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Learn why predictable rotas improve guest experience in hospitality by reducing stress, improving coverage and giving managers more time on the floor.
Learn how to prove rest break compliance, improve working time record keeping, and replace spreadsheet chaos with clearer audit-ready evidence.
Learn the UK working time rules hospitality managers need to manage in 2026, and how better rota and time records reduce compliance risk.
Last Friday, June 26th, the energy at The Caring Times Owners Club Theatre was buzzing. Planday’s Emma Wood had the privilege of chairing a headline panel featuring two of the sector's most prominent voices: Raina Summerson (CEO, Agincare) and Sanjiv Patel (CEO, Westgate Healthcare),
Explore how the UK’s 2026 VAT cut could boost summer demand for leisure venues, and why agile staffing will protect margins and guest experience.
Trying to get inspection ready? Read how smart, connected rotas provide consistent staffing, quality care and stronger regulatory ratings.
Our partnership with hospitality training app Barma gives you seamless scheduling, onboarding and staff training.
When Avondale Care Scotland faced significant challenges in managing staff schedules, director Adrian Hendry recognised the need for a more efficient system.
Keep an eye-out for the big red Coca-Cola lorries because make no mistake, the holidays are indeed coming. So is your hospitality team prepared?
The hospitality industry's not-so-secret ingredient is happiness. But we can focus so much on making our customers happy, we can overlook our teams. That ends here, with your ultimate cheatsheet to creating a happy hospitality team.
Get the lowdown on the hospitality tech changing the industry this year, creating happier teams and healthier businesses.
Shift patterns come in all different shapes and sizes. But which shift pattern is best for your business and team members?
Planning rotas ahead improves lives. But 69% of teams get less than a week’s notice on their next shift pattern. Here’s how to start planning one week ahead…
The further you plan rotas ahead, the happier, healthier and more likely to stay with you your team becomes. Ready to make the jump to planning two weeks ahead?
The flexibility of the job is one of the hospitality industry's biggest pulls. But, right now, there's a big disconnect between perception and reality.