Audience
Small UK businesses that run on shifts: pubs, cafés, shops and care teams. One site or several.
About Mately
Too many good businesses still run on a WhatsApp group: shifts in one chat, cover in another, hours in a notebook. Mately puts all of it in one app.
Build the rota on a computer, see what it costs, and publish it to staff's phones. Staff clock in with one tap. The owner can switch on a check that they're on the workplace Wi-Fi or nearby, and that check is made once and thrown away: nobody is tracked during a shift. Approved hours download as a file ready for Sage, Xero, BrightPay or QuickBooks. Time off, shift swaps, team chat, documents and daily takings are all included, with a rota for each pub when a business has more than one.
Mately works on iPhone, Android and in any web browser. It costs £3.99 per active person, per month, for the first 10 people, then £1.49 for each extra person. Everything is included, and the first 14 days are free.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
£3.99 per month
Pricing Details:
£3.99 per active person, per month, for the first 10 people, then £1.49 for each extra person. One plan. Everything included, no add-ons.
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.
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Company Information
Mately Limited
United Kingdom
www.mately.co.uk
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
iPhone
Android
Mately Frequently Asked Questions
Mately Product Features
Employee Scheduling
Automated Scheduling
Supported
Calendar Management
Supported
Employee Database
Supported
Messaging
Supported
Mobile Access
Supported
Schedule Distribution
Supported
Scheduling
Supported
Shift Scheduling
Supported
Shift Swapping
Supported
Time Clock
Supported
Time Tracking
Supported
Vacation / Leave Tracking
Supported
Appointment Management
Not Supported
Group Scheduling
Not Supported
Payroll Management
Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics
Not Supported
Resource Management
Not Supported
