What makes hospitality different
Hospitality runs on a different rhythm than offices or factories. Friday night a restaurant has 12 servers on the floor; Monday afternoon, 3. Chefs come in at 9 and leave at 23 with a 4-hour break between services. Students work weekends only. Staff turn over every two months (80% annual turnover is industry standard). Off-the-shelf attendance answers none of these problems.
TimeHunter is built for this reality. Every detail, from a server’s split shift to working Christmas day, is handled out of the box. This is not “attendance you can somehow fit a restaurant into” — it’s a system co-shaped by restaurant owners.
5 check-in methods tailored to restaurants
QR kiosk in the back office
An old Android tablet by the locker room. Server scans the QR from a staff card — no gloves to pull off.
Server app
iOS + Android — server sees their weekly schedule, taps Start, gets a push if the roster changes.
Photo anti-fraud check-in
Every scan = a selfie. End of “a colleague will punch in for me” — extremely common in the industry.
Business errand mode
Server has to run to the wholesaler? They tap “Business errand” — time still counts, but as a different type.
Hospitality break mode
Chefs often have an “inter-service break” 14:00–18:00. Not leave, not clock-out — a dedicated service-break mode.
Shift planning — templates and week copy
A restaurant doesn’t plan from scratch every month. They have 3 template weeks (summer, winter, holiday) and copy them in a loop. In TimeHunter you build the template once, then click “Copy to 4 weeks ahead” — a monthly schedule in 20 minutes instead of 8 hours in Excel.
Copy week
Template week to a full month in 1 click. Edit differences (e.g. a holiday).
Color-coded shift types
Morning (green), afternoon (orange), night (blue), service (pink).
Shift swaps between servers
Server requests a swap, the other accepts, manager approves — no emails.
Conflict detection (11h rest)
Server ends at 1:00 — you plan the next shift at 10:00? System warns about labor-law violation.
Holiday and Sunday work — legal for hospitality
Polish labor code (art. 151⁹) and Czech labor code (§ 91) allow Sunday and holiday work in hospitality. TimeHunter knows about this exception — enable “Holiday work allowed” in company settings and the system lets you schedule shifts on Christmas Eve, New Year’s, Easter without warnings.
Plus the system auto-calculates the holiday premium (100% in PL, 200% in CZ + a day off). The monthly report has separate columns: regular, Sunday, holiday hours, night premiums. Payroll-ready.
Case study: “U Marii” restaurant, Warsaw
A family-run restaurant, 12 staff (4 chefs, 6 servers, 2 helpers). Before TimeHunter: the owner spent 6 hours every Sunday planning next week, phone ringing non-stop “who works tomorrow?” Pay disputes. The Excel sheet fell apart after a year.
After (2-week setup + 1h training): weekly roster in 30 minutes. Everyone sees their shifts in the app. Disputes gone — anyone can check the panel. Annual ROI: 240h × €12 = €3000 saved on owner’s time alone.
Frequently asked questions
Does TimeHunter support Sunday and holiday work?
How does a server with 2 shifts a day (12-15 and 18-23) work?
Can I plan shifts a month ahead?
Does the employee get notified when their schedule changes?
Can I track waitstaff lateness?
Does a weekend student need an account too?
Does it handle tips?
How much for a 10-person restaurant?
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