WorkAxle is a workforce management platform built for public sector operations: forecasting, scheduling, time & attendance, compliance, and payroll export in one system. A no-code rule engine codifies collective agreements, seniority bidding, and overtime distribution, and every assignment, override, and time entry is logged for auditors. Proven at crown corporations managing complex multi-CBA portfolios in a single deployment.
Public money. Public accountability. Zero room for guesswork.
Multiple unions, seniority bidding, audit requirements that survive elections, and legacy systems that were never built for any of it. One platform that enforces every rule.
We know what running public sector operations actually looks like.
When union rules live in binders, heads, and habit, not in the system.
Three grievances filed over weekend shift assignments. The CBA says seniority governs, your scheduling tool doesn't know what seniority means. You're pulling paper files.
Provincial regulation changed last quarter. Your team built a workaround in a spreadsheet. The auditor arriving Thursday doesn't accept spreadsheets.
Transit ops needs 24/7 coverage across multiple unions. Each CBA has different overtime rules, different bid windows, different rest requirements. Your system treats them all the same.
New budget cycle. Council wants a full labor cost audit by department, by union, by overtime category. The data lives in three systems and two people's inboxes.
An employee was scheduled past their CBA's consecutive-day limit. The union rep already knows. Your system stayed silent because that rule was never codified.
Your workforce rules live in binders, in heads, and in habit. They live everywhere except the system that builds the schedule.
When every CBA rule is codified and enforced automatically.
The grievances? There are none to file. The system enforces seniority order during shift bidding, automatically, per CBA. No manual sorting. No grievance exposure.
The regulation change? Your team updates it in the rule engine. It takes effect immediately across every site. No spreadsheet workaround, and no waiting on a vendor release cycle.
The overlapping unions? Each CBA is codified independently: seniority, overtime, bid periods, rest rules. The engine builds compliant schedules across all overlapping CBAs at once.
The budget audit? One export. Labor costs by department, union, overtime category, pay period. The data is ready for council review in minutes.
The consecutive-day violation? It surfaced while the schedule was being built. Violations appear as warnings, and every override is logged, so nothing reaches the union rep as a surprise.
A scheduling tool that doesn't know what a CBA says can't run a public-sector operation. WorkAxle codifies every agreement and enforces it as the schedule is built.
Your public sector problems. Solved at the system level.
| Your problem | How WorkAxle handles it |
|---|---|
| Multi-union CBA complexity | Each CBA codified independently in the no-code rule engine. Seniority, overtime, bid periods, and rest rules are enforced per union, per role. |
| Seniority-based bidding | Shift bidding follows CBA-defined seniority order automatically. No manual sorting, no grievance exposure. |
| Government audit requirements | Every assignment, override, and schedule change is logged with timestamp and reason. Audit export takes minutes. |
| Multi-jurisdiction regulations | Federal, provincial/state, and municipal rules layered in the compliance engine. Your team configures changes without custom code. |
| Legacy system replacement | A single platform replaces manual processes and decades-old systems. Scheduling, time capture, compliance, and payroll export run together. |
| Budget transparency | Labor costs are visible by department, union, overtime category, and pay period. The data is ready for council review and public reporting. |
| 24/7 shift operations | Transit, utilities, public safety, rotating shifts. Rest-period compliance and overtime controls are automated across continuous operations. |
| Grievance prevention | CBA rules are enforced while the schedule is built: violations surface as warnings, and every override is logged. |
Four modules. One operational reality.
Every schedule starts inside the agreements. The rule engine holds your CBAs, scheduling builds rosters that respect them, time capture logs the proof, and payroll export carries it to the systems your auditors already trust. One chain of custody for every hour.
Compliance & Rule Engine
One CBA or dozens, every seniority rule, overtime formula, bid period, and rest requirement codified in a no-code builder and enforced automatically. Built to head off grievances before they happen.
Learn more →Scheduling & Rostering
Multi-union, seniority-driven, 24/7. The engine builds compliant schedules across overlapping CBAs, bid windows, and shift patterns. It respects every rule before a human ever reviews it.
Learn more →Time & Attendance
Every clock-in verified, every exception logged, every record audit-ready across departments and unions. Time data that stands up to government auditors and union scrutiny alike.
Learn more →Payroll Export
Clean, validated time data exported to government payroll systems with a full audit trail. No reconciliation. No discrepancies between hours worked and hours paid.
Learn more →Public-sector operations, after WorkAxle.
A Canadian Crown corporation automated one of the most complex CBA portfolios in its industry through the no-code rule builder. Audit prep moved from weeks to hours.
Frequently asked questions about workforce management for government agencies
What is the best workforce management software for government agencies?
WorkAxle is built for public sector complexity, multi-union CBA enforcement, seniority-based shift bidding, government audit requirements, and multi-jurisdiction regulatory compliance in one platform. A no-code rule engine codifies collective bargaining agreements without custom development. Every assignment, override, and schedule change is logged for auditor access. It is proven at a crown corporation managing a complex multi-CBA portfolio in a single deployment.
How does WorkAxle handle multi-union CBA enforcement?
Each CBA is codified independently in the no-code rule engine, seniority rules, overtime distribution formulas, bid periods, rest requirements, and consecutive-day limits. The system enforces every rule while the schedule is being created. When transit ops needs 24/7 coverage across multiple unions with different overtime and rest rules, the engine builds compliant schedules across all overlapping CBAs at once.
Can WorkAxle meet government audit requirements for workforce scheduling?
Yes. Every assignment, override, time entry, and schedule change is logged with timestamp and reason code. Audit export takes minutes. Labor costs are visible by department, union, overtime category, and pay period, data ready for council review and public reporting. The system produces records that stand up to government auditors and union scrutiny alike.
How does WorkAxle handle seniority-based shift bidding?
Shift bidding follows CBA-defined seniority order automatically, no manual sorting, no grievance exposure. The engine respects each union's specific bid windows, priority rules, and assignment constraints. CBA rules are enforced while the schedule is built: violations surface as warnings, and every override is logged, which heads off grievances before they happen.
See WorkAxle configured for public sector operations.
How does the compliance rule engine work?
See how union rules, seniority logic, and audit trails are configured in the no-code rule builder.
See how a crown corporation automated its full CBA portfolio.
A Canadian Crown corporation's full CBA portfolio, one of the most complex in its industry, automated through WorkAxle's no-code rule builder.
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