Run Labour Analytics and Budgets
Analytics shows whether the roster and actual hours stay within plan — and whether scheduled cost is about to breach a budget cap.
Dashboard and reports
Go to Labour Scheduling → Analytics:
| View | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Dashboard | Scheduled vs actual hours, cost, labour % of revenue, open shifts, pending swaps, unverified attendance |
| Scheduled vs Actual | Variance report |
| Overtime | Who is accruing overtime and estimated cost |
Every view supports Excel export. Cost figures distinguish true zero from unknown — missing rates show as unavailable, not $0.
Labour budgets
- Go to Labour Scheduling → Budgets (under Analytics).
- Create a period budget for the company, or scope it to a position and/or location.
- Watch scheduled labour cost against the cap while you build and publish schedules.
- When scheduled cost exceeds the cap, managers can be alerted through Business Automation (budget exceeded events and starter templates).
Budgets are planning controls — they do not block publishing by themselves. Use warnings and automation alerts so managers can react.
What feeds the numbers
| Signal | Source |
|---|---|
| Scheduled hours / cost | Published schedules |
| Actual hours | Verified attendance |
| Open shifts / swaps | Builder and Swaps queue |
| Unverified attendance | Timesheet queue (also Attention Center) |