We’ve had another fantastic day at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. Today marks day 1 for attendees of the show, but day 2 for the ShiftNote team. We came to the convention center bright and early to finish off the final touches of our display. And as soon as the attendees began flowingRead More »  Continue Reading »

We made it through day 1! The whole team arrived in one piece to Chicago. I’ve been to Chicago many times, but this is my first ever National Restaurant Association Show. Several of the ShiftNote team members have been before, so they’re helping me to prepare for what is one of the largest trade showsRead More »  Continue Reading »

We’ve added a new feature to the ShiftNote employee scheduling tool which will help managers to set overtime to manage the risk of Pay or Play Penalties. Currently managers could select from 40 or 50 hours worked in a week to be considered overtime, but we have added an option of 30 hours. Under theRead More »  Continue Reading »

ShiftNote is heading to Chicago May 18th-21st for the National Restaurant Association Show 2013 or NRA Show – here are 5 reasons to come stop by.  Continue Reading »

New to our scheduling notification options, is the option to be alerted via text message about shift changes or pending shift requests. Previously employees were notified via email about open shifts, approved or denied requests, and schedule changes. Now they have the option to also be notified via text message. Managers can also receive notificationsRead More »  Continue Reading »

There are now multiple currency options for individual locations in each ShiftNote account. The currency format used to show as United States Dollars in the Stats section of the Daily Log, and you can now choose between the Pound, Riyal, or Australian Dollar. To change the currency for one of your ShiftNote locations, go to the newRead More »  Continue Reading »

There is perhaps no bigger global brand than McDonald’s. They’ve been able to continue their global domination with the use of a brilliant talent management strategy. Here’s some insight into several initiatives their team focused on to build their amazing team.  Continue Reading »

Introducing – the ShiftNote Scheduler! Our employee scheduling software will allow you to create and edit schedules right from your ShiftNote account.  Continue Reading »

Mother’s Day is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants and their staff, and we have some helpful tips and advice to help you squeeze money out of Mom!   Continue Reading »

As we have already learned, large employers under PPACA may be subject to a new “Pay or Play” penalty. These potential penalties only apply to employers with 50 or more Full-Time Equivalent employees. While part-time employees will count against employers when determining whether they are subject to these penalties  part-time employees do not count when actually calculating theseRead More »  Continue Reading »