Get your business ready for upcoming peak season: 3 tips

Ah, finally spring! It seemed like the end of those dreary days would never come. But we've made it and the sun is slowly making its return. Various public holidays are just around the corner and restaurateurs are starting to get that familiar itch. The patios are being dusted off and everyone is venturing out again. While terraces full of customers are great for business, you need to ensure you have enough staff to make sure you can deliver the level of service people expect. So, it's time to get your scheduling in order!

Did you know that during the Easter period alone, the hospitality sector's revenue typically increases by an average of 30%? So, it’s essential to be well-prepared and have a staff schedule that can adapt with demand.

Here are 3 tips to help you navigate challenges in your staffing plan and be ready for the upcoming peak season.

1. Integrate a flexible layer into your staff planning

An efficiently organised and flexible planning strategy for your workforce allows you to rely on quickly deployable people during busy times, which can lead to extra growth in revenue. In addition to your core employees, you have a pool of professionals standing by to step in when needed. This ensures that your company is flexible enough to act swiftly whenever necessary.

Through the Temper platform, you have access to more than 30,000 flexible professionals, each with desirable skills and expertise. Whether you need 1 or 1,000 people, you can easily scale up or down. And even with last-minute changes, you can still stay in control.

2. Think and plan ahead

When you have a flexible workforce, you can still plan ahead. For example, if you know that you’ll need extra hands during the weeks around the break in May, you can schedule this in advance on the platform. We find that the longer you post a shift in advance, the better your chances are of finding professionals on time. There are cancellation terms of up to 24 hours, so if you realise you don’t need the extra hands after all, you have the flexibility to cancel. 

3. Create a Flexpool

Familiar faces feel reassuring. Through Temper, you can also put together flexpools of trusted people you would like to work with again. A flexpool consists of driven and reliable professionals who have already proven themselves within your company. They help to keep the quality stable, and make it quicker and easier to fill open shifts. When you post a shift, the platform automatically sends a notification to the professionals in your pool. They can then sign up immediately, at the push of a button. It's that easy. You can also create different flexpools for different purposes and roles.
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After reading these tips, are you thinking ‘this is what I want!’? Well we have good news. You can create a free Temper account and take a look around the platform today. You’ll quickly gain access to the largest pool of flexible professionals in your sector, whether that’s hospitality, retail or logistics. Good luck!