Frequently asked questions

• What Is Restaurant Employee Scheduling Software?

  Restaurant employee scheduling 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 scheduling 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 scheduling software best for hospitality?

  Deputy's employee scheduling software offers a wide range of features to help you run an efficient hospitality business. You can schedule 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 labor budget, and instantly share schedules with your whole team. Deputy can help save hours in admin tasks by automatically scheduling your employees with the help of AI based on factors like staff availability and your budget.

• Can Deputy help Restaurants & Cafes schedule meal and rest breaks?

  Absolutely! Deputy's Break Planning software allows you to schedule, 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 scheduling software benefit my hospitality business?

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

• How can Deputy's scheduling software reduce labor 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 labor cost percentage.

• Will Deputy work with my other systems?

  Absolutely. Our scheduling 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.