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Managers create employee schedules that take into account their availability, skills, and the restaurant's needs

As a restaurant owner or manager, one primary concern is ensuring the right amount of staff are  scheduled to work at any given time. This can be a challenging task, especially for managers without a good labor scheduling system in place. Fortunately, there are now a variety of tools available to help operators manage their restaurant's staffing needs, and one of the most popular of these tools is a digital labor scheduling program.
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Labor scheduling programs are specifically designed to help restaurants harmoniously manage both the restaurant’s needs and that of their employees. Managers create schedules for employees that take into account their availability, their skills, and your restaurant's needs. Managers also use the program to track their employees' hours, calculate their pay, and monitor their performance.

​Reduce Costs

One of the key benefits of using a labor scheduling program is that it helps owners efficiently manage many employee schedules without manual intervention. By automating the process of creating employee schedules, you can avoid the need to spend hours creating and adjusting schedules. This allows more time to focus on managing the restaurant operation while ensuring there is always the right amount of staff on hand to meet customer needs.

Optimize Staffing Levels

By analyzing your restaurant's historical data and current customer trends, labor scheduling programs help identify when the restaurant requires more or fewer staff on hand. This avoids overstaffing, which can lead to unnecessary labor costs, or understaffing, which can lead to a decline in service quality and customer satisfaction.

Improve Customer Service

Perhaps most importantly, using a labor scheduling program will help maintain a consistent level of customer service. The program assures that restaurants have proper staff levels on hand at all times, ensuring that customers are always served promptly and efficiently. Improved customer satisfaction helps drive repeat business and positive reviews.

Labor scheduling programs help identify when the restaurant requires more or fewer staff on hand

Using Digital Labor Scheduling

There are a variety of different labor scheduling programs available, ranging from simple spreadsheets to sophisticated software applications. Some of the key factors to consider when selecting a program include its ease of use, its ability to export to, or integrate with, other financial management systems, and its level of customization.

Aldelo Express offers a complete Labor Scheduling Module as part of its suite of cloud-based point of sale solutions

Setting up digital labor scheduling for your restaurant will involve inputting data on your restaurant's staff, including their names, positions, pay rates, and availability. This includes adding data on your restaurant's needs, such as hours of operation and the anticipated level of customer traffic on different days and times.

Once you have set up the labor scheduling program, you are ready to create schedules for your staff. You can create schedules for individual employees or for entire teams, and adjust these schedules as needed to account for changes in customer trends or employee availability.

In conclusion, using a labor scheduling program is an effective way to improve your restaurant's labor management and customer service. By automating the process of creating schedules, optimizing your staffing levels, and improving your customer service, you can help to drive business success and profitability.

Digital Employee Labor Scheduling is Available with Aldelo Express

Aldelo Express offers a complete Labor Scheduling Module as part of its suite of cloud-based point of sale solutions:

• Easily Adjust Digital Schedules
• Communicate Adjustments with Employees via Email
• Restrict Clock-In and Clock-Out Periods Per Employee
• Reduce Overtime Payments

Users maintain visibility of current and expected labor costs, secure employee time cards, and manage employee schedules anytime, anywhere with a native digital module.

Contact Aldelo today to learn more at [email protected] or 877-639-8767

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