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    Assign shifts quickly and efficiently

  • Time Clocking

    Decrease labor costs with integrated, mobile time tracking

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    Save time and increase accuracy with Tip Pooling and Payouts

  • Payroll

    Pay your staff, easily and on time

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    Keep staff engaged and reduce turnover

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    Team Communication

    Manager Log Book

    Labor Compliance

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Built for

    Bakeries

    Bars & Breweries

    Cafes & Coffee Shops

    Catering

    Juice Bars

    Pizzerias

    Pubs

    Full Service

    Quick Service

    Franchises

Resources

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    Templates and Tools

    Downloadable and interactive tools to help run your restaurant efficiently

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    Restaurant management tips from industry insiders

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    Read about trends, challenges and solutions

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    Your knowledge base for everything 7shifts

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    Gain certification with our free online courses

Featured Reads

  • Free Guide

    The Restaurant Payroll Benchmark

    Read more

  • Case Study

    Mandy's Salads Success Story

    Read more

  • Case Study

    How Little Italy Ristorante Turned Hours of Payroll Processing into Minutes

    Read more

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Free Labor Cost Calculator Template

Stay informed about your labor costs with this free downloadable template

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  • list bulletIdentify areas to save on labor and improve your restaurant’s bottom line

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A labor calculator template versus a robust team management platform

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Restaurant ROI Calculator

Use this simple and free restaurant ROI calculator to see how much money you will save on labor by implementing software.

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Food Cost Percentage Template

Get the free food cost percentage template for your restaurant to easily manage and reduce food costs.

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Sales Dashboard Template

Get your free restaurant sales dashboard template to identify the time spent on scheduling your staff.

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Restaurant Schedule Template

Get the best restaurant excel-file schedule template to help create your staff work schedules.

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Track your labor to grow your business

Track your labor to grow your business

Staying on top of your labor costs is the key to restaurant success. By downloading this labor cost template, you’ll be able to identify new ways to cut your labor costs and make your business more profitable.

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Save Time and Money

If your business is growing, take your labor management to the next level and save $500/month on labor with 7shifts. Easily build staff schedules in minutes, integrate your POS to forecast your labor needs, and monitor your sales and labor performance over time with robust reports. Taking your restaurant’s labor management digital can save your business $1,000s every month and streamline your operations.

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How to use your restaurant labor calculator template

Take the guesswork out of where you stand with labor targets with this free template.

1. Fill in your daily sales and labor costs in the empty cells.
2. Add relevant information about each shift in the “Notes” section.
3. Daily Labor % and Month Total will calculate automatically.
4. Evaluate your labor %, spot trends, and make scheduling adjustments.
5. Improve your bottom line by cutting labor on slow sales days.

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A powerful team management platform like 7shifts has touchpoints across the entire employee experience. From hiring to training to scheduling, paying, and retention—7shifts is the right choice.
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Take your business to the next level and save $500/month on labor costs with 7shifts. Quickly build staff schedules , integrate your POS to forecast your labor needs, and monitor your sales and labor performance over time with robust reports. Taking your restaurant’s team management to 7shifts can save your business $1,000s every month.
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