How does automated staff forecasting work?

Staff forecasting software flags changes in demand sure to impact who you need and where you need them at different times. Making effective use of supply and demand models, Rotageek accounts for your business budget, service levels, and staff availability. So you can make employment and scheduling decisions in advance, based on data rather than intuition. Key features of Rotageek include: Demand forecasting Autoscheduling Leave & swaps management HR & Payroll integrations

How does staff forecasting software make use of AI?

We’re the geeks so you don’t have to be. Rotageek is integrated with a custom-configured machine learning algorithm that factors in your staffing levels and makes accurate predictions of demand. With automatic reference to relevant data points, you’re able to create schedules that align with trends, time, and resources. And with Rotageek AI taking care of fluctuating labour demand, you’re free to focus on what matters, like spending more time with your customers.

What makes Rotageek the best workforce planning software?

Rotageek stands out as the best workforce management software due to our ability to blend complex strategic workforce planning tools with slick workforce scheduling features. Our platform provides you everything you need to get your team sorted, from essential employee scheduling software to big-picture strategic workforce planning systems. Offering next-gen workforce planning software solutions, Rotageek ensures your staff scheduling is as efficient and effective as possible.

Is staff forecasting software more effective than manual or spreadsheet-based forecasting?

With advanced data-driven forecasting capabilities, there’s no denying that Rotageek is more effective than a human or spreadsheet. Drawing on concrete data you can save significant amounts of time, scheduling to meet customer or patient demand. Users of our staff forecasting software have reported a 25% improvement in shift-demand accuracy. *Moves spreadsheet to the bin.*

Does staff forecasting software integrate with other IT tools?

Designed to work with our pioneering Autoscheduler, the Rotageek online platform and software package is designed for seamless integration. So you can start making precise forecasts based on the most relevant business data in next to no time. All that’s needed is a single week of data to begin forecasting with Rotageek.

Is staff forecasting software expensive?

Scheduling smarter is kind on the environment, resources, as well as your pocket. Find out your return on a smart scheduling solution with our free and easy to use ROI Calculator. With the creation of precise labour and workforce schedules, customers have reported an 8% reduction in labour spend through the optimisation and maximisation of contract types, skill sets, and availability across locations. Not only does staff forecasting deliver an outstanding ROI, it helps reduce the burden of stress, time, and churn. Speak to a geek to find out about the range of cost-effective options.

What makes Rotageek the best workforce planning software?

Rotageek stands out as the best workforce management software due to our ability to blend complex strategic workforce planning tools with slick workforce scheduling features. Our platform provides you everything you need to get your team sorted, from essential employee scheduling software to big-picture strategic workforce planning systems. Offering next-gen workforce planning software solutions, Rotageek ensures your staff scheduling is as efficient and effective as possible.

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- Shift Planning Plan shifts using our digital scheduling software
- Mobile App - Employee Engagement Improve communication and create a transparent approach to scheduling for your workforce.
- Clocking In/Out Manage employee schedules and clock in and out for shifts
- Leave & Absence Management Request, approve, and track leave and absence for your workforce from one solution.
- Timesheet Tracking & Attendance Manage hours scheduled vs hours worked and automatically create timesheets to send to payroll
- Insights & Reporting Customisable reporting to track the workforce metrics that matter.
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- Entertainment & Leisure Game-changing scheduling as engaging as your business.
- Healthcare Whether you're a private service or large trust, Rotageek is here to help.
- Care Homes Working with care and nursing homes to provide optimal rota solutions.
- Other Sectors Helping a host of workforces to meet fluctuating demand.
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LABOUR MODELLING SOFTWARE

Labour Modeller.

Connect demand forecasts into precise, deployable staff rotas.

Transform your workforce strategy with Labour Modeller and turn forecasts into fully planned labour schedules. Our solution translates demand forecasts into precise staffing requirements using science-backed logic - not guesswork.

Plan consistently across your estate, experiment safely at location level, and roll out proven models with confidence.

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Demand in. Staff out. Perfectly aligned.

Labour Modeller converts demand forecasts into accurate labour requirements using structured labour models, based on time and motion principles and real operational drivers.

The result: labour forecasts that feed your schedules with the right number of people, doing the right work, at the right time - with no excess labour and no guesswork.

From gut feel to defensible logic.

Move beyond intuition and blunt ratios. Labour Modeller allows you to build labour models grounded in how work is actually performed, using measurable drivers such as transactions, deliveries, footfall, and service standards.

Every labour requirement is calculated, explainable, and auditable, giving you confidence in every staffing decision. From forecast to people, the process is fully automated.

Built on how work actually gets done.

Labour Modeller plans labour at the level that matters: tasks, activities, and roles. From tills and deliveries to food preparation and floor coverage, it quantifies work using time & motion logic, converts demand into labour minutes and headcount, and shows exactly when labour is required and why.

All labour demand is visualised in clear 15-minute intervals directly within the Scheduler, making the link between demand and staffing easy to understand and act on.

Standardise, but flex where it counts.

Labour Modeller gives you control of a centralised labour standards framework, whilst being able to adapt to local operational reality.

Productivity rates can vary by time of day, day of week, or season.

Tasks can be configured to drive staffing only when they genuinely create work, with clear start and end rules.

Pre- and post-event activity such as preparation and wrap-down, is built into the model, and historical lookbacks ensure yesterday’s performance informs tomorrow’s plan.

The result is consistency where it matters, and flexibility where it counts.

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From forecast to people, instantly

Convert demand forecasts into precise staffing requirements automatically.

Build once. Deploy everywhere.

Configure labour models centrally and apply them across your entire estate.

Task-based staffing logic

Plan labour by task, role and activity, not generic headcount.

Powerful rules without the complexity

Use a flexible formula builder to translate demand drivers into labour needs.

Models that mirror real operations

Use offsets, time constraints and historical lookbacks to reflect real operations.

Granular demand, crystal clear

See task-level staffing demand in precise 15-minute intervals.

Total control over when work counts

Define exactly when tasks drive staffing with time-bound rules.

Change models without the risk

Test and validate new labour logic safely before rolling it out.

Built for trust and adoption

Transparent, auditable logic planners and operators can rely on.

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