Controlling Labor Costs: Your Guide to Smart Staffing

In this webinar, you can learn how to control labor costs using 7shifts by turning your sales and labor data into actionable scheduling decisions. This session walks through key tools and features that help you stay compliant while moving beyond scheduling and toward optimized performance.

Watch the full recording below, or review the key takeaways.

Things to Know

• 7shifts integrates with your POS system to sync real-time sales and labor data for accurate payroll inputs.
• You can track labor targets using metrics like labor %, sales per labor hour (SPLH), or items per labor hour (IPLH).
• The Optimal Labor Tool forecasts staffing needs by the hour based on historical trends and projected sales to help you match staffing to demand.
• Compliance tools help you manage labor laws by configuring overtime rules and avoid unnecessary labor penalties.
• Monitor performance with reports, including Actuals, Variance, and Overtime Risk, to identify gaps and improve future scheduling decisions

Next Steps

Implement these strategies by configuring your Labor Budget Tool or reviewing your integration settings.