Module · HR & Payroll

HR for operations that run on shifts, seasons, and field work

Staff records, attendance capture (including mobile for field agents), leave management, and full payroll — tuned for Ethiopian labor law and the realities of seasonal coffee operations.

01 · Context

Why coffee HR is its own thing

Coffee operations have a peculiar HR shape. Processing staff triples during harvest and returns to baseline in the off-season. Field agents work in areas with no mobile coverage. Payroll has to follow NBE tax tables, pension deduction rules, and Ministry of Revenue filing formats specific to Ethiopia. Generic HR software assumes a stable workforce with daily office clock-ins and a single currency — none of which describe a coffee exporter. BunnaLink HR models Ethiopian coffee HR directly.

02 · Capabilities

What you get

Employee master file

Personal data, contract, salary, bank account, emergency contact, photo, digital signature. Central record for every person who's ever worked for you.

Mobile attendance capture

Field agents clock in/out from their phone with geolocation. Works offline for areas without coverage. Syncs when back in range.

Leave management

Annual, sick, bereavement, maternity, compassionate — with configurable accrual rules and approval workflows. Employees self-service leave requests; managers approve from web or mobile.

Full Ethiopian payroll engine

Income tax (NBE tax tables), pension, private health contributions, union dues — all calculations built to current Ethiopian spec. Tax tables update as regulations change.

Bilingual payslip generation

Amharic + English PDFs, emailed to employees or printed for manual distribution. Clear breakdown of gross, deductions, net. Employees understand exactly what they're paid.

03 · Process

How it works

01

Onboard the employee

Complete master file, upload ID and contract, set salary and payment method. Employee starts in 'active' state.
02

Attendance logged daily

Via web punch-in at office, mobile with geolocation in the field, biometric integration on Enterprise. Approved by supervisors at end of period.
03

Run payroll at month end

One click. Taxes calculated per NBE tables. Deductions applied. Payslips generated. Bank transfer file exported for upload to your bank.
04

File with Ministry of Revenue

Monthly filing reports generate in the exact format Ministry of Revenue requires. One export, one upload, one filing done.

04 · Questions

Common questions

Does the payroll calculator follow current NBE rules?

Yes. Tax brackets, pension contribution rates, and filing formats are configurable and updated as regulations change. Your team gets a notification when tables update.

Can we pay piece-rate workers (per-kg harvest pickers)?

Yes. There's a variable compensation model that supports piece-rate alongside salaried and hourly. Harvest pickers can be paid per kg of cherry delivered, with the data flowing from the Production module.

Can field agents access payslips on mobile?

Yes. Each employee has a self-service portal (web + mobile) where they can view current and historical payslips and leave balance. Amharic and English available.

Does it handle seasonal workers with short contracts?

Yes. Contract end-dates are first-class. Contracts auto-expire on schedule with exit-procedure workflows. You can also bulk-onboard seasonal workers before harvest and bulk-offboard at season end.

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