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 (form builder with 17 field types, response tracking, category organization, and usage analytics), Governance (proposals with templates, threaded discussions, proxy voting, elections, meeting agendas, bylaw management with diff view, and PDF export), HR (onboarding, interactive training with video and quizzes, time tracking, leave management, performance reviews, compliance), Payroll (pay runs, expenses, profit sharing), Inventory (stock tracking, purchase orders, vendors, warehouses), Accounting (journal entries, budgets, payables/receivables, fixed assets), and Analytics (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.