Solve your staff turnover troubles with one small change.

Make your team happier, healthier and more likely to stay in the industry (and their current job) by planning shifts ahead.

Of hospitality workers have plans to quit their current job.

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Of workers are given a week or less notice of their next shift pattern.

Have experienced symptoms of poor mental health over the last 12 months.

Think more notice of rotas would improve their life

What is The Single Biggest Shift?

The Single Biggest Shift is our campaign for forward planning and for life. Advance visibility into schedules improves teams’ lives. They can make plans with loved ones, develop skills and relax. Better insight into take-home pay improves their financial health, helping them better control their living costs.

Planing rotas ahead creates happier, healthier teams, who are more developed as humans – and more likely to stay in the industry.

It’s the small change that delivers big results. It’s easy. It saves time, and it’s free.

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What is the Single Biggest Shift and why does it matter?

One small change could have a huge impact on your business, team and their happiness. Planning rotas ahead.

How to start planning your shift schedule one week in advance

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.

Simple ways to scale up your schedule to planning two weeks 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?

Knowing your team is the key to planning three weeks ahead

At 22 days, evidence shows people calling in sick drops, presenteeism plummets and productivity soars. Here’s how to plan rotas three weeks (or more) ahead.

Mental health in hospitality, a crisis we need to be talking about

The hospitality industry’s riding the wave of a mental health crisis. But specialised, dedicated help, like The Burnt Chef Project, is available out there.

Scheduling – flexibility vs uncertainty

There’s lots of reasons to work in hospitality – like flexibility. But that flexibility can cause uncertainty. Here’s why and how to balance things out.

Free Employee Shift Schedule in Excel

Pen and paper isn’t great for creating rotas that work for everyone. Ready to move to the next step of planning? Put our free Excel template through its paces.

What are the different types of shift patterns?

Some shift patterns are ideal for hospitality work. Others, not so much. Picking the right one for your business and team is crucial. Here, we break them down.

How Planday can help you make The Single Biggest Shift

Scheduling ahead improves our team’s lives. But pen and paper or spreadsheets only get you so far. Here’s why you need Planday to plan rotas weeks in advance.

How DiningSix Group made The Single Biggest Shift with Planday

At high season, Planday helps DiningSix Group plan up to two months ahead. We sat with the group’s Country Manager, Jeppe Bjerre, to find out how they do it.

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