Booking systems
Every post we have written about booking systems, newest first.
Booking systems
- Planday alternatives for UK small businesses: five rota apps compared on price Five Planday alternatives compared on UK prices, what Planday Starter and Plus cost as your team grows, which plan you need for holiday, and how to switch without missing a shift. 11 minute read
- RotaCloud alternatives for UK small businesses: five rota apps compared on price Five RotaCloud alternatives compared on UK prices, what RotaCloud's employee bands and clocking in add-on cost as you grow, and how to switch without missing a shift. 11 minute read
- Deputy alternatives for UK small businesses: five rota apps compared on price Five Deputy alternatives compared on UK prices, what each does better and worse than Deputy, what Deputy costs as you grow, and how to switch without missing a shift. 10 minute read
- Restaurant deposit policy: what UK venues can charge for no-shows How UK restaurants can take deposits and charge for no-shows fairly, what the CMA's unfair terms guidance says, why card holds expire, and a deposit policy you can adapt. 15 minute read
- The best rota app for UK small businesses: six apps and real prices compared Six rota apps compared on real UK prices for a 15-person team, the features that matter for UK working time rules, free plans and what they leave out, and how to choose. 14 minute read
- Online booking system UK: how to choose one, what it costs and the seven checks that matter How to choose an online booking system for a UK service business: the seven checks that matter, the prices Square Appointments, Fresha, SimplyBook.me, Acuity Scheduling and Bookwhen publish, the fees that sit outside the subscription, and when to have a system built. 14 minute read
- Gym class booking app: what to look for, what it costs and how to choose one for a studio or gym What a gym class booking app does, the seven features to check, the prices Bookwhen, TeamUp, Mindbody and Glofox publish, how health forms fall under data protection law, and when a studio should buy ready-made or have a system built. 14 minute read
- Staff rota rules UK employers must follow: breaks, rest and working hours The legal limits every UK rota must respect: breaks, rest between shifts, weekly rest, the 48-hour week, young workers, night work, holiday and the shift notice rules coming in 2027. 14 minute read
- The right to cancel an online booking: when customers get 14 days to cancel a service and when they do not What the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 and GOV.UK say about the right to cancel services booked online or by phone, including the 14 day period, the exemption for catering and leisure with a specific date, early start requests and what to put on a booking page. 15 minute read
- UK restaurant booking software compared: real prices, cover fees and contracts OpenTable, Tablein, Eat App, booking through Google and running your own system, compared for UK restaurants on real prices, cover fees, contracts and the features that cut no-shows. 13 minute read
- Free staff rota template for Excel and Google Sheets, and how to use it A free weekly staff rota template for Excel and Google Sheets that adds up hours, takes off unpaid breaks and handles shifts past midnight, plus how to build a fair rota in seven steps. 13 minute read
- Reserve with Google: how to add a booking button to your Google profile How to add a Book or Reserve button to your Google Business Profile, either through a Reserve with Google provider or with your own booking link, what each option means for fees and data, and how to set it up. 13 minute read
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