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Properties
27+
Employees
10,000+
Industry
Hospitality

Powering Accor’s vast hotel network with a tailored attendance and payroll platform.

Accor is one of the world’s leading hospitality groups, with brands spanning Sofitel, Pullman, Fairmont, Novotel, Mercure, ibis, Mövenpick, Angsana, Rixos, and more across Vietnam. Each Accor-managed property is independently owned and free to choose its own vendors — yet 27 of them, across the country, have each independently selected Cadena to run HR and payroll for a combined workforce of more than 10,000 employees.

We evaluated systems that claim to handle hospitality, but most fall apart once you get into complex time attendance, service charge calculations, and casual labor management. Cadena was the one that just worked — and once word gets around inside the network, it's an easy recommendation to the next property.

Results at a glance
Scale
Supporting 10,000+ employees across 27 independently managed Accor properties.
Automation
Automated service charge calculation and complex hospitality attendance logic.
Compliance
A system fully compliant with local labor laws.
Efficiency
Rapid, precise implementation that frees HR teams to focus on pre-opening priorities.
The challenge

27 independent decisions

Unlike a typical enterprise account, Accor does not centrally mandate attendance and payroll software across its managed portfolio. Every hotel operates under shared brand and service standards, but each property is owned by its own investment company and run by its own HR and finance team — each free to select, and re-select, its own vendors.

For the average Accor property, managing attendance and payroll is a constant administrative battle — operating 24/7 with a fluid workforce of 200 to 1,000+ employees, complex shift rotations, high turnover, and unpredictable seasonal surges, all while calculating variable pay and distributing complex service charges without delaying payroll.

The scope

A proven fit for hospitality, property by property

Time attendance for hospitality:
Cadena’s attendance module is purpose-built for hotel operations — managing complex shift patterns, 24-hour rotations, and split shifts across each property.
Service charge management:
A specialized function automates the distribution of service charge funds to staff with precision and transparency.
Casual & seasonal labor:
Streamlined onboarding and payroll for event-based and seasonal staff, reducing administrative overhead for lean property HR teams.
Employee Self-Service (ESS):
A digital portal lets staff manage profiles, leave, overtime, attendance, and payslips at each property.
Accounting integration:
Connects directly into existing property finance systems, including industry standards like SunSystems.
The benefits

Why hospitality leaders choose Cadena

1
Proven fit, property by property
Because each Accor-managed property makes its own independent decision, Cadena’s presence across 27 separate implementations isn’t the result of one mandate — it’s 27 individual validations that the system fits hospitality’s operational reality.
2
Built for hospitality’s real complexity
From 24-hour shift rotations to casual labor and service charge distribution, Cadena’s capabilities map directly onto the daily realities of hotel and resort operations, regardless of a property’s size or ownership structure.
3
Scales from 200 to 1,000+ employees
Whether a compact city hotel or a large-scale integrated resort, Cadena’s implementations flex to fit each property’s workforce — without forcing smaller, standalone hotels into an enterprise-only model.

Properties Running on Cadena

One partner, trusted across Accor’s Vietnam portfolio

27 independently managed Accor properties — from flagship city hotels to integrated beach resorts — have each chosen Cadena on their own merits.

Sofitel Saigon Plaza
Pullman Phu Quoc Beach Resort
Pullman Hai Phong Grand Hotel
Fairmont Hanoi
Novotel Saigon Centre
Novotel Danang Premier Han River
Novotel Phu Quoc Resort
Novotel Yen Bai
Mövenpick Resort Phan Thiet
Mövenpick Resort Waverly Phu Quoc
Mövenpick Hotel Hanoi Centre
Mövenpick Resort Cam Ranh
Mercure Hotel Hanoi La Gare
Mercure Hotel Danang French Village Bana Hills
Grand Mercure Dalat Resort
Hôtel des Arts Saigon, MGallery
Legacy Yên Tử, MGallery Hotel Collection
Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort
Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay
Angsana Quan Lan, Ha Long Bay
Angsana Ho Tram
Rixos Phu Quoc Vietnam
Garrya Mù Cang Chải
Laguna Lăng Cô
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