Rostering guides
Guides that work through a whole rostering job from start to finish, with worked Australian examples and the checks worth making along the way.
The complete guide to staff rostering in AustraliaHow to build a staff roster for an Australian small business: the rules to check first, covering the trade, availability, cost, publishing and the pay run.9 minute readOpenRestaurant rostering guide: building a better weekly rosterHow to build a restaurant roster that covers every service: forecasting covers, kitchen and floor, breaks, split shifts and the Restaurant Award’s roster rules.10 minute readOpenCafe rostering guide for Australian small businessesHow to roster an Australian cafe: early openers, the morning rush, weekend brunch, breaks on a short day and the Restaurant Award rules that shape the week.11 minute readOpenTimesheets, breaks and paid hours guideWhat a timesheet should record, which breaks are paid under three common awards, how to turn start and finish times into paid hours, and how to approve them.8 minute readOpenPub and club rostering guideHow to roster a pub or club: bar, bistro and late closes, the Hospitality and Clubs awards’ roster rules, breaks, split shifts and a worked Friday night.10 minute readOpenEmployee availability and leave management guideHow to collect staff availability, handle leave requests and roster around both, with part-time availability rules, NES leave, notice, evidence and records.11 minute readOpenMulti-location staff rostering guideHow to roster staff across two or more locations: shared staff, cross-site double bookings, total hours, travel rules in the awards, costs and publishing.9 minute readOpenMoving from Excel rosters to rostering softwareHow to move a staff roster out of Excel: list what the sheet does, clean the data, keep the records, pick the week to switch and bring your team across.11 minute readOpenHow to make a staff rosterA worked example of a cafe week: cover the trade first, then fit people to it.GuideOpenRoster to payroll checklistThe checks between the last shift of the week and the pay run.ChecklistOpenRostering software comparedTen products an Australian small business would shortlist, and the six questions that decide between them.GuideOpenWhat rostering software costsThe published price of twelve products for an Australian small team, and what moves the bill after it.GuideOpenRoster Flow on staff phonesFrom the invite email to an icon on the home screen and the first clock in, on iPhone and Android.GuideOpenInstall Roster Flow on an iPhone or iPadApple’s steps in Safari: Share, Add to Home Screen and Open as Web App, with fixes when a step is missing.GuideOpenInstall Roster Flow on AndroidGoogle’s steps in Chrome: More, Install and create shortcut, then Install, plus uninstalling it.GuideOpen