Scheduling guides

• How to make a work schedule for a small business
  A step-by-step way to build a weekly employee schedule for a shop or restaurant: coverage first, then availability, then fairness, then posting it.
• Restaurant schedule template: how to lay out a weekly restaurant schedule
  How to set up a weekly restaurant schedule by station and shift, with a sample layout for front and back of house and tips for doubles, clopens and open shifts.
• Two-week rotating schedules: 2-2-3, 4-on-4-off and other patterns
  How common rotating shift patterns work, including the 2-2-3 (Panama) schedule, 4 on 4 off, and simple weekend rotations, and when a small business should use one.
• How to set up a shift swap policy for a small team
  A simple shift swap policy small businesses can copy: who finds cover, who approves, deadlines, and how to keep the posted schedule right.
• Free printable employee schedule template
  One landscape page, or a CSV for Excel and Google Sheets.