Turn more tables with a schedule that holds up.

Restaurant scheduling software is a set of tools that helps a busy manager organize and direct their team so the guest experience consistently meets the standard you set for quality, service, and cleanliness. Restaurants of every type use it for shift scheduling on even the most complicated rota, integrated time tracking, labor cost control, overtime control, quick communication, cloud-based distribution, clock-in and clock-out control, multi-location administration, geofencing, and task management. Shift Amp puts all of that in one place.

Drop the habit of starting with Monday open and assigning names straight through to the end of the week. Instead, schedule an anchor employee or two first, usually your strongest people or the ones with the right skills, into every shift across the week, then fill the open spots around them. That puts the people best suited to the lunch or dinner rush on the floor when you need them most. Set eligibility requirements on the first spot or two of each shift so you never accidentally schedule someone without the right skills, qualifications, or experience.

Yes. Shift Amp tells you when the combination of people you have scheduled pushes a shift toward or past a spending threshold. Set a labor budget that works for each shift and watch the real-time cost update as you build. That takes the trial and error out of finding the right mix of people and puts you in a much better position to land at or under budget every week.

One of the best ways to track hours is an app that turns any phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop into a time-tracking station. Once your employees have access, they start and stop their time on whatever device is with them. You can monitor hours as they happen, pull them into reports, and pass the data into payroll and other tools so the whole process stays streamlined.

Running several locations gets complicated fast, so Shift Amp keeps everyone organized and on task no matter where they work. Manage payroll across locations, control labor cost on every shift you schedule, assign tasks and follow progress, filter schedules down to what you need, message one person or a specific group or everyone regardless of location, and build reports by location or region. You can also set a geofence around each restaurant so nobody clocks in until they are inside the boundary, and set the system to stop tracking time automatically when someone leaves it, which prevents both deliberate and accidental time theft.

Whether you manage a team of ten in one dining room or a hundred plus across several locations, Shift Amp keeps it running. You get faster schedule building, organized shift trade requests, open shifts your employees can sign up for, time-off management, availability tracking, employee hours on both fixed and mobile devices, fewer absences, fewer late arrivals, and tighter labor costs. Teams of up to ten are free forever, and it is $2 per user, per month above that, with every feature in both plans.