Smarter Labor Budgeting for Hotels and Resorts
Real-Time Labor Budgeting
Unifocus connects labor forecasting with budgeting in real time, helping hotels build more accurate, flexible, and responsive labor plans. Instead of relying on flat percentages or spreadsheets, operators can plan labor costs based on actual projected demand — and model different scenarios with precision.
What we bring to the table
Forecast, schedule, and optimize across:
- Multiple locations and rooms
- Multiple revenue centers
- Weather, seasonal shifts, and events
- Compliance requirements
- 15-minute increments, by job and sub-job
We bring together:
- Real-time data and AI-powered business intelligence insights
- Efficient workflows across multiple departments
- Best in class tools for Managers, Team Members and Management
- Integrations with HR, payroll and PMS systems
From your phone and tablet:
- Create Schedules, swap shifts and message team members
- Clock in and out
- Get paid and receive tips
- Access workflows and assigned tasks
- Give workplace feedback
Replace Spreadsheets with Smart, Forecast-Based Planning
A New Standard for Labor Budgeting
Unifocus integrates predictive forecasts into the budgeting process, allowing finance, HR, and ops teams to align around one source of truth. As business drivers change, budgets update — helping you stay on top of costs and ahead of variance.
Capabilities:
- Create budgets from demand-based labor forecasts
- Set labor targets by property, department, or role
- See real-time cost impact as schedules are built
- Compare plan vs. actual as shifts are worked
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Plan for Any Scenario with Built-In Flexibility
Dynamic What-If Modeling
Unifocus makes it easy to model different labor strategies and compare outcomes before committing. Test high- and low-occupancy scenarios, adjust service level targets, or model staffing changes — all without redoing the entire budget.
Use Cases:
- Evaluate the impact of increasing full-time headcount
- Model service reduction plans during off-season
- Compare union vs. non-union property labor profiles
- Prepare budgets for rebranding, pre-opening, or ramp-up phases
Features:
- Side-by-side scenario comparison
- Real-time cost calculations
- Forecasted demand and standards integration
- Support for seasonal or event-driven labor plans
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Align Property, Regional, and Corporate Teams
Top-Down and Bottom-Up Budgeting
Unifocus supports both centralized and local labor planning. Finance teams can push targets down, while department heads or GMs can build budgets from the operational reality up — with complete transparency and accountability.
Tools Include:
- Multi-level budgeting workflows
- Role-based access and approvals
- Department-specific templates
- Variance tracking across periods and properties
Know Where You Stand — Before the Month Ends
Real-Time Budget Visibility and Variance Tracking
Unifocus tracks actual labor costs against your budget in real time, alerting managers and finance teams to overages and underutilization as they happen. This helps you take corrective action early and avoid end-of-month surprises.
Capabilities:
- Real-time budget vs. actual views
- Drill-down by department, role, or shift
- Alerts for approaching or exceeded thresholds
- Labor dollar, hours, and productivity-based metrics
Standardize, Compare, and Scale with Confidence
Enterprise-Wide Labor Budgeting
Hotel groups and operators can use Unifocus to standardize budgeting approaches across brands, regions, and property types — with flexibility to localize where needed.
Enterprise Features:
- Cross-property benchmarking
- Shared labor standards and templates
- Regional roll-ups and dashboards
- Visibility into property-level assumptions and actuals
More Accurate Budgets. More Confident Decisions.
Results You Can Build On
Unifocus budgeting clients report:
- 90–100% budget-to-actual accuracy
- Reduced labor planning cycle time
- Stronger alignment between finance and ops
- Increased confidence from ownership and asset managers
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