Shifts, hours and the labour line
Restaurant staff scheduling software that watches the labour line
Build the week’s shifts, let staff clock in against them, and see what the hours cost as a share of sales while the day is still running.
- 1ShiftsEach shift names the person, role, station and hourly rate
- 2Clock inStaff clock themselves in and out against the schedule
- 3LabourWhat the hours cost against net sales, live, by part of the day
- 4BudgetAmber at 90% of the weekly budget; a shift past it needs a manager’s PIN
- Livelabour as a share of sales, by part of the day
- Rate × minuteshow each shift is costed, in paise
- 90%of the weekly budget, and the schedule turns amber
- Manager PINto save a shift that takes the week over budget
01At a glance
What scheduling covers.
- Shifts by role and stationEach shift names the person, their role, the station and the hourly rate it is costed at.
- Clock in, clock outStaff clock themselves in and out against the schedule. Clocking someone else in takes a manager or the owner.
- An attendance boardWho is on now, how long they have worked and what that has cost so far, with today’s log beneath.
- Labour as a share of salesWhat the hours cost against net sales for the same range, live and split by part of the day.
- A weekly labour budgetSet it as a share of sales. The schedule turns amber at 90% of it, and a shift past it needs a manager’s PIN.
- A tip poolSet the rule for sharing tips once, and the pool is shared out by it.
02In detail
Why cost a shift before it is worked?
Because afterwards there is nothing left to change. Told at month end that labour ran high, an owner can only pay it. CountStand prices each shift as it is scheduled, at the person’s hourly rate, and adds it to the week, so the cost of next Saturday is visible on Wednesday, while the roster can still move.
A weekly labour budget turns that into a rule. Set it as a share of sales: the schedule turns amber at 90% of it, and a shift that would take the week past it is refused unless a manager approves it with a PIN. The approval is recorded with both names, the person who asked and the manager who allowed it.
Is scheduling the same as payroll?
No. Scheduling is the week ahead and the hours worked: shifts, clock-ins, attendance and the labour cost they add up to. It is the part a manager touches every day, on the floor.
Payroll is the month end that turns those hours into pay and payslips, and it reads the attendance captured here. It has its own page, and like scheduling it is in every plan.
03Questions
Questions about staff scheduling.
Yes. Staff clock themselves in and out against their shift, and the attendance board shows who is on. A manager or the owner can clock someone else in.
Each shift costs its minutes at the person’s hourly rate. Labour is then shown as a share of net sales for the same range, live and by part of the day.
The save is refused with the numbers: what the week would cost against the budget. A manager can approve it with a PIN, and the approval is recorded with both names.
No. Payroll is a separate capability that reads the attendance captured here and turns it into pay and payslips.
Every plan. Single, ₹2,999 a month per outlet or ₹2,549 a month paid yearly, includes shifts, clock-in, attendance, labour cost and the budget.
Roster for the week you will trade
Shifts, clock-in and the labour budget are in every plan, from ₹2,999 a month.
From ₹2,999 a month per outlet, plus GST