Making the roster
From staffing needs to publishing: how a roster comes together, what you may change and how it stays legal.
- GuideAutomatic shift scheduling: what the software does and what it doesn'tAutomatic scheduling calculates a draft roster within the MaRa TES limits. Consent, missing staff and publishing stay with a person.
- GuideCan you change a published shift roster? Consent in Finnish restaurantsUnder MaRa TES § 9 a published shift roster changes only with consent. The Working Hours Act also allows a compelling reason; the TES does not mention one.
- GuideShift roster in Excel or software: when is a spreadsheet not enough?An Excel shift roster works when content, publication and checks match the law and the MaRa collective agreement. See where a spreadsheet stops being enough.
- GuideWhen must a restaurant publish the work schedule?When must the work schedule be published? The law and the MaRa collective agreement both require it one week before the period starts, not two weeks.
- GuideWhere restaurant rosters most often go wrong, and how to check themRestaurant roster mistakes on rest time, days off, period hours, extra work, publishing and records, under the MaRa TES and the Working Hours Act.