Reduce labour costs and deliver outstanding service
- Schedule staff to meet demand & budget
- Easily manage leave
- Record employee time & wellness
- Engage staff to increase performance
TRUSTED BY 330,000+ WORKPLACES ACROSS THE GLOBE
“Reduced time spent writing rosters by 93%”
Daniel Sorridimi, co-owner, Blackwood Pantry
Schedule staff in minutes
Create employee rotas that meet demand and budget
Deputy helps you schedule the right number of chefs, waiters, or delivery drivers to meet demand while keeping costs down. Create the smartest rota for your restaurant, cafe, or bar in a fraction of the usual time.
Forecast how many staff you need on hand to meet sales, foot traffic, or delivery orders
Schedule available staff with a few clicks
Compare wage costs against expected sales to stay on budget
Send work rotas to your team instantly via web or app
“Reduced time spent writing rosters by 93%”
Daniel Sorridimi, co-owner, Blackwood Pantry
"Deputy can automatically enforce compliance with guaranteed minimum breaks between consecutive schedules"
Jeremy Konko, Business Owner, The Platform Group Gallery
Leave management
Easily manage leave and availability
Handle your team’s leave in one system — and avoid errors. Deputy makes the whole leave management process simple, from setting up balances and accrual rates to approving requests.
Allocate different leave types, balances, or accrual rates
Keep track of balances in one smart dashboard
Receive an alert if staff run low on leave
Request and approve leave on the go
"Deputy can automatically enforce compliance with guaranteed minimum breaks between consecutive schedules"
Jeremy Konko, Business Owner, The Platform Group Gallery
"Reduced accounting time by 75%."
Alison Avron, Owner, The Newsagency
Streamline payroll
Record employee time, attendance, and wellness
Avoid frustrating timesheet mistakes and get the visibility you need. Our time clock app is easy for staff to use, captures their exact time on shift, and can help protect your business from the spread of illness.
Record accurate, verified timesheets with our time clock app
Export timesheets to your payroll software with one click
See real-time attendance — who’s at work, running late, or on break
Help protect your staff and customers from illness. Record employee wellness before each shift — and if a team member falls sick, instantly trace all the coworkers they’ve had contact with
"Reduced accounting time by 75%."
Alison Avron, Owner, The Newsagency
“Shift Pulse™ is a really valuable feedback loop for my staff’s workload and to ensure my team feels supported.”
Brandon Jacobs, Operations Manager, Quarry Park Adventures
Improve communication & visibility
Engage staff to increase performance
Giving staff tools that make their lives easier is a win-win for the business. It makes staff feel valued, helps them make better work decisions, and can drastically increase productivity. With our scheduling app, employees can:
Set their availability and keep track of their rota
Apply for leave without the back and forth
Stay across important messages from their managers on Deputy News feed
Swap shifts with suitable team members when something comes up
“Shift Pulse™ is a really valuable feedback loop for my staff’s workload and to ensure my team feels supported.”
Brandon Jacobs, Operations Manager, Quarry Park Adventures
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The payoff of using Deputy
Cost savings are critical for cafes, bars, and restaurants. How much could you save with our scheduling app?
Why use Deputy?
Our software’s power, simplicity, and mobility has earned us 330,000 happy customers — who are our greatest advocates. With Deputy, you’re not just saving time and money. You’re making life easier for your teams and helping them provide better service.
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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.
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