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The strategies that drive a high performance People culture
Steve Rockey, People Director at The PIG Hotels, is joined by Sona's VP of Hospitality, Paul Watson, in conversation on the culture strategies that deliver high performance teams.
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for frontline teams
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Forget spreadsheets and old-fashioned systems that can no longer keep up with the needs of modern frontline workforces.
Find out more about our next-generation workforce management solution.
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Legacy systems introduced in the 1990's and early 2000's. Poor UI, broken integrations and no mobile capabilities.
Modern point, cloud-based solutions supported with mobile apps. Narrow coverage and limited sector integrations.
End-to-end WFM solution focused on employees, built with consumer-grade UI and underpinned by AI. Sector specific and able to integrate with key systems and partners.
HR Cloud
A convenient way to view and search your employees
With all your employee data and records in one integrated HR system.
- Flexible permissions
Ensure people only see a suitable subset of employees, such as their direct reports or department. - Customisable system
To match the structure of your organisation, providing a seamless experience when managing employee data. - Employee tracking
Streamline your HR workflows, and improve your overall efficiency.
Make employment changes easy for managers and effective for staff
An easy-to-use employee database that integrates with your scheduling system.
- Employment history
Ensures you have an accurate representation of your employees' employment history at all times. - Multiple contract support
Eases the process of managing people who hold multiple roles at the same time. - Scheduled promotions
Enter promotions ahead of time with effective dates that automatically update permissions, contracted hours and rates of pay for more efficient management.
Handle your data securely and efficiently
Protect sensitive employee data and make managers' lives easier.
- All documents in one place
Upload of any kind of document against employee records, from visas to professional certifications, ensuring everything is in one place and easily accessible. - Structured data
Store structured data against documents, enabling you to add an expiry date to files such as visas, along with notifications that ensure you are always up-to-date. - Automatic notifications for expiry dates
Handle professional certifications safely thanks to expiry alerts, ensuring your employees' qualifications are always up-to-date and your business is compliant with industry standards.
Engagement Cloud
Monitor team morale and reduce preventable turnover
Know how your workforce is feeling in real time and take preventative action to avoid churn
- Early warning system
Identify employees at risk of leaving before it's too late and increase your retention rate. - Shift feedback
Enable managers to take timely action in order to support an employee that's struggling with an easy feedback loop. - Supportive environment
Create a supportive work culture with features that promote employee wellbeing.
Share company-wide updates with a single click
Support employees by sharing news and success stories across the organisation.
- Celebrate milestones
Promote employee wellbeing by making people feel seen and valued within your organisation. - Share important news
Newsletters can be overlooked and lack the community aspect a newsfeed can bring to your company's announcements. - Simplify workflows
Our digital newsfeed gives you a quick, simple and unobtrusive way to share important news and information.
Ensure great work is always noticed
Show staff you appreciate their efforts and embed a culture of recognition into your organisation.
- Send messages of praise from anywhere
Send personalised messages of appreciation to staff in seconds using the built-in templates and prompts. - Instant recognition
Staff get a notification to open up the app and see they've been thanked for a job well done. - Boost your employer NPS
3 in 4 employees who receive recognition on a monthly basis say they are satisfied in their role.
We cut agency hours by 63% within the first three months of using Sona.
Claire Kennedy
Head of HR, Advinia Health Care
The app we have waited years for! Sona has been a time saver and a stress reliever.
Debbie Thompson
Team Leader, Praxis
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Sona encompasses rostering, leave management, reporting, payroll, and timesheets - all in one solution, which we had never experienced before.
Lou Launchbury
Care Systems Manager, Active Prospects
Payroll Cloud
Take ownership of your payroll processes
Streamline the hours reconciliation and payroll process, and avoid costly mistakes
- App-based time & attendance for staff
Make it easy for staff to clock in and out at the right time and report any issues if they don't. - Automatic exceptions flagging
See all the hours that need manual review at-a-glance and approve or amend in seconds. - Easy export to payroll
Export directly to a dedicated payroll system or to a CSV file.
AI Cloud
Advanced AI to streamline operations and enhance decision-making.
AI Cloud harnesses advanced AI to streamline operations and enhance decision-making.
- AI-driven forecasting
Forecast sales with greater accuracy using data from EPOS, booking systems, kitchen management systems and external events like sporting timetables, weather maps, cinema release dates and box office takings. - Dynamic self-learning labour modules
Replace time and motion studies with models that automatically update as they learn from the data. - Auto-scheduling
Automatically generate schedules based on what is optimal and achievable in reality rather than just optimal in theory. - AI co-pilot
Our AI assistant is always on hand to nudge managers towards the highest impact changes they could make to improve sales and experience.
Core features
Get more out of your systems with our integrations
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Work hand-in-hand with existing workforce management and employee systems
- Seamless system integration
Sona effortlessly supports your current WFM and employee systems, pulling data from HR systems, scheduling platforms or Excel, and accessing holiday entitlement details. - Adaptable with Sona API
Integrate directly with the Sona platform for everything, from links to vertical specific vendors to reporting and in-house tools. - Support and documentation
Ensure ease of integration with comprehensive documentation for any queries or custom development needs - assistance is just a live chat away.