For shops, chains and online retailers
Payroll software for retail
built for hourly staff and busy weeks.
HMRC-recognised payroll for UK retailers. Hourly rates, overtime, age-banded National Minimum Wage checks, seasonal peaks and staff who join and leave mid-month, all processed in a single payrun.
See exactly how it works
Explore the full payroll workflow: employees, payslips, RTI submissions, CIS, auto-enrolment and HMRC payments. No sign-up needed.
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Retail payroll is hours, turnover and deadlines
Rotas change weekly, staff come and go, and every hour must be paid at the right rate for the right age band. Moonworkers is built for exactly that.
Hours in, correct payslips out
Enter or import hours each period. Overtime, premium rates and mixed contracts are calculated automatically, and payslips preview in real time before you commit.
National Minimum Wage, by age band, every run
NMW and NLW rates change every April and depend on age. Moonworkers applies the right rate automatically, so an 18th birthday never becomes a compliance problem.
Starters and leavers without the admin
High turnover is normal in retail. New starter checklists, P45s and final pay are generated in the flow of the payrun, not as a separate chore.
Seasonal peaks without seasonal pricing
Pay per payslip. Staff up for Christmas, scale back in January, and your payroll bill follows your headcount automatically.
Everything a retail business needs to run payroll
From a single shop to a multi-site chain, without a payroll bureau invoice.
Hourly, salaried and zero-hours together
Any mix of contracts in one payrun: weekend staff, full-time managers, Christmas temps and everyone in between.
Holiday pay for irregular hours
Holiday tracking and rolled-up pay on the 52-week average, ERA-compliant, for variable-hours staff.
RTI and PAYE automated
Every submission confirmed with HMRC on every run. No dates to remember, no late-filing penalties.
Pension auto-enrolment
Assessment and enrolment run automatically as staff become eligible, even with fluctuating earnings.
Accounting sync
Sync with Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, IRIS and KashFlow, with a payroll journal exported after every run.
Pay-per-payslip pricing
No tiers to outgrow. Whether you run 4 payslips or 400, you pay for what you use.
Retail payroll, answered
Yes. Hours can be entered directly or imported each pay period, and every change updates the payslip preview in real time before you approve the run.
Trusted by UK businesses and accountancy firms
< 5 min
Average payroll run time
99.9%
RTI acceptance rate
4
Pay frequencies supported
0
Missed HMRC deadlines
Our customers say it best.
From sole traders to growing enterprises, teams across the UK rely on Moonworkers to run payroll without the headache.
JC Puget
Maison Puget
“The best payroll company for my business. Highly recommend.”
S Djakiodine
Euroaccounting
“We have been using Moonworkers for quite some time and compared to other software in the market, we found it very simple to use and excellent. Moreover, the customer service is great.”
Shenaz Gaffar
Printberry
“Moonworkers has absolutely been a lifesaver for me and my business. Moonworkers customer service is 100% there always there to help. They constantly taking on feedback to make it better. If you are looking to make life easier, then this is it !!!”
Joe Barber
The Barn
“Fantastic onboarding process from the team. A really user friendly website and system. When I have asked for any assistance or help, the team have helped, made changes and even updated the system for my requests!”
James Berry
CJLS Tech
“From the outset the onboarding to Moonworkers was 100% smooth, even any hints of a problem were speedily fixed and we have been running smoothly since then, we have never needed to reach out to support post onboarding, and that's a testament to its own.”
Suzy Kerton
Zyla Accountant
“Moonworkers software is great for HR, payroll, benefits & more and it is amazing to have it all in one platform. The automation saves so much time every month and the team offer great customer support whenever you have a query. Highly recommend!”
Amrit Gill
Hayachi
“Incredibly powerful HR and Payroll platform, we've previously been held back by our accountant on having a truly flexible workforce but no more! With Moonworkers we can hire the skills that we need with exceptional efficiency and the HR platform makes it a well-rounded tool.”
Row Laurence
Braid
“The Moonworkers platform has been a massive help getting me set up with my first few employees and making sure I had all the right boxes ticked – the team have also been super helpful and responsive any time I had questions or there was something I didn't understand.”
Pricing
Fair, flexible pricing.
No hidden fees.
Pay only for what you use, no base fee, no setup cost. Pricing adjusts automatically as your usage grows.
Monthly Payroll · Employer
Payroll that scales
with your team.
Pay per payslip with volume pricing that scales with your team. A minimum fee applies on smaller plans — no setup cost, no lock-in, cancel anytime.
- Full PAYE, NI & pension auto-enrolment
- Automated RTI (FPS & EPS) to HMRC
- Variable hours & 52-week holiday pay
- NEST, Smart & People's Pension integration
- Accounting software integrations
- Payslip generation & delivery
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HMRC-compliant payroll,
built for every use case.
From your first payslip to a full API integration, Moonworkers handles the compliance, the RTI submissions, and the calculations, so you can focus on your work.