Oliver Software Studio · Ireland

Workforce apps for Irish shift-work businesses.

Rotas, time and holidays, staff records and checklists, in one app made for your sector.

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  • Prices in euro
  • Billed monthly
  • First month free
  • No contract

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The rota that builds itself

Set it up once. One click builds four weeks for every department. Then a few minutes a day keeps it right.

  • ~1 hour to plan four weeks ahead
  • ~5 min a day to approve requests

Reported by managers at our client nursing homes.

  1. Set up once

    Your workplace, your rules.

    • Departments Kitchen, care, reception, yard…
    • Shift types Any name, length and colour
    • What each day needs How many people per shift, per department
    • Your staff Days they can work, shifts they can do, maximum hours a week

  2. One click

    The rota for every department, up to four weeks ahead.

    Leave, holidays and each person's limits are respected.

  3. Check and publish

    It stays a draft until you are happy.

    Change any shift by hand, then publish. Staff see it on their phone straight away.

  4. 5 minutes a day

    Requests come to one place.

    Missing staff are flagged every day. Holiday limits tell staff at once if a day is full.

Before

  • Excel sheets copied every week
  • Requests at the door and texts on your phone
  • Gaps found too late

With our apps

  • One rota that everyone sees
  • Requests, swaps and cover in one place
  • Gaps flagged every day

Everything you can have

Start with Foireann and add what you need, or take everything for €6 per employee.

Staff use it all from their phone. Nothing to install.

Plan the rota

Build the week by hand or automatically and publish it to every phone.

  • Automatic rota Foireann
  • Shift types and cover rules Foireann
  • Weekly cover view Module
  • Bank holidays Foireann
  • Staffing (WTE) planning Module

Handle requests

Staff ask on their phone; you approve in one place.

  • Shift swaps and cover Foireann
  • Days off and holidays Foireann
  • Extra shifts offered by staff Module
  • Daily holiday limits Module

Track time and breaks

Know who is in, and when.

  • Clock-in with a location check Module
  • Shared PIN pad option Module
  • Breaks recorded Module
  • Unverified or missing clock-ins flagged Module
  • Attendance history Module

Holidays and payroll

Irish holiday rules worked out for you.

  • Holiday hours at 8% of hours worked Module
  • Balances by leave year, with carry-over Module
  • Daily paid-hours review Module
  • Annual leave cost Module
  • Payroll exports to Excel and PDF Module

People and HR

Every staff file in one place.

  • Staff profiles and departments Foireann
  • Contracts and wages Module
  • Probation, appraisals and performance plans Module
  • Right to work and references Module
  • Incidents and complaints Module
  • Recruitment from candidate to hire Module

Training and policies

Export your records when an inspector asks.

  • Certificates with expiry dates Module
  • Compliance exports Module
  • Policies that staff read and sign Module

Audits and maintenance

Checks done and problems fixed.

  • Checklist audits Module
  • Action plans and audit calendar Module
  • Fault reports tracked until fixed Module
  • Task lists for staff Module

Team messages

Keep everyone in the loop.

  • Messages to a person or a department Foireann
  • Team news feed with photos Foireann
  • Announcements Foireann
  • Staff surveys Module

Then add the module for your sector.

Each app below adds three things made for that kind of work.

Choose your sector

Swipe to see all eight

Siopa

"shop"

In development

Supermarkets, convenience stores and forecourts

Siopa extras
Included in the Siopa package (€5.00 per employee).

  • Opening and closing checks
  • All your shops at once
  • Long-day rotas
Register interest What Siopa will do

Naíolann

"crèche"

In development

Early learning and childcare services

Naíolann extras
Included in the Naíolann package (€5.00 per employee).

  • Rota by room
  • Vetting and qualifications
  • Staff files for inspections
Register interest What Naíolann will do

No sign-up

Create your own app

Start from one of our apps or start with Foireann, choose exactly what it does, then download your plan as a PDF or send it to Oliver.

  1. Start from an app

    Or start with Foireann.

  2. Choose modules

    Tick exactly what you need.

  3. Add extras

    Custom features from €199 each, one-off.

Create your own appTakes about two minutes.

We also work with you

Partners and your own version

Accountants, payroll bureaus and associations can refer their clients now, and later offer an app under their own name and colours.

Talk to us about partnership

Set up with you

We help move your staff list, rota and holiday balances from paper or spreadsheets, and show your team how it works.

Why it matters

When an inspector calls, can you show it?

Irish employers must be able to show these records when an inspector asks. In our apps they are kept as you work, not gathered the night before.

Every employer

  • Start and finish times, breaks and rest for every employee, kept for three yearsOrganisation of Working Time Act 1997
  • Annual leave and public holidays given to each employeeOrganisation of Working Time Act 1997
  • Core terms of employment in writing within five days of startingTerms of Employment (Information) Act 1994
  • Pay rates, payroll details and copies of payslipsWorkplace Relations Commission
  • A register of staff under 18, with daily start and finish timesProtection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996
  • Statutory sick leave taken, kept for four yearsSick Leave Act 2022
  • Safety statement, risk assessment and induction of new staffHealth and Safety Authority

And in your sector

Care homesHIQA

A file for every staff member: Garda vetting, two written references (one from the most recent employer), qualifications and full work history. The rota, and a record of whether it was worked. Staff files are kept for seven years after someone leaves.

ChildcareTusla

Garda vetting and references for every employee, a Level 5 qualification for staff working with children, and daily staff rosters. Records are kept for five years.

Restaurants, cafés and pubsFood Safety Authority and environmental health

Food-safety training for staff, cleaning and temperature records, and clear records of how tips and service charges are shared.

ShopsWorkplace Relations Commission

Staff working more than six hours across 11:30 to 14:30 get a one-hour break that starts within that window.

SecurityPrivate Security Authority

Every officer on every site holds a valid licence, and you know before one runs out.

It all starts with the rota.

Who was rostered, who actually worked, when they took a break and when they were on leave: every record above is built from it.

Sources

A short guide, not legal advice. Each badge opens the official page in a new tab.

Why choose our apps

Made for Irish rules

Holiday hours, breaks and records follow Irish employment law, not a template from another country. Prices are in euro.

Tested before every release

More than 4,700 automated tests, and every release is checked on a separate test system before it reaches you.

Talk to the person who builds it

No call centre. Questions and requests go straight to the developer of the app.

Security and your data

How the apps handle your staff data.

  • Encrypted connection

    Every page is served over HTTPS, so data is encrypted between your device and the server.

  • Your own server

    Each workplace has its own server and its own database, not shared with other customers.

  • Hosted in Germany, in the EU

    Servers are in Germany, inside the European Union.

  • Personal logins

    Everyone has their own login, and accounts lock after repeated failed attempts.

  • Access you control

    Choose what each person can see and do. Wages need extra access.

  • Activity log

    A record of who changed what, and when.

Prices in euro · no VAT added

Simple, published prices

Start with Foireann. Choose a sector app, or take everything. Never more than €6 per employee.

The core app

Foireann

€3.00per employee / month

A complete rota app on its own. Every other app is built on it.

  • The one-click automatic rota for up to four weeks
  • Staff profiles and departments
  • Shift types with breaks, daily requirements and bank holidays
  • Publish to phones, and the staff phone app
  • Swaps and cover
  • Holiday and leave requests, with days taken for each type of leave
  • Messages, team feed and announcements
  • Rota reports for the admin
  • Your own server, updates and support, and access you control for each person

Sector apps

Best value

€5.00per employee / month

Foireann plus everything your sector needs.

  • Foireann, the core app
  • Time clock, hours and payroll: location check, breaks and holiday hours at 8%
  • Training and certificates
  • Two modules chosen for your sector
  • Your sector's own extras
  • Worth €6.00 if built separately: you save €1.00

Everything

€6.00per employee / month

Foireann with every module.

  • All 10 modules included
  • Never more than this per employee
  • Custom features from €199, one-off

Build your own: Foireann plus any module for +€0.50 per employee (+€1.00 for time clock, hours and payroll). Never more than €6.00.

Create your own app

First month free, no setup or onboarding fee and no contract. Cancel at any time.

Minimum €60 a month per workplace: if staff × the per-employee price comes to less, you pay €60.

20% off for groups of 5 or more workplaces.

On-site visits by arrangement.

Prices in euro. No VAT is added.

ÁitFoirne for nursing and care homes: €6.00 per employee, every staff module included. Care add-ons: Clinical from €99 a month · Family Portal from €49 a month, priced by number of residents.

  • €60 A café with 8 staff on Foireann: 8 × €3.00 = €24.00, so the €60 minimum applies.
  • €100 A shop with 20 staff on Siopa: 20 × €5.00 = €100.00 a month.
  • €200 A hotel with 40 staff on Óstán: 40 × €5.00 = €200.00 a month.
  • €360 A nursing home with 60 staff on ÁitFoirne: 60 × €6.00 = €360.00 a month.
Oliver Nad

About Oliver Software Studio

Oliver Software Studio is an Irish software business founded by Oliver Nad, a full-stack web developer with a Diploma in Software Development from Code Institute in Dublin. Oliver designs, builds and supports every app himself.

Before Oliver Software Studio, Oliver spent more than ten years in technical support and team leadership, including enterprise support for Meta.

It began with ÁitFoirne, now in daily use in Irish nursing homes for rotas, time and holidays, staff files and care records. The studio is bringing the same care to other Irish workplaces that run on shifts, one sector at a time.

When you get in touch, you speak to the person who builds the app.

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Free tool: holiday hours calculator

Under one of the methods in the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, an employee earns 8% of the hours they work, up to four working weeks in a leave year.

Enter the hours worked to see the holiday hours earned.

The employee is entitled to whichever of the three methods in the Act gives the most leave. This calculator shows the 8% method only and is not legal advice.

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