Tanda

Tanda is an Australian workforce management platform that specialises in rostering, time and attendance, and Award interpretation. While it serves multiple industries, its deep understanding of Australian Modern Awards makes it particularly valuable for trade businesses managing shift workers, casual labourers, and apprentices.

The core workflow: build a roster, staff clock in via the Tanda app or a kiosk, timesheets are auto-generated with correct Award rates applied, and the data exports to your payroll system. The Award interpretation engine handles the complexity that trips up most trade businesses — overtime tiers, weekend and public holiday penalties, casual loading, and allowances specific to the Building and Construction Award.

Strengths: Award interpretation is genuinely best-in-class. The rostering tool factors in employee availability, qualifications, and cost when building schedules — it'll flag if you're rostering someone into overtime before they've started. The time clock options are flexible: app-based, iPad kiosk, or GPS-verified mobile clock-in for field workers. Integration with Xero, MYOB, and major payroll platforms is solid.

Limitations: Tanda is a workforce management tool, not job management. There's no quoting, invoicing, CRM, or field service dispatch. The per-user pricing can be expensive for large casual workforces where staff turnover is high. The rostering tool is powerful but takes time to configure properly with all your Award rules. Some users find the mobile app less intuitive than the desktop experience.

For trade businesses where getting Award compliance right on every payrun is critical — and where rostering errors directly cost money — Tanda is the best-in-class AU option.