Notes for shifted teams.
Practical writing on scheduling, time tracking, leave, and payroll for the people running real businesses.
The hidden hours: how spreadsheet scheduling costs €13,000 a year
If you build the schedule by hand, you're buying it back in time, three to seven hours every week. Here's the math, and what to do about it.
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How a 42-person restaurant group cut payroll time by 80 %
From a 14-tab spreadsheet, a WhatsApp group, and Friday-night payroll panic, to a one-click monthly run. A real workflow story.
May 10, 2026 · 2 min read
Time TrackingWhy generic time-trackers fail shift-based teams
Toggl, Clockify, and friends are great for desk-based billable hours. They don't model the way real shifts move. Here's what's missing, and why it matters.
May 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Customer StoriesHow a 35-person clinic group dropped sick-leave chaos with Tickora
Practice managers, three locations, paper sick notes, and vacation balances no one trusted. Here's the rollout that fixed it in three weeks.
May 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Product UpdatesWelcome to Tickora
Why we're building a better platform for shift-based teams, and what's coming next.
Apr 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Workforce ManagementThe honest cost of running schedules in spreadsheets
Spreadsheets feel free until you count the hours, the errors, and the weekends spent reconstructing rosters. Here's what they actually cost a 20-person team.
Apr 20, 2026 · 1 min read
Time TrackingGPS clock-in: when it helps, when it hurts trust
Location-based clock-in is a powerful tool, but it's not free. Here's how to decide when to enforce it, and when it's better left off.
Apr 12, 2026 · 1 min read