Hospitality is one of the most complicated industries to manage staff schedules. There is no 9-5, Monday -Friday scenario, management face different shift patterns, teams, high-season, low season, time off requests, absences, abide by company rules and remaining compliant with employment laws to name just a few considerations. Using spreadsheets or manual processes is time-consuming and can lead to errors and discrepancies.
NOVA workforce scheduling software empowers companies to produce consistent results, manages labour costs, increases productivity, and improve employee satisfaction.
There are numerous advantages to utilizing NOVA workforce scheduling software here are our best five:
1. Reduce Errors
Using processes which are not explicitly designed for such complex scheduling such as Excel Spreadsheets and paper formats, will leave room for errors, causing loss of time and increase in discrepancies. NOVA software you can automate rotas, ensure to meet specific workforce compliances, arrange replacements quickly and easily, and abide by your company rules.
2. Save Time
Currently, how much time does your management team spend each week arranging staff rotas? NOVA workforce scheduling software can save your organisation precious time. Your management team can use this time and allocate it to other high priority tasks. NOVA is a web-based system so that it can be accessed anytime, anywhere. So, if there is a problem and the HR manager is not in the office, it can still be resolved by them remotely.
3. Increase Security
Data security is essential in any company. Be assured that NOVA will keep all your employee and company data highly secured. The roles and permissions settings ensure that only certain people have access to certain information. NOVA is a highly flexible piece of software and can be integrated with software such as time and attendance hardware, absence management software. However, NOVA also offers all these products if you need them.
4. Schedule Changes
Changes to a completed schedule can often be a nightmare for management. It can be fiddly and stressful. However, with NOVA it is efficient and straightforward; for example, if an employee has a holiday booked, management can have a clear overview of who would be able to replace them. They can communicate this clearly with the potential replacement through the software and then record their confirmation or refusal. Such anomalies as sickness, training, maternity will no longer be a scheduling headache.
5. Control of Labour Costs
The software can be integrated into your payroll software, leaving no room for under or overpayment. It can also give insight to more precise business decisions on the need for staff, for example, if a certain point of the day only needs one member of the team and it has two, this can be amended accordingly.
There is no doubt that working patterns are becoming more complex in hospitality. NOVA is an incredibly powerful and adaptable piece of software. The software is developed in-house incorporating NOVATIVE’s expertise in the HR & Payroll industry for over 25 years. Which means we can tailor the software to suit your industry, specific business rules and employee needs. Take the initiative and book a demo to find out how we can help you get the best out of your employee scheduling.
