Planned rota cost
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Hours, average wage and manager cost.
Free hospitality planning tool
Rota cost before publish checker
Is this rota worth publishing at the cost shown? Put in the figures from the rota you are about to publish and the tool will show what looks worth reviewing before the week goes live.
ForecastPlan labourCheck wage %Review before publish
ForecastPlan labourCheck wage %Review before publish
Rota planning inputs
Use the few figures an operator normally has before publish: forecast sales, target wage percentage, planned rota hours, average rate and salaried manager cost.
Before-publish check
See the planned rota cost, wage % and target gap before shifts are shared.
Forecast wage %
Add forecast
Rota cost as a share of forecast sales.
Labour budget
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Budget implied by target wage %.
Against target
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Amount to review before publish.
Status
Needs forecastWorth checking before publish.
Before you publish
Add your rota draft.
Formula explanation
- Planned rota cost = planned rota hours multiplied by average hourly wage, plus selected on-cost assumptions and salaried manager cost.
- Forecast wage % = planned rota cost divided by adjusted forecast sales, multiplied by 100.
- Against target = planned rota cost minus the labour budget implied by your target wage percentage.
What this is checking
Your rota cost should make sense against forecast sales before publish. If it is over target, check quiet-period overlap, repeated cover and peak cover first.
Before you publish
- Review quiet-period overlap and check peak cover before publishing.
- If the rota is above target, check whether expected event uplift, sales forecast or planned rota hours need manager judgement.
- Use uncovered shifts as optional context only; the main check is cost, wage percentage and cover before publish.
How RotaSmart handles this
Start with expected trade before shifts are placed.
See labour cost while the rota can still change.
Spot risk before the week goes live.
RotaSmart shows rota cost and wage percentage while managers are still moving shifts, not after the week has gone live. Forecast sales, planned labour, staff changes and publish readiness stay connected.
Explore hospitality rota software or see labour cost control.
Planning note
This result suggests where to review the rota. It is not a guarantee of savings and it should not replace manager judgement.
Review this rota week with RotaSmart
Send us one real rota week and we will use it to walk through forecast sales, planned rota cost and wage percentage before publish.
Related resources
Keep the same planning context connected across product pages, guides and tools.
Questions operators ask
Short answers for using the tool without treating the result as a fixed operational rule.
Why check rota cost before publish?
The useful moment is before shifts are shared, while managers can still review quiet-period overlap, peak cover, uncovered shifts and wage pressure.
Does the checker decide the rota for me?
No. It highlights cost pressure so a manager can apply venue context before publishing.
How does this relate to RotaSmart?
RotaSmart keeps forecast sales, planned labour, wage percentage and rota readiness in the same weekly workflow.
Review this rota week with RotaSmart
Send us one real rota week and we will use it to walk through forecast sales, planned rota cost and wage percentage before publish.