery & vineyard rostering, payroll & HR software
Wine businesses balance cellar door service, vineyard operations, production, and events—with seasonal peaks at vintage. RosterElf unites rostering, payroll, HR tools, time & attendance, and compliance so managers align staffing to demand, control labour costs, and give teams mobile self-service for availability, swaps, and updates.
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Cover vineyard, cellar door, and production
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Track RSA and ChemCert certifications
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Integrate with Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks
Everything you need to manage your winery workforce
Six powerful modules working together to simplify winery staff rostering, HR, payroll, time tracking, payroll, HR, communication, and analytics.
Restaurant rostering
Schedule kitchen and floor staff with ease
Build rosters for front-of-house, kitchen, and bar staff. Handle split shifts, casual pools, and last-minute changes common in food service.
- Kitchen shift templates
- Casual staff pools
- Split shift planning
- Multi-venue rosters
Time & attendance
Track hours across your venue
GPS clock-ins ensure staff are on-site. Photo proof prevents buddy punching. Digital timesheets capture every shift accurately.
- Venue clock-in points
- Break compliance
- Photo verification
- Overtime alerts
Payroll integration
Hospitality Award rates automated
Connect to Xero or MYOB. Automatic penalty rates for weekends, public holidays, and late nights under the Hospitality Award.
- Hospitality Award interpretation
- Penalty rate automation
- Xero/MYOB sync
- Split shift calculations
HR for hospitality
Manage seasonal and casual staff
Onboard new staff digitally. Track RSA certificates and food handling. Manage high turnover without the paperwork.
- Digital onboarding
- RSA/Food safety tracking
- Casual contract management
- Leave management
Team communication
Keep your venue team connected
Shift notes for handovers. Instant notifications for roster changes. Team chat for quick coordination during busy service.
- Shift handover notes
- Roster notifications
- Team announcements
- Shift swap requests
Venue analytics
Understand your labour costs
Track labour costs against revenue. See which shifts are overstaffed. Identify patterns to optimise your roster spend.
- Labour cost tracking
- Shift analysis
- Overtime reporting
- Budget vs actual
Employee rostering for wineries
Keep vineyard, cellar door, and production covered
Managers drag-and-drop shifts for vineyard crews, cellar hands, cellar-door staff, and events. Perfect Match AI suggests qualified staff by availability and skills.
Costed rosters protect margin during vintage and festival weekends.
Time & attendance for wineries
Accurate hours from block to cellar door
Replace paper timesheets with digital clock-ins via mobile or kiosk with GPS and photo verification.
Capture start, finish, and breaks across vineyard blocks, winery floors, and venues for accurate payroll and job costing.
Payroll integration for wineries
Award rules applied automatically
Approved timesheets sync to payroll with penalties, allowances, and overtime applied automatically.
Integration with Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks ensures cellar door, vineyard, and production teams are paid correctly.
Leave management for wineries
Maintain coverage during peaks
Staff request leave in the app and managers approve with one tap.
Leave management updates rosters instantly, flags conflicts, and suggests replacements so vintage operations and cellar-door service continue smoothly.
Mobile apps for winery teams
Mobile tools for seasonal teams
The RosterElf app lets staff confirm shifts, accept open shifts, request swaps, and update availability.
Managers fill gaps fast and keep seasonal crews aligned without chasing confirmations.
HR compliance for wineries
RSA, ChemCert, forklift, first aid
Track RSA for service staff, ChemCert, forklift licences, and first-aid with expiry reminders.
Restrict rostering to compliant staff only across hospitality and operations roles.
Trusted by wineries
Hear from wineries and vineyards that simplified their workforce management with RosterElf. Built for Australian small businesses.
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."
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Winery rostering FAQ
- RosterElf handles seasonal peaks with drag-and-drop rostering software. Scale up casual staff during vintage, assign vineyard crews to different blocks, and track labour costs across cellar door, production, and vineyard operations.
- RosterElf lets you assign staff to different areas and track skills separately. The rostering software shows coverage for vineyard work, cellar door service, and events, helping you maintain optimal staffing across all wine business operations.
- Yes, save shift configurations as roster templates for vintage, pruning, cellar door service, and events. Apply templates with one click and adjust staffing based on seasonal production demands.
- Use drag-and-drop scheduling to assign staff across vineyard blocks, production areas, and cellar door. View coverage at a glance and ensure adequate staffing for all winery operations.
- Yes, use communication tools to send instant notifications when harvest timing changes. Update rosters quickly and staff receive real-time alerts on their mobile app.
Compliance resources
Official resources for hospitality employers in Australia.
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
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