Synergy Suite

APRIL 4, 2024

Experienced business owners know that having a balanced schedule for multiple employees can be difficult, especially as the number of employees increases. Today we’re going to answer the following questions: What is scheduling in the workplace? What is an example of an employee schedule?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 27, 2021

Scheduling 300-plus employees. Schedule with empathy. Scheduling 300-plus employees—and saving money. At each of Andolini's locations—like other multi-location restaurants—the general manager handles the schedules. The structure of Andolini's business adds another dimension to scheduling complexity.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Even in the pandemic year of 2020, before vaccines, we saw bumps in both sales and shifts scheduled in and around the tent pole holidays. Need a Holiday Work Schedule? Implementing a Holiday Work Schedule. Does Your Restaurant Need a Holiday Work Schedule? Table of Contents. Gathering Employee Availability & Feedback.

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Synergy Suite

JUNE 15, 2024

Crafting the perfect restaurant employee schedule is a dance between precision and flexibility that affects every plate served and every customer’s experience. In an industry where timing is everything, errors in scheduling can lead to a domino effect of service delays, overworked staff, and unhappy diners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 6, 2021

When I Work serves tens of thousands of restaurants; here are some of our best tips on how putting employees’ needs first in your scheduling strategy can help retain and attract employees during this crucial hiring time and beyond. Use Scheduling Software. Implement Flexible Scheduling.

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7 Shifts

MAY 27, 2021

Restaurant schedules shuffle all the time. While some managers dread the thought of a seasonal, monthly, or weekly schedule adjustment, others rely on it. This practice of planned changes to employee schedules is known as rotating scheduling – and about 5% of hospitality employees work this way. Table of Contents.

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7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2021

Kaldi's has been with 7shifts since our founding year in 2014, one of our earliest adopters of the restaurant scheduling tools. Kaldi's partnered with 7shifts over other scheduling platforms for its ease of use: “It was just so much easier and I could teach anybody in 30 minutes how to use it, and they could use it,” says Kildron.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In many restaurants, on-call scheduling is inescapable. However, when mismanaged, on-call scheduling can frustrate staff, throw off their work-life balance, and impact financial security. On-call scheduling needs to be handled in a way that respects employees' time but never leaves the restaurant short-staffed. Best Practices.

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7 Shifts

MAY 13, 2021

On the surface, the natural organization of an Excel or Google Sheets spreadsheet makes sense for creating shift schedules. But once you put that schedule out into the world, it tends to break down. Your once perfectly organized Excel schedule is unrecognizable from when you first made it—and you have to do it all over again next week.

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7 Shifts

JULY 28, 2021

You would think something as second nature to people as communication would be easy to manage in the workplace. Communication is the key to facilitating productive relationships between managers and employees. Dangers of Poor Communication. Steps to Improve Team Communication. What to Communicate and When.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Employee shift scheduling for your restaurant can be much more complex than it seems. From managing overtime hours, to employee time off and availability, to making the right calls when it comes to who and when, scheduling takes a lot of time and mental energy. Here are 10 common scheduling errors and how to solve and prevent them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2020

As restaurants have experienced dramatic changes in how they do business due to the pandemic, many small business owners have learned just how important a visual communication plan is for success. As restaurants reopen their doors once again, visual communication solutions help inform, direct and protect both customers and team members.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It's called the 9/80 work schedule , and it rewards employees with an additional, full day off from work in exchange for working slightly longer shifts without affecting full-time status. So, what exactly is the 9/80 schedule, what are its benefits, and how can it work in your restaurant? What is a 9/80 Work Schedule?

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Synergy Suite

JULY 15, 2024

SynergySuite Unveils Powerful Cover App Updates, Enhancing Workforce Management for Multi-Unit Restaurateurs Experience effortless scheduling, streamlined communication, and more, with the new Cover App! Shift Visibility: Easily see who’s on shift for seamless coordination, improving communication and team management.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Predictive Scheduling has become a hot topic in the restaurant industry. As a growing number of municipalities propose and approve legislative changes around scheduling practices, many restaurateurs are wondering: how will predictive scheduling impact my business? What is Predictive Scheduling? Table of Contents.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. User-friendly interface If you’re using the software for scheduling and employee communications, everyone will use it regularly.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The demands of the modern bar are significant: inventory issues, demanding customers, volatile prices, and — perhaps the biggest of all — staffing, scheduling, and other labor concerns. User-friendly interface If you’re using the software for scheduling and employee communications, everyone will use it regularly.

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Synergy Suite

JUNE 7, 2024

One area that often poses a challenge is the scheduling of weekend shifts. Crafting balanced, fair, and equitable schedules in such a competitive industry is tricky, but it’s well worth the effort it takes to make it happen. Next, we’ll provide actionable steps that will help you implement a rotating weekend schedule.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Efficient communication between managers and employees is key to restaurant success, especially during the unprecedented times of 2020. Many restaurant owners understand that proper internal communication leads to increasing employee productivity and trust. Missed Punch Email Alert 4.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 3, 2023

Hugo's was looking for a tool that would work with their newly adopted Toast POS, as well as give them more power to track labor and schedule their expanding team. Solution Saving time with more efficient schedules—a win-win With 7shifts, Hugo's is able to save three to four hours every week just from scheduling —at each location.

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7 Shifts

MAY 28, 2021

Scheduling 100 employees across 10 locations ??. To make the schedule there, she would “make it up on my iPad with my Apple pencil and kind of fill it out that way every day,” says Megges. To make the schedule there, she would “make it up on my iPad with my Apple pencil and kind of fill it out that way every day,” says Megges.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 13, 2022

From unpredictable schedules to being denied time off, shift workers are frustrated and exhausted. Worldwide, 40 percent of job candidates rank schedule flexibility as one of their top factors in career decisions. Pen-and paper schedules are behind us – or at least you’d think. Reduce Wage Costs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2020

Restaurants that smartly capitalize on texting communication best practices should enjoy boosts across the board—in more repeat customers, better service and a more intelligent (and faster) delivery for internal staff communications. Timing Is Everything.

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Synergy Suite

MAY 2, 2023

One of the most important factors that determine their satisfaction is how they are scheduled: how many shifts they’re scheduled for, how long the shifts are, how often they change without much notice, and more. The best way to keep it all in line is to utilize a quality restaurant scheduling software.

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Synergy Suite

MAY 17, 2024

Scheduling is one of the top factors that directly impacts the health, happiness, and performance of your employees. For businesses like fast-food restaurants where the environment requires round-the-clock operations, crafting a 24-hour shift schedule that considers employee well-being is vital.

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Synergy Suite

AUGUST 17, 2022

While these are critical elements to a top-tier dining experience, they can’t run efficiently without well-structured, rock-solid restaurant scheduling. An ill-planned schedule means so much more than running into a few shifts that must be filled at the last minute. Why Is Restaurant Scheduling So Important? Fixed Shifts.

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Horizon Hospitality

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Encourage work-life balance by offering flexible scheduling and a transparent PTO policy. Creating an environment of open communication is critical in reducing turnover, because it enables employees to share concerns before they reach the point of burnout. Regularly scheduled group events can foster team cohesion.

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7 Shifts

MAY 27, 2021

Restaurant schedules shuffle all the time. While some managers dread the thought of a seasonal, monthly, or weekly schedule adjustment, others rely on it. This practice of planned changes to employee schedules is known as rotating scheduling – and about 5% of hospitality employees work this way. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2023

Reduce Costs by Maximizing Employee Scheduling Times of stress and uncertainty often call for a brief pause and a deep breath. Then work to better match scheduling to the ebbs and flows of customer demand. A team communication app is a perfect upgrade to the bulletin board.

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NV Hotels

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The answer — focus on schedule flexibility and relieving financial stress as part of a comprehensive wellness program. These aspects include tasking and workflows, communication, learning, shift management, early access to wages earned, intranet/knowledge base, and employee recognition.

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2020

But the question remains— with a staff that changes size and personnel by the shift, what is the best way to set, communicate, and enforce restaurant task management to your staff? Restaurant task management is the organization, delegation, and communication of necessary tasks in your restaurant.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 9, 2020

It is thus essential that restaurateurs have a systematic way to schedule their shifts. To help you get the most out of your workforce, we have made you a list of features that you should be looking for while choosing an ideal scheduling software. What to consider before choosing an ideal employee scheduling software.

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Les Roches

MAY 22, 2023

Effective customer communication management plays a vital part in a business’s success, from attracting prospective customers, moving them along the customer journey, and retaining them as loyal advocates. What is customer communication management (CCM)? What does a customer communication manager do?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2019

Beyond brewing, Shawn & Ed also host private events in their historic building—leaving them with more scheduling complexity than most other brewing companies. Building schedules in a few clicks With a brewery, taproom, and events to handle, Shawn & Ed were struggling with their spreadsheet-style scheduling process.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Scheduling employees is one of the most time-intensive tasks for restaurant managers. Additionally, they have to remember how this demand aligns with employee skills and availability, before they begin creating shift schedules – often using pen and paper or an Excel spreadsheet.

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Les Roches

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Then a career in communications could be for you. A communications manager is a critical role and plays an important role in promoting an organization, its people, products, and services – both internally and externally — through expertly-designed and executed communications strategies. What is a communications manager?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2022

1 – Hone Your Labor and Scheduling Processes. Scheduling software can help you determine optimal staffing levels based on forecasted demand. And though that in and of itself is helpful, it also communicates something important to your employees – you care about their experience and want to make things easier for them.

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