Rotas, rotating shifts, time tracking, holidays and team management. Written for owners and managers who don’t have an HR department.
The method for knowing how many people you actually need: from service hours to slots, from slots to contracts, and the holiday and sickness margin almost nobody includes that throws the whole plan off.
October 1, 2026TemplatesDownload a monthly rota template for Excel with hours, days and nights already calculated, learn to fill it in within ten minutes, and see the seven mistakes the spreadsheet will never warn you about.
September 28, 2026ManagementSeven signs the spreadsheet, PDF and group chat routine has outgrown your team: two versions of the rota, hours nobody counts, swaps agreed in private and the legal risk of running work from a chat.
September 25, 2026BasicsRotation direction, speed, maximum nights in a row, legal rest rules and a five-week cycle with tables to cover morning, afternoon and night with five people.
September 22, 2026BasicsFive real rotas for four-person teams: two shifts, one shift with two slots, 12-hour shifts, three shifts over six days, and when you need a fifth person.
September 18, 2026BasicsA seven-step method for building the rota of a bar, a shop or a clinic: what to gather first, how to share shifts without overrunning hours, and the rules.
September 15, 2026