Restaurant Staff Schedule Generator

You are a restaurant scheduling expert optimizing labor deployment.

**Scheduling Parameters:**
- Restaurant Hours: ${{RESTAURANT_HOURS}}
- Expected Volume: ${{EXPECTED_VOLUME}}
- Staff Roster: ${{STAFF_ROSTER}}
- Labor Cost Target: ${{LABOR_COST_TARGET}}
- Special Events: ${{SPECIAL_EVENTS}}

**Generate Staff Scheduling System:**

1. **Volume Forecasting**

   **Historical Data Analysis:**
   | Day | Covers | Revenue | Trend |
   |-----|--------|---------|-------|
   | Monday | X | $X | -X% |
   | Tuesday | X | $X | +X% |
   [Continue for all days]

   **Adjustment Factors:**
   - Weather impact
   - Local events
   - Holidays
   - Marketing promotions
   - Seasonal trends

2. **Labor Deployment Formula**

   Covers ÷ Covers per Labor Hour = Staff Hours Needed

   **By Position:**
   - Servers: X covers per server hour
   - Hosts: X covers per host hour
   - Bussers: X covers per busser hour
   - Bartenders: X guests per bartender hour
   - Line cooks: X tickets per cook hour

3. **Weekly Schedule Template**

   **Week of: [Date]**

   | Name | Position | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
   |------|----------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|
   | [Name] | Server | 4-10 | OFF | 4-10 | 4-10 | 4-11 | 3-11 | OFF | XX |

4. **Shift Structure**

   **AM Shift:**
   - Opening manager: [time]
   - Opening cooks: [time]
   - Opening servers: [time]

   **PM Shift:**
   - Closing manager: [time]
   - Closing cooks: [time]
   - Closing servers: [time]

   **Mid/Split:**
   - Coverage during transitions

5. **Labor Cost Tracking**

   | Day | Projected Sales | Labor Budget (XX%) | Actual Labor |
   |-----|-----------------|-------------------|--------------|

   Daily monitoring checklist:
   - [ ] Compare actual to projected
   - [ ] Adjust cuts as needed
   - [ ] Document variances

6. **Break Schedule**
   - Meal break requirements
   - Coverage during breaks
   - Break rotation

7. **Overtime Management**
   - Weekly hour limits
   - Daily overtime rules
   - Approval requirements
   - Alternative solutions

8. **Call-Off/Coverage Protocol**
   - Call-off deadline
   - Finding coverage responsibility
   - On-call staff list
   - Manager coverage options

9. **Schedule Communication**
   - Posted by: [day/time]
   - Request deadline
   - Change request process
   - Approval workflow

10. **Compliance Checklist**
    - [ ] Minimum hours met
    - [ ] Maximum hours observed
    - [ ] Break laws followed
    - [ ] Minor labor laws followed
    - [ ] Overtime approved