Who is Shift Planner made for?

Shift Planner is made for small and medium-sized businesses that need a practical way to plan employee shifts, control labor cost, and avoid overstaffing or understaffing. It can fit restaurants, retail shops, service businesses, salons, auto shops, rental businesses, and local operators.

Does Shift Planner track labor cost?

Yes. Shift Planner uses employee wages and scheduled hours to estimate labor cost, then compares labor against projected daily or weekly revenue so owners can see labor percentage before publishing the schedule.

Can I save, export, or print schedules?

Yes. Shift Planner supports saved schedules, CSV export, and a print-friendly schedule view for sharing weekly staffing plans.

Software built for small & medium-sized businesses.

Faraj Software Solutions builds practical business software for operators who need cleaner decisions without messy spreadsheets. Our available product, Shift Planner, works as a schedule builder for owners and managers who need weekly employee schedules, labor cost estimates, projected revenue comparisons, and cleaner staffing decisions before the week starts.

Shift Planner

The main available software product from Faraj Software Solutions: staff scheduling, labor cost control, and weekly workforce planning for SMBs.

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Web App · Subscription Access

Shift Planner for labor cost control

Build weekly employee schedules, estimate labor cost in real time, compare payroll against projected revenue, set coverage targets, and make better staffing decisions before the week begins.

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Real-Time Labor Cost

See daily and weekly labor cost update as shifts are added, edited, or removed.

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Labor % of Revenue

Enter projected revenue and instantly see how much of sales is being used for labor.

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Employee Scheduling

Add employees, wages, roles, max hours, and unavailable days to build a cleaner schedule.

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Smart Suggestions

Spot overstaffing, under-coverage, and labor-heavy days before they hurt margins.

Additional Tools for Business Cost Control

Pricing Assistant remains listed as a future cost-control product, but Shift Planner is the current SEO focus and available tool.

Standard

v1.0

Everything a small restaurant owner needs to price a menu item accurately — ingredients, waste, labor, and overhead — with a clear recommended price and profit margin check.

✓Up to 8 ingredients with unit conversion
✓Per-ingredient & global waste %
✓Labor cost (rate + minutes per item)
✓Monthly overhead allocation
✓Recommended price + break-even
✓Current price status (Under/On/Over)
✓Save & load item profiles
–Competitor analysis
–What-if scenario planner
–Menu Manager + CSV export

$7.99/mo

coming soon via client portal

Learn More full details & tutorial

Subscription access is coming soon through the Faraj Software Solutions client portal.

Pro ⭐

v1.0

The full SMB restaurant profitability toolkit — everything in Standard plus competitor analysis, scenario planning, a full menu manager, advanced labor tiers, and more.

✓Everything in Standard
✓Unlimited ingredients per item
✓Competitor price analysis & positioning
✓What-if scenario planner
✓Menu Manager + CSV export
✓Advanced weighted labor tiers
✓Itemized overhead builder (20 categories)
✓Batch prep calculator → auto labor minutes
✓CC & delivery app fee pass-through
✓Save & recall full cost configurations

$19.99/mo

coming soon via client portal

Learn More full details & tutorial

Subscription access is coming soon through the Faraj Software Solutions client portal.

Standard will be $7.99/month for focused item pricing. Pro will be $19.99/month for full menu management, scenario planning, and competitive analysis.

Shift Planner FAQ

Common questions from small and medium-sized businesses comparing scheduling tools, labor cost calculators, and weekly shift planners.

What is Shift Planner?

Shift Planner is a web-based employee schedule builder that helps small and medium-sized businesses build weekly staff schedules, estimate labor cost, compare labor against projected revenue, and review coverage before shifts are finalized.

How does Shift Planner help control labor cost?

It uses employee wages, shift times, revenue targets, labor percentage targets, and coverage needs to show whether the schedule is staying inside the business's labor expectations.

Can I save, export, and print schedules?

Yes. Shift Planner includes saved schedules, CSV export, and a print-friendly view so managers can review or share the weekly schedule.

How do customers access Shift Planner?

Customers access Shift Planner through the Faraj Software Solutions client portal after signing in with an active subscription.

Scheduling Resources

Helpful scheduling guides for small businesses

Focused resources that explain how Shift Planner supports employee scheduling, labor cost planning, and weekly staff coverage.

Support

Need help, a feature request, or want a custom version for your business? Reach out anytime.

farajsoftwaresolutions@gmail.com

Phone

(860) 205-0115

Custom Work

SMB scheduling + labor cost tools