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Shift schedule changes: why doesn't your team know who's working today?
If a work schedule isn't supported by a tool that notifies people about changes, someone has to do it manually. Usually you. The entire burden of communicating updates falls on you instead of on a system that should be handling shift schedule changes automatically. Can this be managed better? Before we get to solutions, it's worth seeing exactly where it breaks down.
How to build a work schedule quickly and without mistakes?
Next week's work schedule and you're sitting with Excel and four open Messenger threads. One person is asking for Saturday off, another just came back from sick leave and it's unclear whether they'll be available at all. Before you've even started planning, you've already spent half an hour gathering information. To build a work schedule quickly and without mistakes, you need to start with the right step. This article shows you where that is.
Excel vs employee scheduling software — which should you choose?
Excel or employee scheduling software? The choice between these two solutions affects: the time spent planning shifts, work organisation, the number of errors in the work schedule, and how you communicate with the team. In companies where the schedule changes during the week, shift scheduling software provides greater control and schedule accuracy than a spreadsheet. This article presents the specific differences between Excel and employee scheduling software, shows the operational consequences of both solutions, and helps you choose a tool that fits your team's variability and your business needs.
How to choose employee scheduling software for restaurants?
Employee scheduling software for restaurants should make it possible to keep the schedule current despite frequent changes. This means not only building a work plan quickly, but also making it easy to add absences and corrections throughout the week. The differences between scheduling tools come down to the range of features and how they are used by shift-based teams. In a restaurant, a well-planned and up-to-date work schedule is one of the most important elements of a smoothly running team and day-to-day organisation. This article is a guide to choosing a shift scheduling tool for restaurants and describes the features that determine its usefulness in shift-based work.
Crises in the restaurant industry: where they come from and how to avoid them
Working in a restaurant doesn't require seeking out adrenaline — it comes with the job. In the industry, pace and unpredictability are simply part of the work. The sector moves fast, loud, and with no margin for error, and that generates stress that employees feel every single day. Want to know how you can handle it better? Read on.
Work schedule: how to make easier what you have to do every month anyway
When the moment comes to build a new work schedule, you return to a process you know by heart. You open the file, pin down availability, check earlier agreements and organise everything the way you've been doing it for months. The schedule has to get done — it's a fixed point in your calendar. But do you ever get the feeling that building it goes into "autopilot mode"?
Team schedule planning without the right tool? The most common problems and one solution
Have you ever tried to plan a work week for your team without knowing who will actually be available? In this article we'll show you the situations that come up most often when you try to build a work schedule without the right employee scheduling software — and suggest how it can be organised differently. Simpler, faster, without the stress.
The most common remote work problems — and how to solve them without going back to the office
More and more companies are returning to offices. They cite the need for better communication, greater oversight, and rebuilding work culture. We've been working fully remotely for years and we see that it can work too - under one condition: it has to be well-organized.