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Labour demand forecasting software to help you build a better roster

Lower labour costs and optimise roster coverage with Smart Scheduling tools
  • Efficiently reduce labour cost
  • Ensure optimal coverage across the roster
  • Scale the perfect schedule to meet changing demand
  • Minimise administration time
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With all your key business trends accessible in a central dashboard, you can use unique data-driven insights to make cost improvements across your roster.

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Make informed decisions on the go

With real-time wage to sales data pulled directly into our mobile apps, you can confidently make important rostering decisions from wherever you’re running your business.

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Budgets and Forecasting

Control costs with clear benchmarks

Use hour and wage budgets to set tangible targets for cost-effective rosters. Real-time variance tracking provides the guardrails to self-correct while rostering.

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Take the guesswork out of rostering

Create the perfect, scalable roster based on unique business logic with custom demand-based rules. Ensure the minimum coverage requirements are met — while staying within budget.

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Frequently asked questions

  • What is demand forecasting?

    Demand forecasting is the process of gathering historical data to estimate expected future customer demand. To businesses, this process helps estimate the proper staff needed to meet future needs while avoiding unnecessary staffing costs.

  • What is the benefit of demand forecasting?

    Demand forecasting can help management understand the optimal labour force needed to support customer demand at a given time. Benefits also include the ability to prevent staff shortages in rostering, reduce unnecessary labour costs, and scale your optimal roster.

  • How can I increase efficiency with demand forecasting?

    Because demand forecasting takes into account future staffing needs, it ultimately impacts labour costs. Understanding future demand and adjusting rostering makes for a more efficient and cost-savings rostering process for your business.

  • Will I save on labour costs using the Deputy app?

    The demand forecasting feature in Deputy will help management teams and leaders lower labour costs and optimise roster coverage by leveraging historical data from your POS and payroll systems. Using one central dashboard, you're able to visualise insights to help make smarter rostering decisions.

  • How does employee rostering help scale my business?

    Using a platform for employee rostering can provide huge time savings for management teams allowing leaders to address larger business issues or other immediate operational concerns. Using demand-based automation models, you are able to create better rosters that are constantly adapting to changing needs.

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