10 Common Employee Scheduling Mistakes - 🎓 7shifts Academy

Employee shift scheduling for your restaurant can be much more complex than it seems. From managing overtime hours to employee time off and availability to making the right calls when it comes to who and when, scheduling takes a lot of time and mental energy. Not to mention, that's before you send it out to your team (a process unto itself) and have to make those always-present adjustments.

In this video, we’ll share the top 10 common mistakes made when scheduling employees, and how to avoid them!
0:00 Who we are
1:27 Mistake #1: Using Excel or pen and paper to schedule employees
2:10 Mistake #2: Forgetting employee availability and time off
3:08 Mistake #3: Making and sending the schedule last minute
4:20 Mistake #4: Unequal shift distribution
5:25 Mistake #5: Manually tracking employee shift swaps
5:56 Mistake #6: Not making data-driven decisions
7:05: Mistake #7: Communication breakdowns
7:50: Mistake #8: Not scheduling with empathy
8:41 Mistake #9: Too much overtime scheduling
9:27: Mistake #10: Too many "clopens" – and neglecting other labor

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