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Run your staff, outlets and maintenance on one platform
Rosters for every department, overtime and Ramadan hours, a till for each outlet, meeting rooms and event space for hire, and maintenance jobs on one board.
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What you get
The parts of Tarleaks a hotel uses most. Each links to the full feature list.
Rosters for every department
Build morning, evening and night shifts once, then roster front office, housekeeping and kitchen teams for a date range.
Overtime and Ramadan hours
Each clocked session is split into ordinary time and weekday, night, rest-day and holiday overtime, with a shorter standard day in Ramadan.
Each outlet with its own till rules
The restaurant, the lobby café and the pool bar each get their own price list, receipt and service charge, and the reports filter by outlet.
Meeting rooms and event space for hire
Start from the meeting-room or event-hire setup with its own rate card, and a room or item cannot be booked twice for the same time.
Maintenance jobs on one board
Equipment repairs and general jobs, such as repainting a meeting room, move from open to done on one board, each with a priority and a due date.
Visas and permits before they lapse
One register for visas, Iqamas, work permits and health cards. Visas, Iqamas and permits alert HR and the manager each night as they near expiry.
Apps you will use
The apps a hotel usually starts with. Each shares the same people, outlets and ledger.
Time & Attendance
Rosters, clock-in, overtime, Ramadan hours and leave.
HR Management
Staff records, visas, permits and health cards.
Payroll & WPS
Overtime, allowances, the Wage Protection System (WPS) file and country rules.
Point of Sale
Outlet tills, tables, kitchen screens, service charge and tips.
Rentals
Meeting rooms, halls and event items for hire.
Asset Management
Equipment register, custody and maintenance jobs.
Helpdesk & Ticketing
Guest complaints and internal requests with service targets.
Also used across the property
Smaller pieces that save time every week.
- Tips added at payment are never taxed and are booked as money owed to staff. Point of sale
- Restaurants in the hotel get floor plans and a kitchen screen. Point of sale
- Log a guest's complaint as a ticket. The guest follows it and rates the service through a private link. Helpdesk
- The monthly WPS salary file for UAE staff, from the same payroll run. Payroll and WPS
- Staff training courses that issue a certificate with an expiry date when the learner passes. Learning
Guides
Plain-language guides from our blog, with their official sources, and step-by-step guides for each role.
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Questions
Is this a hotel property management system?
No. Tarleaks runs your staff, outlets, meeting-room hire and maintenance. Guest folios, housekeeping room status and links to online booking channels are not in the product, so keep your property management system for the front office.
Can each outlet keep its own prices and service charge?
Yes. Each outlet is its own shop with its own price list, receipt layout, service charge and selling rules, and the reports can be filtered by outlet.
Does it handle Ramadan hours and overtime?
Yes. Set the Ramadan dates and the shorter standard day, and the extra hours count as overtime. Approved overtime reaches payroll as its own entries, and payroll prices it with its own overtime rate.
Not covered yet
- Hotel front-office tools, such as guest folios, housekeeping room status and links to online booking channels, are not in the product.
- Card terminals and kitchen printers are not connected to the outlet tills.
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