Labor

Schedules that build themselves. Labor cost you can actually control.

Auto-build the week in minutes, see your labor percentage live, and let the team swap shifts from their phones. Time clocks, punches, and approvals are all baked in — payroll exports in one click.

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Weekcoverage plan

Clockpunch review

Payrollrecord support

Labor

Where HE Schedule fits

Best for restaurants where labor cost, coverage, or last-minute callouts are eating into margin.

Common search question: Restaurant scheduling software, restaurant time clock software, and labor planning searches.

Best-fit path

Review the labor week from plan to payroll-ready record.

Start with staffing rules, then published coverage, then punch and payroll review so labor records stay grounded in one workflow.

Build a cleaner week without losing staffing logic

Start with roles, availability, staffing targets, and the weekly schedule before jumping to payroll cleanup.

Carry workforce records into attendance truth

Time clocks, punches, approvals, tips, and labor actuals should stay tied to the schedule story.

Finish the week without rebuilding payroll context

Payroll review works better when the source schedule and timesheet records are already clean.

Workflow path

How HE Schedule moves the work

Follow the work in the order operators feel it: what starts the workflow, what the app controls, and what should transition cleanly to the next part of the restaurant.

Set the week from real staffing rules

Roles, availability, pay rates, targets, time off, and team records shape the schedule before the week is published.

Keep punches tied to the plan

Time clocks, punches, approvals, callouts, swaps, tips, and labor actuals stay close to the schedule they came from.

Hand payroll cleaner record truth

Managers can review timesheets and payroll-ready records before the week turns into manual cleanup.

Labor tour

From weekly plan to payroll-ready review.

Schedule coverage, auto-schedule support, timekeeping, approvals, and payroll review stay in one labor-control story.

AI-assisted auto scheduler
Mobile time clock with photo punch
Shift swaps, time-off, and availability
Live labor cost dashboard

See HE Schedule Rollout support

Operator outcomes

What changes when this workflow is the lead problem

Weekly schedules built in minutes, not hours

Managers build the week around actual role and station coverage.

Labor percentage live, not after the fact

Punch issues surface before they become payroll emergencies.

No more no-shows you find out about on Saturday night

Labor pressure stays visible while the week can still be adjusted.

Payroll exports clean, every time

Payroll review starts from a cleaner record.

What Schedule handles

What HE Schedule is built to handle

Labor coverage includes people records, weekly planning, timekeeping, payroll review, staffing rules, and manager controls.

Setup and people records

Locations, roles, and team records
Pay rates and staffing targets
Availability and time-off rules
Manager access and employee self-service

Weekly schedule workflow

Draft build and weekly planner
Auto-schedule support
Publish and notification flow
Shift swaps, callouts, and midweek changes

Timekeeping and payroll

Time clock and punch review
Timesheets and approvals
Payroll-ready review records
Tips, labor actuals, and labor forecast context

Controls and integrations

Rules and compliance checks
Aloha / POS integration context where connected
Jobs integration support
Quality checks and team guide paths

Labor proof

See the operating view this product supports.

These visuals show weekly coverage, auto-schedule help, time review, and payroll prep.

Auto scheduler tablet view — **Planning support**Auto-schedule support gives managers a better starting point.

Weekly planner — **Weekly control**Coverage, time, and payroll context stay connected.

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