New to banquet staff scheduling software? This guide walks you through the basics: adding your team, defining labor pools, creating events, and generating your first schedule.
Add your employees
Start by adding each employee: name, which labor pools they belong to (e.g. servers, bartenders), and their seniority rank. Seniority determines the order in which shifts are offered. You can set global seniority or per-pool seniority to match your hotel banquet scheduling policy.
Define labor pools
Labor pools are groups of staff by role. Create pools such as "Servers," "Bartenders," and "Housemen." Assign each employee to one or more pools. When you schedule an event, you'll specify how many people you need from each pool; the system assigns from the right pool and applies seniority.
Create events and generate the schedule
Add your events (date, time, venue if needed) and set labor requirements per event—for example, 8 servers and 2 bartenders. Then run the scheduler. It will propose a draft schedule based on seniority and availability. You can adjust manually and use the one-click replacement finder when someone calls out.
Next steps
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