{"id":1246,"date":"2021-08-10T10:03:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T10:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polaris-elements.co.uk\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2022-06-10T10:27:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T10:27:08","slug":"five-reasons-to-move-to-an-online-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polaris-elements.co.uk\/five-reasons-to-move-to-an-online-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Five reasons to move to an online schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of us have worked in a restaurant or food service chain at some point in our lives. If you were like me, finding out your shifts for the week was never a simple task. I\u2019d have to drive to the venue and check the work schedule in the back office or call in and bother someone to tell me when I work that week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giving the\u00a0boss my availability and trying to change\u00a0shifts was a whole other story that inconvenienced both myself and the business. In the end, shifts were\u00a0missed because we never got the message that they had\u00a0changed, or that someone called in sick, you know the drill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These days scheduling shifts using Excel, Google Calendar, Facebook, WhatsApp have been used as common solutions to transition away from paper, but a key component is still missing. There isn\u2019t a centralised hub from managers and employees to communicate shift changes, availability, or time-off requests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are managing staff at any style of hospitality venue, here are 5 reasons why online shift scheduling will save you time. And if you\u2019re an employee, share these reasons with your managers. They and your co-workers will thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Here are\u00a05 reasons\u00a0why it\u2019s time to switch to an online shift schedule<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1253 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/polaris-elements.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5-reasons-why-its-time-to-switch-to-an-online-shift-schedule.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"248\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 624\/248;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1253 \" src=\"https:\/\/polaris-elements.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5-reasons-why-its-time-to-switch-to-an-online-shift-schedule.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"248\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a schedule online and automatically notify employees via app, text or email their shifts for the week. Phone calls from employees or people stopping by to find out when they work will be a thing of the past.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees are immediately notified on their phone when their shifts have changed. There won\u2019t be any reason for missed work shifts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shift trades between employees can happen easily with manager approval. It takes no time and no effort to get work shifts covered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Availability and time-off is centralised online and easy to keep track of. It\u2019s simple to create schedules when you see every employee\u2019s availability in one place while you\u2019re scheduling staff for your restaurant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easily manage employees across multiple restaurant locations and allow different managers to schedule their respective teams. This creates a streamlined platform to manage restaurant employees across locations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re curious to see if online workforce management would work for your venue, give us a call on 0203 198 8000 or send an e-mail to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@polaris-elements.co.uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@polaris-elements.co.uk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we would love to hear from you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0We guarantee you won\u2019t want to go back to Excel.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us have worked in a restaurant or food service chain at some point in our lives. If you were like me, finding out your shifts for the week was never a simple task. 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