Create shift templates for prep, lunch, dinner or close, and set how many employees each period needs. Locations can represent a site or work area with a separate staffing minimum. Auto Assign uses recorded leave, employee preferences, work patterns, weekly-hour settings and other configured rules to build assignments.
Plan each service period
Reusable shift templates can represent the hours your restaurant operates, from morning prep through dinner and close. Set the headcount needed for each shift instead of starting from a list of names and hoping the coverage works out.
Keep work areas from disappearing into one total
If the schedule needs separate coverage for the floor, kitchen or another area, Locations can represent those areas and their staffing minimums. Locations are available on Professional and higher plans.
Account for time off and repeating patterns
Auto Assign can take recorded leave, repeating work patterns, weekly-hour settings and employee shift preferences into account. If the available team cannot fill a service period under the rules you set, ElShift can show the gap for review.
Know what ElShift does not replace
ElShift is for workforce scheduling, attendance and timesheet review on eligible plans. It does not provide point-of-sale, restaurant ordering, customer CRM or payroll processing.
FAQ
Common questions
Can ElShift schedule different restaurant areas?
Locations can represent a restaurant site or work area, with staffing minimums where needed. They are available on Professional and higher plans.
Can employees say which shifts they prefer?
Employee profiles can record preferences for configured shift templates and weekdays. These preferences help guide scheduling but are not a free-form intraday availability calendar.
Does ElShift include restaurant POS features?
No. ElShift focuses on employee scheduling and related attendance and timesheet workflows; it does not replace point-of-sale or restaurant-ordering systems.
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