Your office staff, shift teams, and field workers — one system
Your HQ runs 9 to 5. Your warehouse runs morning and night shifts. Your field workers are on the road. Right now you're managing all three differently — or not at all. Cedrios brings them into one platform.
This is what managing a mixed workforce looks like today
Most African businesses aren't purely office-based. They have a mix of desk workers, shift workers, and people in the field — and no single tool handles all three.
Office Staff
HR, finance, admin, management
How they work
Flexible hours, 8am–5pm-ish, work from a desk
Currently tracked via
Nobody tracks them — they're just 'at work'
No record of actual hours. Overtime invisible. Late arrivals unnoticed.
Shift Workers
Hotel staff, restaurant workers, factory teams, security, retail
How they work
Morning/afternoon/night rotations, weekends, holidays
Currently tracked via
Paper roster on the wall. WhatsApp messages. A notebook.
Shift swaps lost in chat. Double-bookings. No-shows discovered when it's too late.
Field Workers
Drivers, delivery riders, sales reps, technicians, community health workers
How they work
Out on the road, different locations daily, rarely in the office
Currently tracked via
Phone call to check in. Trust-based. Or not tracked at all.
No proof they were where they said. No hours logged. No way to verify attendance.
The problems compound when you mix all three
Three workforces, three systems — or no system
Office attendance in one place, shift roster in another, field workers not tracked at all. No single view of who's working today across your entire team.
Shift scheduling via WhatsApp
You post the roster in the group. Someone doesn't see it. Two people show up for the same shift. The night shift has no cover. You find out at 10pm.
Field workers — you just have to trust them
Your delivery driver says he was at the client site. Your technician says she worked 10 hours. No GPS proof, no clock-in record. Just their word.
Overtime is a monthly argument
Shift workers claim overtime. Field workers say they worked late. Office staff stayed till 8pm. Nobody has an accurate record. Every pay cycle becomes a negotiation.
No-shows wreck your operations
Someone doesn't show up for the morning shift. You find out when the kitchen has no chef, the hotel has no front desk, or the delivery van isn't moving.
Field equipment disappears
Drivers have phones, tablets, tools, uniforms, vehicles. When someone leaves — or just doesn't return equipment — there's no record of who had what.
One platform for every type of worker
Clock-in from anywhere
Every worker — office, shift, or field — clocks in from their phone. One tap. GPS records their location automatically. You see who's in, who's late, and who's missing. In real time.
Visual shift scheduling
Build shift rosters in minutes. Assign people, manage rotations, handle swaps. Everyone sees their schedule on their phone — no more WhatsApp confusion.
Flexible hours for office teams
Not everyone works shifts. Set core hours for your office team and track total hours worked. Overtime calculated automatically when they work beyond standard hours.
GPS-verified field attendance
Your field workers clock in from client sites, delivery locations, or wherever they're working. GPS proves they were there. No more trust-and-hope.
Real-time attendance dashboard
One screen that shows your entire workforce — office, shift, and field — right now. Who's clocked in, who's late, who's absent, who's on leave. No phone calls needed.
Track every piece of field equipment
Phones, tablets, vehicles, tools, uniforms, SIM cards — assigned with digital proof. When someone leaves or transfers, auto-checklist ensures everything comes back.
Leave management across all worker types
Shift workers, office staff, and field teams all request leave the same way. Managers approve with one tap. Balances are always right. The team calendar shows coverage gaps before they happen.
Industries that run on mixed workforces
Hotels & Hospitality
Front desk on shifts, management on flex, housekeeping on rotation, maintenance on call
Shift scheduling + asset tracking (linens, equipment, keys)
Restaurants & Food
Chefs on shifts, servers on rotation, delivery riders in the field, admin in the office
Shift swaps + GPS for delivery + leave during peak seasons
Transport & Logistics
Drivers on the road, mechanics in the workshop, dispatchers in the office
GPS clock-in + vehicle/asset tracking + overtime calculation
Schools & Education
Teachers on timetables, admin on flex, cleaners and security on shifts
Different attendance rules per staff type + certification tracking
NGOs & Development
HQ staff in the office, field officers in communities, volunteers on irregular schedules
GPS verification for field visits + donor-audit-ready attendance records
Manufacturing & Construction
Factory workers on shifts, site workers at various locations, admin in the office
Safety compliance + shift scheduling + equipment tracking
Healthcare & Clinics
Doctors and nurses on rotating shifts, admin on flex, community health workers in the field
24/7 shift coverage + certification expiry alerts + GPS for outreach teams
Security Companies
Guards on 12-hour shifts at multiple client sites, supervisors on patrol, admin in HQ
GPS proof of presence at client sites + shift scheduling + uniform/equipment tracking
The gap nobody else fills
Most HR platforms handle one type of worker well. Office? BambooHR. Shifts? Deputy. Field workers? Custom GPS app. But if your business has all three — and most African businesses do — you're stuck stitching together multiple tools. Or using none.
| Platform | Office | Shifts | Field | Assets | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BambooHR | ✓ | — | — | — | $6–9/user |
| Zoho People | ✓ | Basic | — | — | $1–9/user |
| Deputy | — | ✓ | Basic | — | $4.50+/user |
| SeamlessHR | ✓ | — | — | — | Custom |
| Cedrios(Coming Soon for shifts & field) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $2–4/user |
One platform. Every worker type. Asset tracking included. At a fraction of the price.
Before Cedrios vs. After
Before
- Shift roster pinned to a wall or posted in WhatsApp
- Field workers tracked by phone call — or not at all
- Office hours? Nobody actually records them
- Overtime claims based on memory
- Three worker types, three different processes — or zero
- No-shows discovered when the shift is empty
- Field equipment assigned on trust
- No single view of your entire workforce today
After Cedrios
- Visual shift calendar on every phone
- GPS-verified clock-in from any location
- Flexible hours tracked automatically for office staff
- Overtime calculated from actual hours — no arguments
- One system, one dashboard, every worker type
- Real-time alerts when someone doesn't clock in
- Every asset assigned with digital proof of receipt
- One dashboard: who's in, who's late, who's absent — right now
Start with what's available today
While shift scheduling and GPS clock-in are in development, the foundation is ready. Start organising your workforce now — attendance features plug in seamlessly when they launch.
People profiles for every worker type
Office, shift, and field workers all get digital profiles with job title, department, employment type, and emergency contacts.
Leave management
Every worker type requests leave the same way. One-tap approvals. Auto-calculated balances. Team calendar.
Asset tracking
Assign phones, vehicles, tools, uniforms, and equipment per person. Chain of custody. Auto return checklist on offboarding.
Documents
Contracts, IDs, certifications, and safety docs stored per person. Expiry alerts for licences and permits.
Departments & teams
Organise your workforce into departments: Operations, Kitchen, Drivers, Admin, Field — each with its own manager and approval chain.
- One-tap clock-in with GPS verification
- Visual shift scheduling with rotation management
- Flexible hours tracking for office teams
- Real-time attendance dashboard
- Geofence zones for field work sites
- Overtime auto-calculation
Frequently asked questions
Your workforce is mixed. Your HR tool should handle it.
Start with people profiles, leave, assets, and documents today. Shifts and GPS clock-in are coming soon. Join the waitlist to be first.