Frequently asked questions

• What Is restaurant employee rota software?

  Restaurant employee rota software makes it simpler to manage hourly and salaried employees working in hospitality, including management, servers, bartenders, server assistants, and hosts — as well as kitchen staff. Deputy’s rota software helps schedule team members according to their availability, time off, and skills, while giving managers full visibility over wage costs for an efficient schedule.

• What makes Deputy's rota software best for hospitality?

  Deputy's rota software offers a wide range of features to help you run an efficient hospitality business. You can rota each individual area of your restaurant, from Barista to Head Chef, to match highs and lows in demand, easily adjust your staffing to meet your labour budget, and instantly share rotas with your whole team. Deputy can help save hours in admin tasks by automatically rota your employees with the help of AI based on factors like staff availability and your budget.

• Can Deputy help restaurants & cafes rota meal and rest breaks?

  Absolutely! Deputy's Break Planning allows you to rota, manage, and record all of your hospitality employees' breaks and break types for each shift.

• Why do hospitality business owners love Deputy?

  According to our reviews, Deputy wins over hospitality businesses because it’s extremely easy to set up and easy to use. It’s simple to onboard all of your hospitality employees, get up to speed with all the Deputy features, and start saving hours on your employee admin.

• How can Deputy's rota software benefit my hospitality business?

  Hours are spent every week on admin tasks like rotas, payroll, and communication. Deputy's rota software offers a wide range of smart features to help streamline your rota and timesheets — while giving you visibility over your wage spend so you can control costs.

• How can Deputy's rota software reduce labour costs?

  With Deputy's Demand Forecasting, you can plan your staffing to match peaks and valleys in demand and reduce unnecessary costs. Our software also gives you clear visibility over your wage spend and how it compares to your forecasted sales, so you can achieve an ideal labour cost percentage.

• Will Deputy work with my other systems?

  Absolutely. Our rota app has been built to integrate seamlessly with all sorts of accounting, HR, and point of sale software including Xero, Vend, and iPayroll. For a full list of integrations, click here.