Salon scheduling
Staff shifts for your salon, planned around who can work
Zchedule schedules your team, not your clients. Plan who covers the front desk and who's in each day, publish it to their phones, and see who has clocked in.
Free for small teams. No credit card.
Updated
A Saturday at a mid-size salon
Example day
- 9 AM Open
- 2 PM Desk handoff
- 7 PM Close
| Shift | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Front desk (open) | 8:30 AM | 2:30 PM |
| Stylist A | 9 AM | 5 PM |
| Stylist B | 10 AM | 6 PM |
| Assistant | 10 AM | 4 PM |
| Front desk (close) | 2 PM | 7:30 PM |
The desk needs covering, and people set their own days.
In many salons the front desk and assistants work hourly shifts while stylists keep set days. Either way, someone has to open, someone has to close, and everyone needs to know the week.
- Front desk
- Opening and closing desk shifts saved as templates. A day with no one scheduled is flagged on the board.
- Set days
- Staff record the days and hours they work as their availability, so a shift outside them is flagged before you publish.
- Time off
- Staff block out specific dates in the app. You see the clash before the week goes out, not on the day.
- Visibility
- Everyone sees the published week in the app, and anyone whose shift changes gets a notification.
- Clocking in
- Hourly staff clock in from the app or a tablet at the desk, with lunches recorded.
Availability
Work around the days people have set.
Each person keeps their availability and blocked-out dates in the app. When you publish, anything that clashes is listed with the name and the day.
Priya S.
Availability
- Mon6 AM – 2 PM
- Tue6 AM – 2 PM
- WedDay off
- Thu12 – 9 PM
- Fri12 – 9 PM
- SatAll day
- SunDay off
Unavailable dates
Before you publish
Jun 22 – Jun 28
- Priya S. is marked unavailable on this date — Friday 12:00–21:00
- Luis M. has this day off — Wednesday 08:00–16:00
- Jordan K. is scheduled outside their available hours — Monday 14:00–22:00
The parts of Zchedule you'd use
- Employee schedulingDesk and staff shifts on one week, published to phones.
- Employee availabilityStaff set their working days and dates off.
- Employee time clockClock-in for hourly staff from the app or a tablet.
- Shift coverageSomeone out sick posts their shift for a coworker.
What Zchedule doesn't do: Zchedule doesn't book client appointments, take payments or track commission. Keep your booking system for clients and use Zchedule for staff shifts and hours.
FAQ
Questions worth answering up front.
No. It schedules staff shifts. Use your booking software for clients and Zchedule for who works when.
Zchedule is built for staff you schedule and pay by the hour. Chair renters who set their own hours usually don't need it; your desk and assistant team might.
One flat monthly price per team, not per person. Free covers up to 10 people including you, and every new team starts with 14 days of Pro.
Related
- Employee scheduling
Build the week on one board, check it, and publish it to your team's phones.
- Employee availability
Employees set the hours they can work and the dates they can't. The schedule warns you.
- Employee time clock
Clock in from the app, a browser or a shared tablet. Every punch is matched to a shift.
- How to track employee availability
Collecting availability, keeping it current, and handling days off.
- Gyms
Early front desk, closing staff and a schedule that changes with the semester.
- Pricing
Free for small teams, then one flat monthly price per team, not per person.
Get the salon's week out of the group chat.
Free for up to 10 people. Build the week and publish it to everyone's phone.
No credit card. The Pro trial starts with your first shift, not today.