HealthRota vs SimpleStaff

HealthRota is a healthcare workforce platform for e-rostering, job planning and locum management. It can be introduced in one department or deployed across a trust, with usage-based fees; pricing is available on request. Rostering includes real-time rota visibility, absence management, automatic roster generation and staff self-rostering. Staff can submit shift preferences and leave requests in the app, while coordinators can adjust selections. Published shifts can be swapped with manager approval. Rosters can be checked against Working Time Regulations and NHS contract rules, and the system calculates annual hours or programmed activities. Job planning records and signs off professionals’ work requirements, including travel needs, and can link plan variables to shifts. Locum tools cover job offers, applications, bookings, staff banks, time records and digital timesheets. The mobile app also supports exception and extra-hours reporting. Listed connections include ESR, Excel and Power BI, with a reporting API for rota, shift, work and locum data. The maker lists ISO 27001 compliance, NHS Data Security Protection Toolkit certification, single sign-on and granular access controls.

SimpleStaff is employee scheduling software and related services for businesses with shift teams. Managers create schedules on the web with drag-and-drop editing, reusable templates, role assignments, and shift publishing. Employees can use the iPhone and Android apps to request time off, update availability, swap shifts, and claim open shifts. Its time clock records clock-in and clock-out timestamps, tracks breaks, verifies location with GPS, and supports timesheet approval. Approved timesheets can be exported for ADP, UKG, Dayforce, or generic CSV; QuickBooks Online and Wagepoint are listed as coming soon. Published shifts can appear in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook through personal calendar feeds. The staff app is included with every plan, but schedules load live and require an internet connection. The free plan covers 15 team members and one team. Team costs C$19 a month and Pro costs C$29 a month; a 30-day trial is listed. The maker names restaurants, retail, clinics, hotels, gyms, and salons among the industries it serves.