Shift Scheduling Software for Bars and Clubs

Arranging when employees are working can be a nightmare to organize each week. This is even more the case when the majority of your staff works part time and the hours they are available to work is changeable. This is commonly the case in bars and clubs Brewery Bellingha where the staff can be in part time education or in other commitments that mean the hours they are available to work each week is not consistent. Therefore it is through the use of shift scheduling software that this stressful task can be automated saves hours of work each week.

Firstly the shift manager can enter the shifts available. This is commonly done using the previous weeks schedule as a template and making small changes. Sometimes no changes will be required. The employees can also enter into the system the hours they are free to work. The software can then allocate shifts to employees automatically only when they are free to work. Complex scheduling regulations such as maximum and minimum amount of working hours for each employee can also be taken into consideration.

Most shift scheduling software these days is web based which brings a whole new level of flexibility to the shift schedule. If an employee can no longer work a shift they have been allocated the system can search for another suitable employee that indicated they are available to work at that time. If the employee wishes to take up the extra shift they can do so with permission from the shift manager. Furthermore the web based system means the schedule can be viewed from any internet connected computer. Commonly it is young people that work in the bars and clubs and so they really appreciate the modern web based approach to shift schedules. The employees no longer need to manually contact the workplace to find out when they are next working. Similarly the shift manager can manage the schedule from any computer that has an internet connection.

One feature that employees really appreciate in the shift scheduling software is the ability to request what shifts they wish to be assigned to when the next schedule is generated. If more employees than the number required for that shift request a particular shift the employees with the highest ranking are given the shift. This is usually manually specified by the shift manager and depends on how long the employee has been employed by the company.

The software can also be used to manage the time off taken by employees. Each employee will have a certain amount of days off specified in their profile. They can choose to take these days off at any time they like during the year. If the request is approved by the shift manager the employee is removed from the schedule on that day.