Welcome back to 'In the spotlight' - your regular roundup of the latest Rotaready product updates and insights. This month, we're teasing Auto Scheduling, plus a look at how your team can manage their own shifts. Here's what we've been up to:

👀 Sneak peek: introducing Auto Scheduling

You already know Rota Templates. Now meet Auto Scheduling, a much easier interface with smart scheduling built in, so your rota generates itself based on demand once your template's set up.

Here's what it'll let you do:

• Set up recurring shift patterns once, covering when, what role, and how many staff you need
• Let auto scheduling fill your rota for you, whether shifts are left open, assigned to specific people, or matched automatically
• Scale staffing to demand, so a busy Saturday automatically gets more cover than a quiet Tuesday
• Stay compliant with UK working time law, including rest breaks, maximum hours, and young worker rules
• Review a proposed rota before anything goes live, so you're always in full control

We're looking for a small group of customers to help shape Auto Scheduling before it rolls out more widely, through our new Early Adopter Programme. This one's especially for you if you haven't used Rota Templates before, and if you join, it'll cover your full organisation, not just a single site.

Interested? Click below and answer a couple of quick questions to register.

⭐️ Product spotlight: Shift Swaps

Life doesn't always go to plan. Shift Swap tools give employees the flexibility to manage their own shifts without the back-and-forth, while keeping managers firmly in control.

• Shift offer: can't make a shift? Offer it out and Rotaready automatically identifies eligible colleagues who can pick it up.
• Shift swap: don't want to lose the hours? Trade your shift with a colleague, and Rotaready will only show it to colleagues whose availability matches yours.

Employees remain responsible for their shift until a colleague agrees to take it on, and every offer or swap needs your final approval before it's confirmed. Once you approve it, schedules update automatically and employees are notified, so there's nothing for you to chase.

👉 Learn more about Shift Swaps in our knowledge base.

💡 Access Evo - Did you know?

Employee Sentiment is a Rotaready Evo feature that gives you real time insight into team morale, helping you spot trends and support your staff more effectively.

At the end of each shift, employees are prompted to complete a quick feedback survey via the mobile app or kiosk. They rate their shift on a 5 point emoji scale and can leave an optional comment for extra context.

From there, the feature does the heavy lifting:

• Analytics dashboard: track sentiment trends across sites, shift types, and time periods at a glance
• Copilot: ask questions in plain English and get instant insights from your feedback data
• Feed: flags low, declining, or improving sentiment so nothing goes unnoticed

👉 Learn more about Employee Sentiment in our knowledge base.

👋 Until next time

We hope you found this month's update useful. Got an idea you'd love to see featured next? Let us know at comms@rotaready.com.

Need support with new or existing features? Your Account Manager, our live chat, and team@rotaready.com are always here to help.