Case Study: Rumba Cubana achieves streamlined scheduling and accurate payroll with Planday

Rumba Cubana - Customer Case Study

Rumba Cubana Restaurant Group is a family‑run chain bringing authentic Cuban home cooking to New Jersey — growing to five locations and about 250 employees by 2019. Despite a warm, hospitable front‑of‑house culture, the business struggled with paper‑based scheduling: lost vacation approvals, inconsistent rosters, and hours of manual work that left staff uncertain about shifts and managers scrambling to accommodate family commitments.

Planday replaced the paper system with mobile scheduling and payroll tools, allowing staff to swap shifts with manager approval, use templates to duplicate schedules, and clock in via GPS. The result was faster, more accurate payroll, clearer communication and transparency, improved punctuality, and peace of mind for managers and employees — especially those with childcare needs — while giving the business better operational control.

Rumba Cubana

Leo Castro

General Manager