Dayswaps
Shift scheduling for bars and late-night venues

Friday night needs different staffing than Tuesday β€” a rota that knows it

On Tuesday two people behind the bar is enough; on Friday you need five. Dayswaps schedules night and weekend shifts around real demand, watches the rest period between a late shift and the next one, and finds someone for Saturday night through the shift exchange in minutes.

Shift schedule in Dayswaps showing higher weekend staffing

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What is shift scheduling for a bar?

Shift scheduling for a bar means matching staffing to sharply swinging demand between weekdays and the weekend, running night shifts with part-timers, and keeping the legally required rest between a late shift and the next one.

How do you track rest between a night shift and the next one?

Dayswaps knows the legal minimum rest between shifts and flags it as you plan β€” not once payroll finds the problem. For bars that covers the classic case where someone closes up at night and opens the next day.

AI + Human

Post Saturday and let them claim it

β€œPost the Saturday evening shift as a contest.” The assistant creates the offer and your team sees it on their phones. Who ends up taking it comes down to first come, first served β€” or you pick the winner yourself, when you know who can handle a busy Friday behind the bar.

From the Complete plan up you can also ask for a custom report to download β€” β€œHow many weekend hours did each employee work last quarter?” β€” and the file arrives right in the reply.

The AI Assistant is part of every plan.

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Mobile app screenshot of the AI assistant offering actions such as scheduling or time off
Rest between a night shift and the next
Labor law

Rest between a night shift and the next

The system automatically flags any breach of the minimum rest period between shifts.

Weekend-only part-timers? No problem.
Shift exchange

Weekend-only part-timers? No problem.

Staff enter availability for Friday and Saturday evenings only, and you schedule around that.

Clock in from your phone
Attendance

Clock in from your phone

Staff clock in and out right in the app, even at midnight.

Food and drink businesses use Dayswaps too β€” for example Poke Fresh, Penguin Coffee (now Kofein) and Zrno Zrnko.
Swap a shift, even from home
Mobile app

Swap a shift, even from home

Can't make a night shift? Sort out a swap with a colleague from your phone β€” the manager just confirms it.

Payroll data including night premiums
Integrations

Payroll data including night premiums

Attendance, night premiums included, exports straight into KS PortΓ‘l, Pamica, Helios, HH or MRP.

Bar shift scheduling questions

How do I set different staffing for the weekend than for a weekday?

Through the daily staffing template, set separately for each day.

Does the system watch rest between a night and a day shift?

Yes, it automatically flags any breach of the minimum rest period.

Can I have part-timers for Friday and Saturday evenings only?

Yes, they enter availability for those days only.

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Dayswaps on a laptop, tablet and phone β€” an employee clocking in