Resources for scheduling a team in Switzerland
Guides and comparisons written for Swiss hospitality, hotels and retail. No filler, just what actually helps when you're building a schedule.
GuideHandling last-minute absences without spending your evening on the phone
The service always gets covered in the end. The cost is the forty minutes of calls in the middle, and the fact that the replacement leaves no trace anywhere.
GuideAre breaks paid or unpaid in Swiss hospitality?
Unpaid as a rule, unless staff cannot leave their workplace. The legal minimums, the test that actually decides it, and the recording error almost everyone makes.
GuideStaffing a ski restaurant
400 covers on Saturday, 40 on Tuesday, the same team. Why a town schedule falls apart in mid-January, and how to plan a season the weather keeps rewriting.
GuideRunning a sports club team: cancellations, hours and availability
A coach cancels at 17h40, and the real bill arrives afterwards: forty minutes of calls, hours nobody writes down, and an availability chase that starts again every month.
ComparisonWhy a WhatsApp group is not a schedule
A scrolling thread, swaps agreed in the void, and nobody quite sure who's on Saturday. What changes when the schedule leaves the chat.
ComparisonExcel got you this far. Here's where it breaks
A spreadsheet warns nobody, checks nothing, and goes stale the moment it's printed. An honest look at what Excel still does well, and what it never will.
CityScheduling a team in Geneva: what actually changes
A cantonal minimum wage, cross-border staff, and teams that don't share one language. What makes Geneva different for anyone building a schedule.
CityIn Zurich, every scheduled hour shows up on the bill
High wage costs, late closes, and a tight labour market. What matters when scheduling a team in Switzerland’s biggest city.
CityIn Lausanne, the schedule changes with the semester
A largely student workforce, a sharp terrace season, and constant shift swaps. How to plan without rebuilding the week from scratch every time.