Rotaready blog

Everything you need to know about the latest releases, updates and Rotaready news with a dash of industry insight from the people who empower your business!

From the smokehouse to your house – how Hickory’s transformed their classic dishes into heat & eat

From the smokehouse to your house – how Hickory’s transformed their classic dishes into heat & eat

Over the last 10 months we’ve all had to adapt to, dare we say it, the ‘new normal’. And an industry that has had to get particularly creative is one very close to our hearts – hospitality. With no alternative other tha...

Read more
Rotaready product update – January 2021

Rotaready product update – January 2021

To kick off 2021, we’ve got some exciting updates for you. Introducing sign-off validation, pay breakdown per person and rota status at a glance… Sign-off validation When you go to sign-off a rota, you’ll now see a chec...

Read more
A very Merry Christmas

A very Merry Christmas

On Monday we wrapped up 2020 with a Christmas party 🎉  Not in person, of course. Like most of us have done this year, we brought our Christmas party online. We may not have been dancing away until the early hours but w...

Read more
60 seconds with… Essi Kuusela

60 seconds with… Essi Kuusela

Next up in our ’60 seconds with…’ series is the newest member of the Rotaready team, Essi! Originally from Lapland (cool, right?) Essi made the move to the UK in 2019, shortly before joining Rotaready as Customer Suppor...

Read more
Why you should monitor time and attendance – even if your staff are salaried

Why you should monitor time and attendance – even if your staff are salaried

Many of us associate monitoring staff time and attendance with non-salaried staff, to ensure they’re paid correctly for the hours they’ve worked. But what about those on an annual salary? Why bother tracking their time...

Read more
How to prepare your retail business for an online-only Black Friday

How to prepare your retail business for an online-only Black Friday

Typically retail businesses see more online sales than in-store sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday; perhaps to be expected given that Cyber Monday was introduced specifically for internet-only deals. Last year 77% o...

Read more
60 seconds with… Amelia Andrews

60 seconds with… Amelia Andrews

In this month’s ’60 seconds with…’ I spoke to Customer Success extraordinaire, Amelia. Here’s what she likes most about her job, what you’ll find her singing at karaoke and a bit about her love for the French Riviera. W...

Read more
Introducing a brand new Rota Editor

Introducing a brand new Rota Editor

We’re excited to share that our brand new Rota Editor is now live! Having been at the heart of our product since day one, helping our clients build beautifully accurate rotas week on week; we decided it was time for the...

Read more
A brand new integration – Rotaready & Tenzo!

A brand new integration – Rotaready & Tenzo!

We’re excited to announce we now integrate with Tenzo! As ever, this integration is absolutely free for all current and future Rotaready customers. Who is Tenzo?  Tenzo’s integrated restaurant management software is des...

Read more
Christmas in the year of COVID – a few ideas for hospitality businesses

Christmas in the year of COVID – a few ideas for hospitality businesses

It’s well known that Christmas is traditionally the busiest time of the year for pubs, bars and restaurants. But with December just two months away it’s looking more and more like Christmas 2020 is going to be very diff...

Read more