Frequently Asked Questions

A worker cooperative is a business owned and democratically controlled by its workers. Every worker-owner has an equal vote in major decisions and shares in the profits. Unlike traditional companies where shareholders and executives hold power, co-ops put workers at the center of governance.

FlockWorker is an all-in-one operational management platform designed specifically for worker-owned organizations. It integrates democratic governance, HR management, payroll processing, inventory control, double-entry accounting, and real-time analytics in one unified system—built from the ground up for cooperative principles.

FlockWorker is purpose-built for democratic organizations with democratic voting tools, profit sharing workflows, and patronage dividend tracking. Our multi-tenant architecture ensures complete data isolation between organizations, while role-based dashboards (Manager, Employee, Governance, Member) provide tailored experiences for each member's responsibilities.

FlockWorker includes seven integrated modules: Surveys (drag-and-drop form builder with 28 field types — including Likert, NPS, matrix grids, signature, and multi-page forms — conditional logic, anonymous responses with audit guarantees, recurring pulse and engagement surveys, and the substrate that powers HR performance reviews and Governance proposal evidence), Governance (proposals with templates, threaded discussions, proxy voting, ranked-choice elections, meeting agendas with one-click minutes conversion, bylaw management with diff view, member-voted compensation flowing to Payroll, patronage dividend approvals with Subchapter T splits, governance-gated termination tied to the final-paycheck workflow, and PDF export), HR (configurable onboarding that pipes direct deposit and W-4 / state withholding into Payroll, interactive training with video and quizzes, time tracking flowing to Payroll, leave management, performance reviews on the survey substrate, benefits enrollment that auto-flows to payroll deductions, and the guided final-paycheck workflow), Payroll (multi-state and local tax with PSD codes and reciprocal agreements, Additional Medicare Tax surtax, tips and commissions, off-cycle runs with a gross-up solver, 401(k)/403(b)/457(b) retirement plans, profit sharing and patronage dividends with Subchapter T splits, auto-posting to the General Ledger, and the Payroll Complete add-on for automated ACH and direct W-2 e-file to SSA BSO), Inventory (stock tracking, purchase orders, vendors, warehouses), Accounting (journal entries, budgets, payables/receivables, fixed assets), and Analytics (cross-module dashboards, custom reports).

FlockWorker is designed to scale with your organization. Whether you have 5 members or 500, the platform adapts to your needs. Small organizations benefit from streamlined workflows and simplified governance, while larger organizations can leverage advanced features like multi-warehouse inventory, departmental budgets, and complex approval hierarchies.