Every Hour Counts | Offset National Insurance Contributions

NICs for employers increased from 13.8% to 15% on April 6, 2025

The threshold at which NICs apply dropped from £9,100 to £5,000.

The National Minimum Wage increased across all age groups.

Whilst this may all seem like doom and gloom, there are ways businesses can mitigate the increase in their wage bill. Labour spend is one of the biggest costs on a P&L sheet (retail businesses typically spend up to 70% on labour!), so using your labour as effectively as possible is one of the most obvious ways to keep costs down.

Luckily workforce management software like Rotageek, can do this for you by:

Reducing Overstaffing:
    📉 Automatically right-size staffing using historical data to eliminate costly over-coverage.

Avoiding Lost Revenue:
    💸 Prevent missed sales and poor service by ensuring peak periods are always fully staffed.

Predictive Forecasting:
    🧠 AI-powered scheduling aligns shifts with demand to optimise efficiency in real time.

Reducing Overtime Expenses:
    ⏱️ Fill shifts using contracted hours first to cut expensive, unnecessary overtime.

Lowering Employee Turnover Costs:
    🙋‍♀️ Flexible, employee-friendly tools boost retention and engagement on the shop floor.

Giving Time Back to Managers:
    🕹️ Automate rota creation to free managers from admin and focus on running the store.

Remaining Compliant to Reduce Fines:
    🛡️ In-built compliance checks safeguard against legal risks and wage violations.

Using Data for Cost-Effective Decision Making:
    📊 Real-time analytics reveal where to cut waste and make smarter labour choices.

Calculate your NIC impact and your potential labour budget savings

Enter a few details about your workforce and we’ll estimate:

Your monthly and annual NIC exposure
How much is due to overtime inefficiency
How much Rotageek could help you reduce this bill

Calculate your savings

Technological solutions like ours exemplify the shift towards intelligent scheduling, using algorithms and AI to predict optimal staffing levels based on historical data, sales forecasts and individual employee skills and preferences. These tools not only streamline the scheduling process but also provide actionable insights for continuous improvement, enabling retailers to adapt to changing conditions and drive efficiency.

We deliver ROI for leading high-street retailers such as...

96%

say Rotageek is vital in their day to day operations

91%

say Rotageek reduces the time spent creating schedules vs manually

84%

said Rotageek helps to better schedule labour to demand

80%

find Rotageek intuitive to use with daily tasks taking under 15 minutes

79%

use Rotageek on a daily basis

Rota Geek Limited is a company registered in England and Wales with the company number 06783810 and registered address of Unit 6 & 7, Foundry Court, Foundry Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, England, RH13 5PY

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National insurance costs have risen. Your labour budget doesn’t have to.

Mitigate the rise with our workforce management solution. Calculate your labour budget savings...and your ROI payback period.

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