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Mar 7, 2017
2 min

Failing to plan is planning to fail

Hospitality is a complex – and often fickle – business. There are so many factors that can affect the need for staff, and therefore the overall turnover of the business. There are far too many to mention, but can include: changes in weather; local events; public holidays; what your competition is doing; what deals are running; and how you’ve marketed the business. Many new customers we meet often focus on the operational side of the business when trying to pre-empt these fact

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

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

May 3, 2016
1 min

The importance of seamless payroll integration

Finding the right rostering software is not an easy task. Every business has its own set of integration requirements, but there seems to be one recurring issue across all businesses we talk to. Employee payroll can be a time-consuming task. It takes time and resources, often costing you significant amounts of money if done wrong. It can often slow a business down. The right rostering software can help you eliminate the pain associated with employee payroll. Rostering in the h

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

Nov 17, 2015
1 min

I got 99 problems but my rosters ain’t one

Rostering doesn’t need to be difficult. Some businesses still so firmly believe that, in order to keep absolute control over their rosters, they must continue to tediously do them by hand and dish them out to employees in those dreadful dated brown envelopes. Dare I compare it to “snail mail?” And let’s be honest – it’s more than likely that your local post office has recently had to make staffing cutbacks due to the lack of people using postal services now, as a result of th

goRoster

Nov 16, 2015
2 min

It’s time for your hospitality business to start making the most out of the holiday season!

Work Faster. Work Smarter. This holiday season. goRoster offers a series of advanced rostering features designed to help you get through the the busy holiday season. In our previous discussion we mentioned three main areas to focus on when creating rosters: Remove uncertainty in turnover HR and payroll responsibilities Planning ahead Now let’s explore how goRoster helps to address these issues:. The Ultimate Shift Notification It never fails to surprise , the number of people

goRoster

Sep 23, 2015
1 min

4 Key Metrics For Successful Hospitality Business – Part 4

Metric #4 – Wage Cost vs Turnover The final metric in our series is the Wage Cost vs Turnover which is often expressed as a percentage (the Wage Cost Percentage). Most hospitality operators are aware of this measure and, more often than not do take note of it, although this is more commonly examined after the game has been played. We’ve spoken previously about how important we think it is to examine the Wage Cost Percentage not only after a week has been worked (a lag measure

goRoster

Sep 9, 2015
1 min

4 Key Metrics For Successful Hospitality Businesses – Part 3

Metric #3 – Estimates vs Actuals You’ve got your plan in place. You’ve checked the weather, looked at the odds of the local team smashing the visitors and even dropped into your local competitors and checked their latest offering. In fact you’ve never been more convinced that an outstanding weekend of massive fiscal success lies ahead. Yet come Monday the anticipation of triumph has waned. The turnover figures bring you back to earth with a shuddering thump. What went wron

goRoster

Aug 29, 2015
2 min

4 Key Metrics For Successful Hospitality Businesses – Part 2

Metric #2 – Turnover Part two in our series on Key metrics for successful Hospitality business: click here if you missed Part 1: Wage Cost. Turnover – “The total gross sales for a given period” Experienced Hospitality operators understand that the day to day turnover figure is extremely difficult to predict. We’ve spoken with thousands of hospitality organisations over the years and have noticed that whilst many operators simply accept the fluctuations and simply try to be re

goRoster

Aug 21, 2015
2 min

4 Key Metrics For Successful Hospitality Businesses – Part 1

Metric #1 – The Wage Cost The scintillating radiance of one lone figure actually carries enough weight to make a judgement call on whether it’s been a successful week for a hospitality business. The Wage Cost. “A figure that denotes all of the wages a business pays to its employees, as well as the cost of all employee benefits and additional costs. ” (1) There’s a common and somewhat dated business saying “you can’t manage what you can’t measure”. Whilst undoubtedly accurate,