How to build a more productive team

Building a productive team is crucial for any organisation since it directly impacts the success and growth of the business. A well-equipped team ensures the smooth functioning of operations and leads to better outcomes.

How to successfully manage seasonal staff

So, whether you’re a theme park hiring staff for the summertime – or a restaurant that needs extra support during the holiday season, you’ll likely experience the many challenges associated with management of these staff.

How to plan rotas fairly and objectively for public holidays

Planning rotas for public holidays can be a daunting task, especially if you want to ensure fairness and objectivity. However, it’s vital to do so, to ensure that all employees are treated equally and are given fair opportunity to take time off.

Vaccination clinics set to mobilise for Spring booster programme

With just a couple of weeks’ notice GP services will need to mobilise a workforce to manage the programme to accommodate full and part-time staff as well as volunteers across multiple sites.

How to effectively manage a remote workforce

The number of people working remotely has increased a lot over the past few years. According to figures from the ONS (Office for National Statistics) in May 2022, around 38 per cent of people now work either solely from home (14%) or a hybrid of home and office (24%).

The best mental health and wellbeing services for small businesses

One in every four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year according to figures from the mental health charity, Mind. Whilst one in six in England report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week.

Five ways to increase staff engagement (and boost retention)

There’s a clear correlation between an engaged workforce and staff retention. Therefore, it makes perfect sense for businesses to ensure they are doing everything they can to increase staff engagement. In this post, we’ll detail five ways that you can increase engagement within your business.

How to keep staff morale high when working over Christmas

Working over Christmas is no fun. That’s right. For all of the tinsel and merriment, your teams are missing out on time with their families and so are you. So, to make it all that bit easier, we’ve drafted some tips on how to best manage your teams to make the very most of it.

How to make your staff management CQC-proof

There are heaps of challenges to navigate when running a care organisation. However, when it comes to making your staff management CQC-proof, a good rota software can handle this with ease.

How to build a rota for the flexible workforce

Whilst flexible working is hardly a new concept, the pace at which it’s shaping the job market is forcing companies to adapt fast or be left behind.

PCNs urged to prepare for extended access changes

In this post we’ll quickly run through what Extended Access services are, the challenges PCNs will face and a couple of solutions to ensure they are set for the 1 October 2022 deadline.

Understanding when it’s time to hire more staff

Spotting the signs before they start to impact can be the difference between success and struggle. Here are five early signs of understaffing that you should look out for.

10 reasons not to use an online rota software

It would seem that every business and their office dog use some sort of online rota system these days. In almost every sector too, from healthcare to residential care, hospitality to retail – everyone seems to love

How to build a rota in 5 easy steps

When you’re managing a wide variety of staff who all work different hours and shift patterns, rota building can be time-consuming and a bit of a headache.

Top tips for managing rotas in hospitality

If you’re a café, bar, pub, restaurant or hotel, we take our hats off to you as you’ve had a year like no other. Hopefully you’ve thrown open your doors once again and people are flocking in.

How far in advance should you send out your rota?

People often ask us how far in advance they should publish their rota. Our answer is usually ‘as far in advance as possible’. But we know it is not always as easy as that.

Five ways to reduce absenteeism in your workplace

Most employees want to come to work and perform at their best but there are a host of reasons why someone may ‘call in sick’ from time to time.

Essential tips for managing remote teams

If remote working is here to stay for the long-term, we may need to think more carefully about how we cope with the challenges of remote working now we’re in it for the long haul.

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Top tips for keeping your staff happy at work

Keeping staff happy and motivated is really important right now. Here are a few tips and benefits of how rota management software could help you and your teams reach greater levels of happiness and job satisfaction at work.

What does a good rota look like in the care sector?

The care sector is notoriously underfunded which of course brings its difficulties, not least of which is staffing. Our mission is to alleviate the stress of doing rota administration duties so read on for our top 3 nuggets of advice to help you plan the rotas in your care home.

How to grow your business with rota management software

Having the right systems in place will help keep your customers and clients happy, whilst giving your business a boost and freeing up the time you spend on rotas and shifts so that you can handle the more important things in life.

Why using spreadsheet rotas is no good for business

You will need 22 columns. Label the first column NAME. Label the next 3 columns IN, OUT, HOURS. Repeat step 3 for each day of the week…..

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