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Sep 17, 2019
2 min

Environmentally Sustainable Hospitality Practices

There are many ways your hospitality business can be more sustainable and join the trend for ‘green’ dining. These include better waste management, supplier choices and fostering a culture of environmental sustainability. Manage your Waste Everyone is well aware of the significance of plastic waste in the world today. Many businesses and governments alike have started to tackle the issue head on. Single use plastic bags are being banned at some supermarkets. There is a glob

goRoster

Jan 31, 2018
2 min

New year revolutions

Last year was very successful for goRoster. We grew our team; had lots of new customers jump on board; developed exciting new features; and talked to so many people in the hospitality and retail industry that we’ve lost count. Now that 2018 is here, we’ve put our heads together and come up with some tips to help make it an even more productive and satisfying year. Learn something new From a personal standpoint, learning anything new is a great way to challenge yourself and ki

goRoster

Dec 22, 2017
2 min

Navigating the 2018 minimum wage increase

Minimum wages are set to rise to $20 an hour by 2021 under the new coalition government. With the New Year upon us, the first of a series of incremental increases has already been announced. While this is great for employees, it will have a significant impact on hospitality and retail businesses across the country. So, how will your business survive in this new environment? Here’s three tips that could help you mitigate the impact of this change. Create a good employer brand

goRoster

Feb 27, 2017
2 min

Four tips to help minimise disruption caused by employee leave

An efficient, hard-working and friendly team is often the making of a successful hospitality business. So it can be quite disruptive when employees need to take leave. Here are four tips to help minimise the impact: 1: Communicate with employees Absences due to illness can be particularly stressful for a manager, as you may only get a few hours to find a replacement. Research suggests that regular sick leave is commonly taken by employees who feel overworked or stressed in th

goRoster

Feb 20, 2017
2 min

Timeframes for payroll much faster with goRoster – TANK Juice

Since its humble beginnings in 1996, TANK has grown to more than 70 stores nationwide. Famous for its juices made from real fruit and vegetables – and more recently expanding its menu to include salads and wraps – TANK has become a destination for kiwis looking for healthy, fresh and fast food. Jess Dempsey, Human Resources Manager for TANK Juice, says that goRoster was initially introduced by the company to help with staff management. With hundreds of employees, TANK require

goRoster

Dec 16, 2016
1 min

Burnt-out staff are a burden on your business

The Christmas period is always a busy one for those in the retail and hospitality industries. Staff are working longer hours, later nights and dealing with throngs of people every day. If not managed correctly, this can lead to unhappy and burnt-out staff, which will be a lag on your business and can result in huge costs. Here are three tips to stop staff burnout: Talk to them You and your staff may have different definitions of being ‘overworked’, so it needs to be clearly d

goRoster

Nov 17, 2016
1 min

Keeping track of staff easier with goRoster

A Christchurch recruitment company is using goRoster to keep track of candidates’ jobs and availability. SyncroStaff Managing Director Jason Seaward says the company has been using goRoster for almost a month. Specialising in transport and logistic jobs, SyncroStaff has more than 40 employees on medium to long term placements. They place truck and van drivers, forklift operators and labourers, as well as staff in office, administration and warehousing positions. Earlier this

goRoster

Nov 16, 2016
1 min

New dashboard clearer, more useful

We have refreshed our dashboard, giving you a better looking, more functional, clearer view of all your roster information. The new version supports all screen sizes too, so you can stay on track from anywhere and any device. So, what’s new? Well, we have new ‘view modes’ so you can look at your rosters as tiles or lists and then dive into the financial side. Tile view (replaces ‘Simple View’): List view (replaces ‘Advanced View’): Financial view (replaces ‘Detailed Financial

goRoster

Sep 20, 2016
1 min

Make plans now to save time later

Everyone makes a plan at some point in their life. Whether it’s for their wedding, family, business – or even just the weekend. Spontaneity is fun when it comes to road trips and skinny dips, but successful businesses need to think about the future and how to work smarter, not harder. “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery As a business owner, do you make plans for next week? What about the week after, or the one after that? In the hospitality trad

goRoster

Sep 6, 2016
1 min

An easy way to keep your liquor licence up-to-date

It may not win points for giving you better work stories, but regulatory compliance an important part of running a hospitality business within the law. goRoster can make it easier for you to meet your responsibilities when it comes to keeping Licence Controller Qualifications or working holiday visas up-to-date. When you’ve got so much on your plate, it can be hard to remember every single thing. That’s where you can rely on goRoster – with our software, you can receive a rem

goRoster

Jul 26, 2016
1 min

Not enough vs too many staff – get the right balance

We’ve been in the roster software business for eight years now and have worked with a lot of hospitality businesses in both NZ and Australia. One thing we’ve learnt is that having the right number of employees is crucial to success. Having too many staff will cut into your profit and leave workers standing around with nothing to do. Staff wages are one of the three largest expenses of a hospitality business and the only one that you can control, so keep a close eye on those c

goRoster

Jul 12, 2016
2 min

How to reduce staff no-shows

It’s Saturday night and dozens of people are starting to stream into your restaurant for a bite to eat. Your staff are ready and everyone’s looking sharp… except Dave, who was supposed to be there 15 minutes ago. Turns out he didn’t realise he was meant to be working and is away for an epic skiing weekend. Awesome for him – not so much for you. As a business owner, you’d be straight on the phone, trying to find a replacement for Dave. Having to bring someone in at short notic

goRoster

May 26, 2016
2 min

A special blend: Tank Juice and goRoster in the mix together

When you go to TANK, you’ll get a mind blowing health experience. Not only are they fast, original, and fresh but their menu is packed with delicious nutrients – whether it’s their juices, smoothies, salads or wraps. Tank gives the health-conscious Kiwi an easy way to get their daily dose of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Tank recently brought goRoster in to help with the management of staff. goRoster enabled the management team to reconstruct their paper-based system

goRoster

Apr 19, 2016
2 min

Following these rostering tips will help drive business efficiency

A robust rostering system is essential in any hospitality or retail business. Ensuring you have the right number of staff rostered on will keep your customers happy, and your wage cost looking great. On the contrary, building rosters inefficiently can be a real time-waster. So, how do you get maximum results from your roster? Here’s five quick tips you can easily incorporate into your rostering practice today. Utilize “Role Rostering” First you need to work out what shifts an

goRoster

Apr 13, 2016
2 min

Be authentic, and discover what your customers really want

Over the last few years we’ve been able to get a pretty good handle on your biggest pain points as a business. Our research shows that the areas crucial to being able to run a hospitality or retail business effectively are: Employee management Effective communication Better financial transparency Increased visualisation and clearer accountability We recently attended Kiwi Landing Pad’s annual Sales and Marketing Jam, which hosted some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs from

goRoster

Mar 22, 2016
2 min

Overstaffed or understaffed? Here are the signs

When it comes to building rosters you want to be as accurate as possible when forecasting future staffing requirements. Time again, we’ve seen rosters being created based on instinct and manager experience. Negligence can lead to a substantial increase in costs for your business. Often you’ll hear your employees say, “you just missed the big rush!” only to find later on that your sales figures prove otherwise. Trying to find a happy medium to combat the chance of employees st

goRoster

Mar 15, 2016
1 min

goRoster reaches 25 million rostered hours!

Last month goRoster hit a milestone. 25 million rostered hours! We’re thrilled to have reached this mark. Not only is this a phenomenal number of hours rostered, but it’s a real testament to all our clients who have seen the value and importance of rostering in the workplace. Roster software should be treated as a core operational tool. In retail and hospitality, the most controllable cost of all is your employee costs. Working to targets and seeing where you may be falling s

goRoster

Mar 3, 2016
2 min

Reaching employees on the go

Being more ‘mobile’ these days is essentially a prerequisite for retail and hospitality industries alike. The ability to reach employees ‘on the go’, brings indisputable benefits for both you as a business, and for your employees. It’s not an easy task getting ahead of your competition. Often it can feel like a constant battle just to keep up with new developing trends within your industry. goRoster was initially developed for the hospitality industry but has widened its scop

goRoster

Feb 12, 2016
2 min

Still using Excel for your staff rosters?

Spreadsheets are the go-to problem solver for many businesses and can be great for many simple tasks such as cashflow projections, asset lists and purchase orders. However while it may be an quick and easy fix, in many situations a spreadsheet just doesn’t measure up. This is especially true when performing business critical tasks such as managing your financial and operational data and when you need multiple users to collaborate on a multi-step process. This includes your s

goRoster

Jan 15, 2016
2 min

Looking to boost your business in 2016? Just use the Force!

Now before you assume that this is going to be another generic Star Wars post, I promise it’s not what you think. I don’t wish to be ridiculed for my inaccuracies about the movies. I’m very much a newbie when it comes to talking anything Star Wars related. Much to the dismay of many friends and coworkers – I only started watching the Star Wars franchise about six months ago. To be fair, it just didn’t really sound like my kind of movie – but I gave in as I curious to see wha