Deputy

Make shift work simpler, faster, and more profitable

by Deputy · Payroll & Time Tracking

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Executive Summary

Deputy is a workforce management platform for shift-based and hourly teams, covering employee scheduling, time and attendance tracking, wage and hour compliance, and an employee app for availability, schedules and shift swaps. Deputy describes it as an AI-powered people platform; its Deputy AI conversational agent lets admins and managers create schedules, edit shifts and handle timesheets, with explicit confirmation before a schedule is published or a timesheet approved. Deputy positions it as covering the path from first hire to final pay, and it integrates with payroll, point of sale and HR systems.

Use Cases

  • Building schedules that meet demand and staff availability, and sharing rosters instantly
  • Forecasting staffing needs from sales, delivery orders, appointments and other demand signals
  • Recording employee hours with a time clock app on tablet, mobile or desktop
  • Finding replacements and letting staff swap shifts
  • Simplifying compliance with meal breaks, fair workweek and other wage and hour laws
  • Exporting timesheets to payroll and syncing pay rates and sales data

Features

Visibility

  • Labor Cost Analysis: Keep labor costs under budget and your margins healthy. See how wages compare to sales in real time. Easily adjust your staffing to maintain a healthy labor cost percentage.
  • Advanced Analytics+: Deputy Analytics+ includes all the core reports, plus advanced capabilities to optimize workforce performance and simplify compliance. Additional pre-built reports include:

Intelligence

  • Demand Forecasting: [image: Demand forecasting]
  • Auto-Scheduling: Auto scheduling
  • AI Agent: Schedule the right people, at the right time, all across your business Learn more

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Cloud-native SaaS, Multi-tenant, Micro-service architecture
Deployment
Cloud/SaaS
API Available
Yes

Infrastructure

  • AWS
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AI/ML Stack

  • Machine Learning
  • Generative AI

Integrations

  • QuickBooks
  • Paycor

Security & Compliance

Certifications: ISO 27001, UK Cyber Essentials, SOC 2 Type II

Encryption: Login and password data is encrypted, hashed, and stored separately from customer data

Pricing

Model
Per user per month (Lite, Core, Pro tiers)
Starting Price
$5 per user per month (Lite, USD excl. taxes)
Target Customer
SMB to Enterprise
Free Trial
Yes, Up to 31 days (no credit card required)

About Deputy

Deputy is an all-in-one workforce management solution that simplifies employee scheduling, timesheets, tasking, and communication. It also provides HR, AI labor forecasting, and time clock software to improve work life for teams.

Founded: 2008 · Headquarters: Sydney, Australia · Employees: 201-500 · Private

Verified sources

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