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Preventing Restaurant Employee Time Theft: Impact and Strategies

Preventing Restaurant Employee Time Theft: Impact and Strategies

Employee time theft is a complex issue with financial and cultural implications. Learn how to prevent time theft and promote trust.

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Labor Forecasting for Restaurants: Driving Profitability

Labor Forecasting for Restaurants: Driving Profitability

Discover how labor forecasting can drive profitability and efficiency in your restaurant and learn how you can prepare for common challenges.

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Navigating Retirement Plans & Health Benefits: Top Tips for Restaurant Owners to Reduce Time & Cost

Navigating Retirement Plans & Health Benefits: Top Tips for Restaurant Owners to Reduce Time & Cost

Fourth sat down with benefits experts to discuss how restaurant employers can rise above the pack with top-notch benefits—while also cutting costs and simplifying administrative work.

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Beginner’s Guide to Restaurant Operations Technology

Beginner’s Guide to Restaurant Operations Technology

Download the Beginner’s Guide to Restaurant Operations Technology to learn how technology and partnerships can improve profitability and ensure compliance.

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The Impact and Benefits of AI Tools for Restaurants

The Impact and Benefits of AI Tools for Restaurants

Explore how AI tools are reshaping the restaurant industry through chatbots, voice assistants, inventory management, automation, and more.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Workforce Management for Restaurants

A Beginner’s Guide to Workforce Management for Restaurants

Facing unprecedented demand, restaurant managers need new strategies to support worker efficiency and satisfaction. Workforce management software can help.

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AI for Restaurants: How 5 Top Brands Are Putting AI To Work

AI for Restaurants: How 5 Top Brands Are Putting AI To Work

Discover how leveraging technology can reduce employee turnover in the restaurant industry. Explore how automation, digital training programs, and HR software streamline operations, foster employee growth, and boost morale for a thriving business environment.

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Restaurant Employee Benefits: The Key To Winning The Talent War

Restaurant Employee Benefits: The Key To Winning The Talent War

Stand out in the restaurant industry's talent battle by offering innovative restaurant employee benefits for staff retention and a thriving workplace culture.

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AI, Robots, and EWA – The State of Restaurants at NRA 2024

AI, Robots, and EWA – The State of Restaurants at NRA 2024

Discover how leveraging technology can reduce employee turnover in the restaurant industry. Explore how automation, digital training programs, and HR software streamline operations, foster employee growth, and boost morale for a thriving business environment.

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Navigating the Schedule

Navigating the Schedule

In this video, we discuss why managers should love HotSchedules. We highlight features such as the easy-to-use interface for scheduling staff, flexible viewing options, and various reports that aid strategic decision-making.

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Automatic Shift Pickup

Automatic Shift Pickup

In this video, we discuss how automatic shift releases and pickups on the HotSchedules platform can help employees manage their schedules. He guides us through setting up these features, highlighting their convenience and adaptability.

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Rebuilding Profitability: Early Girl Eatery’s Success Story with Restaurant Operations Suite

Rebuilding Profitability: Early Girl Eatery’s Success Story with Restaurant Operations Suite

Discover how Early Girl Eatery went from the brink of bankruptcy to a thriving, multi-location business by adopting Fourth's Restaurant Operations Suite. Learn how integrated solutions for scheduling, payroll, and earned wage access fueled profitability, reduced labor costs, and improved employee retention.

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The Employee Experience

The Employee Experience

In this video we discuss the numerous benefits that Hot Schedules offers to both managers and their employees. Core features include mobile scheduling, time-off requests, and shift swaps, all of which go to a centralized location for manager approval.

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Creating a New Schedule

Creating a New Schedule

In this video we discuss the various ways to create a schedule in HotSchedules including creating from scratch, using scheduling templates, copying a previous week's schedule, utilizing the Auto Schedule, and analyzing past sales trends.

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Logbook Overview

Logbook Overview

Logbook is a digital shift management tool that keeps a record of completed tasks, detailing who did it and when. It syncs with HotSchedules and allows managers to track tasks by date, time, and IP stamp.

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Reporting Dashboard

Reporting Dashboard

In this video, we review HotSchedules' capability to produce a diverse range of over 40 reports. He guides listeners to use the Reports tab to generate sales, labour, and employee interactions reports and suggests saving frequently used reports in the Favorites tab for convenience.

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Ultimate Guide To Restaurant Management Software

Ultimate Guide To Restaurant Management Software

Managing a restaurant is a lot of work. But technology can help simplify the whole process, from training staff to satisfying diners.

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Submitting Time-Off Requests

Submitting Time-Off Requests

In this video we explain how to use HotSchedules for submitting time-off requests. Employees can view existing requests and submit new ones online. While they can edit or delete a submitted request, approval or denial is at managers' discretion.

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Insider’s Guide to the 2024 National Restaurant Association Show

Insider’s Guide to the 2024 National Restaurant Association Show

Getting ready for the 2024 National Restaurant Association Show? Learn how to prepare for this event—from key locations and navigation to swag, dress code, and more.

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Accessible Schedules for Everyone

Accessible Schedules for Everyone

In this video, we discuss the multidimensional accessibility of HotSchedules, which makes it easier for employees to check their schedules anytime, anywhere.

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