Volle Gas goes all out with Shyfter

Since 1977, Volle Gas has been delighting Brussels from its terrace on Place Fernand Cocq in Ixelles. Beneath its monumental solid oak bar and period stained-glass windows, you can savor all the most generous offerings of Belgian cuisine: moules-frites, ballekes à la liégeoise, chicon braisé, carbonades… A Brussels institution in all its glory, taken over and brought up to date by the group Nonante Folies, which develops traditional Belgian brasseries with a clear philosophy: preserving the soul of the establishments while modernizing their operations.

Ludovic Chevalier, one of the two partners at Nonante Folies, explains how Shyfter has simplified their lives in terms of team management in their brasseries.

A tool for transparency above all

When asked what he likes most about Shyfter, the answer is immediate: transparency. Transparency that works both ways. For the teams, first, each employee has access to their timekeeping history and their contract directly from their phone. No more chasing after a paper timesheet or asking how many hours were worked in the month: everything is there, accessible 24/7.

"For them, it's quite reassuring to be able to track that daily."

For management, then, the office has a real-time overview of what's happening in the brasserie. Daily tracking, hour monitoring, and time clock verification… Everything is centralized, clear, and shared.

Shift management at the heart of daily operations

In a brasserie where the pace picks up during the lunch service, on the terrace in the late afternoon, and then for dinner, the shift scheduling is a constant priority. It's also what Ludovic uses most often:

“Day-to-day, shift management is truly essential, allowing users to know when and at what time they need to be there.”

Each team member finds their schedule in the app Shyfter Staff and knows exactly what to expect. An unforeseen issue in the kitchen or dining area? The shift swaps between team members are among the most used features. The team manages its adjustments directly within the app, and management approves. No more endless phone calls, no more lost text messages.

Time tracking and contracts, all in one place

Beyond scheduling, the Shyfter time clock and the contract management complete the picture. Clock-ins and clock-outs are recorded in real-time, contracts are generated, signed, and archived in a few clicks, accessible at any time by the relevant employee.

For a group like Nonante Folies, which operates several establishments simultaneously, it's a huge gain in consistency: the same tools, the same processes, the same standards, no matter the brasserie.

Ludovic concludes:

“Shyfter is, first and foremost, a tool for transparency.”

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