HR Software Built for Retail Businesses
Rota scheduling, zero-hours contracts, seasonal hiring, and variable pay complexity — Space HR handles the HR admin that retail teams dread, so your managers focus on the shop floor.
Built for Retail's Unique HR Challenges
High turnover, variable hours, seasonal peaks, and multi-site complexity — Space HR is purpose-built for retail workforce management.
Rota & Shift Management
Drag-and-drop rota builder with auto-fill from available staff pool. Publish 4 weeks ahead. Employees swap shifts via mobile app.
Variable Pay & Holiday Accrual
Correct holiday pay on variable hours, commission, and tips using 52-week reference period. Eliminates tribunal risk automatically.
Seasonal Workforce Onboarding
Onboard temporary workers in under 10 minutes. Digital contracts, right-to-work, payroll setup. Auto-expire at contract end.
AI Attrition Prediction
Identify at-risk staff before they quit. Retail averages 40%+ annual turnover — Space HR helps you act 90 days before the resignation.
Multi-Site Visibility
Consolidated HR dashboard across all store locations. Site managers see their team only; central HR sees everything.
Absence & Attendance
Real-time absence tracking per store. Bradford Factor scoring flags pattern absence. GPS clock-in for shop floor teams.
Frequently Asked Questions — Retail HR
Yes. Space HR supports zero-hours, part-time, and variable-hours contracts with correct holiday pay calculations based on average earnings over the previous 52 weeks (UK Working Time Regulations). It automatically accrues holiday as hours are worked, and alerts payroll when unusual patterns emerge.
Space HR includes a lightweight onboarding workflow for temporary and seasonal workers — digital contracts, right-to-work checks, bank detail capture, and payroll setup in under 10 minutes. Seasonal workers auto-expire from active headcount at contract end date.
Yes. Space HR uses a 52-week reference period to calculate average weekly earnings (including commission and tips) for holiday pay, in line with Bear Scotland and subsequent case law. This eliminates the manual spreadsheet calculation that exposes retailers to tribunal risk.
Absolutely. Space HR supports unlimited locations under one tenant with site-level managers who can only view and schedule their own team. Central HR gets a consolidated view across all sites for headcount, absence, and compliance reporting.
Space HR's AI attrition engine scores each employee's flight risk based on hours variability, absence patterns, performance trends, and tenure. Managers receive weekly alerts on at-risk team members with suggested actions — enabling proactive conversations before staff walk out.
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