Agriculture isn’t your standard office environment, it’s seasonal, remote and constantly moving. Microkeeper helps Australian farms and agribusiness simplify workforce operations with tools designed for flexibility and compliance.
Hiring ramps up quickly during planting and harvest, and managing onboarding, scheduling, and payroll for large short-term teams is complex.
Solution: Scalable onboarding and batch payroll processing
Use digital profiles to quickly onboard seasonal workers, track hours in bulk, and run payroll for hundreds of employees in just a few clicks. Microkeeper supports unlimited users and scales seamlessly with your workforce during peak seasons.
Staff often work across regional properties or remote areas, making it hard to verify attendance or log time accurately.
Solution: Mobile GPS clock-ins and rugged biometric options
Employees can clock in and out using their phones, with GPS data captured at the time of clocking. For shared devices or areas with limited phone access, biometric terminals offer reliable, secure time tracking that suits tough conditions.
Shifts in agriculture vary based on weather, daylight, and crop readiness, meaning payroll must be flexible, accurate, and timely.
Solution: Award-compliant payroll automation
Automate pay calculations including hourly rates, overtime, allowances, and award loadings. Pay categories adjust in real-time with shift changes, so your payroll stays accurate without manual corrections.
Full-time, part-time, casual and contract workers may all be on the same team, each with different entitlements and pay obligations.
Solution: Smart pay categorisation by employment type
Microkeeper automatically applies correct tax, super, and entitlements for every employee based on their classification, reducing admin and risk of non-compliance.
Payroll super, and STP reporting requirements change often, and getting it wrong can be costly.
Solution: Built-in compliance with ongoing updates
From automated STP reporting to superannuation payments through Beam, Microkeeper is aligned with ATO and Fair Work obligations. Our system is updated regularly, so you’re always working with the latest rules.
Designed to meet the unique demands of the agriculture sector, Microkeeper’s feature set helps you streamline operations in the paddock, in the shed, or from the home office.
Let staff clock in and out using their phone or a secure on-site device. GPS location, timestamps, and break tracking are recorded in real-time for accuracy and compliance, all integrated with our time and attendance tools and break management system.
Build, publish, and update rosters with ease, even for rotating teams and shifting harvest needs. Assign roles based on location or job type and view live staffing costs before publishing, all from our smart rostering platform designed for flexibility and visibility.
Pay your staff correctly and on time. Microkeeper applies the right tax rates, super, allowances, and penalties automatically, even across mixed pay categories and shift types, all handled through our automated payroll software.
Microkeeper gives you the tools to build compliant award rules tailored to your business. Whether you follow the Horticulture Award, Pastoral Awards, or a custom EBA, you can configure rates, loadings, and allowances based on your specific workforce needs, all supported by our flexible award interpretation engine.
Submit STP reports directly to the ATO and process superannuation payments through Beam, without leaving the Microkeeper platform, all part of our integrated Single Touch Payroll workflow.
Add as many staff as needed, there are no limits. Perfect for growing operations or farms that expand during seasonal periods. Combined with our scalable HR software, you can onboard, manage, and support your entire workforce in one place.
Sync payroll data to your accounting software like Xero or MYOB for end-to-end accuracy and faster reporting. Microkeeper’s payroll software ensures all figures align seamlessly across your systems.Ask ChatGPT
Simplify your workforce management and payroll processes with software made for agriculture.
Microkeeper helps you reduce admin, eliminate manual processes, and keep your farm team running smoothly, from the shed to the paddock.
