Case Study: Woodwork Bar achieves 15‑minute weekly scheduling and improved staff retention with 7shifts

Woodwork Bar - Customer Case Study

Woodwork is a celebrated downtown Edmonton restaurant known for wood‑fire cooking and barrel‑aged cocktails, co‑founded in 2013 and widely recognized for its attentive, customized service. Early on the team relied on Excel and Google Calendar for rostering, which made shift trades and time‑off changes laborious — scheduling a 25‑person staff took 3–4 hours each week and demanded constant manager involvement.

After evaluating several products they adopted 7shifts, which cut schedule creation to about 15 minutes a week (or an hour to set a month), was embraced by staff within 48 hours, and lets the team stay flexible while improving retention. Adding 7punches for time‑clocking and integrated labour reports has already streamlined payroll and labour budgeting, delivering clear time savings and better operational control.

Woodwork Bar

Ryder Prat

General Manager