How to simplify restaurant payroll with labor management software
Labor management software helps decrease restaurants’ labor costs, improving their bottom line. Adopting gold-standard labor management software can help your managers utilize their time more effectively while empowering your employees to take control of their hours.
Improve flexibility to switch shifts
The shift work of the restaurant industry naturally lends itself to swaps, bids and trades among workers. And another great thing about labor management software is that it’s not only useful for managers—workers can benefit, too.
Today, almost everyone has a smart mobile device. Most labor management applications include an employee-facing app that makes it easier for your staff to access schedule information. This feature gives them the flexibility to submit shift-change requests remotely and quickly on a virtual platform.
This also saves managers time by allowing employees to swap hours amongst themselves without having to involve a manager. Notifications can be set up to request manager approval so they’re kept in the loop, but this type of software gives employees autonomy to take control of their own schedules.
“Daily and in real time, we use [our labor management software] as home base for our scheduling,” said Fred Castellucci of Castellucci Restaurant Group. “It's about being able to track [in] real time and then capture historical wage labor cost percentages, so that's really where we focus our energies.”
Gain insight into employee performance and health
A best-in-class labor management system can provide insights into the behavior of your employees. For example, some systems can run checks on employee schedules throughout the week to help you identify potential conflicts and inefficiencies. You can program the software to flag overtime hours or hone in on staff working beyond their specified preferences.
Understanding employee productivity is paramount to reducing labor-related costs and maximizing workforce performance. We know that paying time and a half for overtime hours or footing the bill for high attrition rates if employees feel overworked can drive up expenses. An effective labor management software gives you the tools to avoid costly situations.
Labor management software helps decrease restaurants’ labor costs, improving their bottom line. Adopting gold-standard
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