What is Next-day Scheduling?

A next-day scheduling system can be considered a schedule modification, or rescheduling, of an employee or group of employees to take place the next day. This allows a restaurant manager to be flexible and respond to the day's demands as per the situation.

Next-day scheduling allows restaurants to staff appropriately for upcoming shifts but labor-efficiently.

How Does Next-Day Scheduling Work in Restaurants?

Next-day scheduling is managed through a restaurant POS system with workforce management features.

This includes-
  • Review sales forecast, bookings, and expected customer traffic levels.
  • Assess next-day staffing needs.
  • Build the daily work schedule, adjusting existing shifts as necessary.
  • Post and distribute the work schedule to staff.
  • Employees are notified of their assigned shifts.

Almost all present-day scheduling systems allow management to alter the schedule in response to shifts in the business environment.