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How to Create 24/7 Restaurant Schedules

Struggling to schedule 24/7 shifts in your restaurant? This guide details the challenges of 24/7 scheduling, the pros and cons of rotation models, and provides templates to download to create a reliable, fair, and compliant schedule.

Free tool to calculate your labor costs | Excel template to download

Download a free restaurant labor cost calculator in Excel format. Track daily sales, labor percentage, and monthly averages with built-in formulas — no software required.

Free weekly schedule planner template for restaurants: download now

This free weekly schedule template helps restaurant managers balance shifts, limit overtime, and identify staff shortages in minutes — and find out when to switch to scheduling software to automate and stay compliant.

The most common restaurant scheduling mistakes — and how to avoid them

Avoid common scheduling mistakes that lead to burnout, legal issues, and high labor costs. Learn about the 9 most common pitfalls — and how smart planning can fix them.

9/80 schedule planning for restaurants: benefits, limitations, and implementation

Learn how to adapt the 9/80 schedule to the restaurant sector. Learn the benefits, challenges, concrete examples, and best practices for deploying it with Pivot.

Optimizing the planning of rotating schedules: our advice

Find out how rotating restaurant schedules work. Advantages, disadvantages, staff feedback, and best practices for implementing them without exhausting your team.

8 Essential Techniques for Effective Employee Scheduling

Learn how effective planning can transform your restaurant operations: less stress, more motivation, and better customer satisfaction. Learn how to balance business needs with employee preferences, use scheduling software, create predictable but flexible schedules, and comply with labor laws.

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