You all know I love Employment Hero but mainly because it gives Aussie businesses a REAL solution to a payroll platform that eliminates work. So when Tanda announced it was doing payroll on the platform I knew my "software agnostic" term was about to be tested…
So now I have done the demo…
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So now I need to encourage my clients needing more than basic payroll to consider Tanda here's why….
Award Interpretation
Award interpretation is one of the biggest payroll risk areas for SMEs. Tanda is designed to apply Modern Awards accurately, including:
- Built-in Award allowances and penalty rates
- Time and Attendance Hours (TAH) linked directly to shifts
- Costing for salaried employees based on timesheets
- Visual indicators to highlight compliance risks
- A financial guarantee where Award interpretations can be reviewed and corrected if found to be wrong. Yep they will pay me $1000.00 to find an Award interpretation that is wrong…
Tanda doesn't have the Building and Construction Award yet but if I met a Building Business that follows the Award exactly I would probably die from shock. But here is the downside too. Tanda don't let you tweak the Award its the Award or custom rules that need to be written by Tanda's partner (you SME's just heard $$$$ Cha ching cha ching).
Built for Multi-Entity and Multi-Location Businesses
Tanda easily supports:
- Multiple legal entities
- Location-based teams with fixed sales or staffing models
And Obviously supports multiple security levels, business owners, payroll teams and managers each get the access they need — without compromising control.
Rostering That Drives Payroll Accuracy
Not going to lie, the Rostering LOOKS GOOD… Tanda's rostering tools are tightly connected to payroll, helping businesses manage labour costs and compliance in real time.
Key rostering features include:
- Fully buildable and stackable rosters
- Shift blocking to control costs or prevent breaches aka against Award Conditions as above or conditions you have set (like employee needs to have First Aid certificate)
- Colour-coded rosters (e.g. red indicators for blocked shifts)
- Photo attachments for shift clarity
- POS integrations that recommend staffing levels based on sales data - YES you read that right Tanda hooks into your POS and will tell you sales are lower than the usual Saturday in January do you want to send someone home…
Smarter Time & Attendance
Tanda offers flexible clock-in options to suit different workplaces:
- Mobile phone clock-in (with Geo fencing)
- Kiosk mode for shared devices
Timesheets can be:
- Colour-coded for easy review
- Blocked once approved
- Directly linked to Award rules and shift conditions
Leave Management That Supports Compliance
Tanda includes built-in leave management aligned with Australian standards, but has decided that FDVL and LSL are Custom leave that need to be set up by the User aka you the business owner.
Self-Service Without Losing Control
Once employment contracts are issued, Tanda enables a largely self-service experience while maintaining governance.
Features include:
- Customisable contract and policy templates
- Employee forms that workflow directly into payroll so yes a expense reimbursement form becomes an expense claim in payroll
- An integrated Employment Law Handbook
- Controlled user permissions across teams
You can pay for HR advisory that will also be in platform so you can "chat" to your HR advisor.
Seamless Payroll, Super and ATO Integration
Tanda integrates with leading accounting platforms, including:
- Xero
- MYOB - no mention in the demo of 365 etc but the demo was aimed at my Small Business clients
It also supports:
- BEAM for Superannuation payments
- PAYG withholding included in ABA files
Hiring, Training and Workforce Tools — All in One Platform
Tanda goes beyond payroll, payroll was just my focus. It supports the full employee lifecycle:
- Integration with Seek and Indeed
- Built-in video interview functionality
- Tanda Hire, a newer digital recruitment tool
- Mobile-based training modules
- Asset tracking
- Industry-specific checklists (particularly useful for food and hospitality businesses as in you can set a close down cleaning checklist for your employees)
From recruitment to rostering to payroll — everything connects and the price? Let's get serious. Unfortunately for my EH friends (and Partnership) the price is ridiculously cheap. I wonder if it will stay there?
If you need more than Xero or MYOB for payroll you need to consider Tanda… off to learn ANOTHER software….
