Scheduling & labor
HotSchedules
Restaurant staff scheduling with sales-driven labor forecasting, shift swaps, and team messaging, by Fourth.
What it does
HotSchedules (by Fourth) is a workforce app for building restaurant schedules from sales and labor data, managing shift swaps and availability, and keeping team communication and manager logbooks off personal phones. It suits mid-size to larger restaurants and multi-unit groups managing labor cost and compliance.
Best for
Established and multi-unit restaurants that need labor forecasting and compliance-aware scheduling.
AI features
Mostly automation with predictive forecasting: auto-scheduling, sales-based labor forecasting, overtime and labor-law alerts, and predictive staffing insights. Fourth frames some of this as AI or predictive, but the core is rules-based automation and forecasting.
Pricing
No public rate card; custom and quote-based, contact Fourth.
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How TableMagic fits
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