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Tessera Time & Attendance for Hospitality

Track shifts, attendance, and overtime with payroll-ready approvals for hospitality teams.

Key metrics

Outlet coverageOvertime cost %Attendance compliancePayroll readinessException rate
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Overview

What Tessera Time & Attendance helps you achieve

Track shifts, attendance, overtime, and payroll-ready approvals for hospitality teams across sites.

01

Roster scheduling and coverage visibility.

Automates time capture and approvals so attendance feeds directly into payroll with accuracy.

02

Overtime policies with approvals and audit logs.

Automates time capture and approvals so attendance feeds directly into payroll with accuracy.

03

Leave management and exception reporting.

Automates time capture and approvals so attendance feeds directly into payroll with accuracy.

04

Payroll-ready exports and dashboards.

Automates time capture and approvals so attendance feeds directly into payroll with accuracy.

Integrations

Biometric devicesHR/payroll integrationsEmail/SMS notifications

Challenges

Common pain points we solve

Most hospitality teams struggle with visibility, controls, and reporting. Tessera brings those workflows together.

01

Peak season roster complexity with split shifts and variable hours is hard to manage.

Tessera T&A eliminates this through automated attendance rules, overtime approvals, and audit trails.

02

Overtime costs across outlets spike without approval controls during busy periods.

Tessera T&A eliminates this through automated attendance rules, overtime approvals, and audit trails.

03

High staff turnover means attendance records are constantly being updated.

Tessera T&A eliminates this through automated attendance rules, overtime approvals, and audit trails.

04

Multi-venue attendance reporting is delayed without a centralized system.

Tessera T&A eliminates this through automated attendance rules, overtime approvals, and audit trails.

05

Leave management across service roles disrupts outlet coverage.

Tessera T&A eliminates this through automated attendance rules, overtime approvals, and audit trails.

Workflows

Key workflows for Hospitality

These are the most common workflows hospitality organizations implement first for fast ROI.

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Outlet roster scheduling

Runs on consistent rules with payroll-ready exports and exception management built in.

Split shift tracking

Runs on consistent rules with payroll-ready exports and exception management built in.

Overtime approvals

Runs on consistent rules with payroll-ready exports and exception management built in.

Leave + coverage management

Runs on consistent rules with payroll-ready exports and exception management built in.

Multi-venue reporting

Runs on consistent rules with payroll-ready exports and exception management built in.

Payroll-ready exports

Runs on consistent rules with payroll-ready exports and exception management built in.

Common use cases

Shift planning and coverage analytics.
Overtime approvals and cost control.
Late/early departure exception reporting.
Attendance corrections with audit logs.
Payroll-ready exports for payroll processing.

Capabilities

What you get with Tessera Time & Attendance

A practical feature set designed for hospitality teams, with controls and reporting built in.

01

Biometric + mobile attendance

Finger/face device workflows plus mobile attendance options where teams are distributed.

02

Shift scheduling

Define shift masters, breaks, rotation rules, and alerts for coverage and compliance.

03

Overtime rules + approvals

Policy-based overtime calculation with employee-level configuration and approvals.

04

Leave management

Paid/unpaid leave, accrual, carry-forward, half-day support, and payroll-ready exports.

05

Attendance processing + corrections

Bulk processing of raw logs with authorized time corrections and discrepancy resolution.

06

Outstation/official visits

Track official visits and exceptions so attendance reflects real work patterns.

07

Report builder + schedulers

Custom report layouts, scheduled report emails, and dashboards for HR teams.

08

Payroll/ERP integrations

Integrate to payroll and ERPs via APIs/files so time data flows end-to-end.

Reporting

Dashboards and insights

Get visibility that helps teams act faster: drill-down reporting, analysis views, and exportable outputs.

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Common dashboards & reports

Hours analysis and overtime reports
Late arrival / early departure reporting
Shift-wise employee strength and compliance
Leave reports and approvals history
Attendance discrepancy and corrections logs
Dashboards for HR/admin teams
Scheduled report emails and exports

Built for teams

Secure reporting and controlled exports

Share the right view with the right people using role-based access. Export and schedule reports for finance, operations, and leadership.

Role-based visibilityDrill-down viewsExports (PDF/Excel)Scheduled sharing

Stories

What success looks like

Outcomes hospitality teams expect after implementing Tessera Time & Attendance workflows, approvals, and reporting.

Overtime costs under control

Overtime costs under control

Automated rules and approval workflows surfaced unauthorized overtime before payroll ran, giving HR clear visibility into cost exceptions.

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Payroll prep that does not take days

Payroll prep that does not take days

Replacing manual timesheets with structured attendance processing cut payroll preparation time and reduced disputes significantly.

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Shift coverage teams can rely on

Shift coverage teams can rely on

Centralized scheduling with exception alerts means gaps are caught and filled before they affect operations or compliance.

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FAQ

Questions we hear from Hospitality teams

If you want, we can walk through your exact workflows in a short demo.

Yes. Shift masters with break rules and variable hour configurations are supported.

Overtime rules and approval workflows enforce limits and flag exceptions per outlet.

Yes. Consolidated and venue-level reports give HR and operations clear visibility.

Get started

Get a hospitality demo

We will map your workflows, recommend a rollout plan, and show the dashboards your team will use day-to-day.

In the demo

  • Shift scheduling and attendance workflows
  • Overtime approvals and payroll-ready reporting
  • Implementation timeline + support plan
  • Module recommendations for your team

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