Abstract: A method is disclosed including: using at least one point of sale terminal to record sales information related to each of a plurality of staff members of an enterprise; using a rostering module coupled to the point of sale terminal to generate information indicative of staff performance by generating a performance score for each staff member that is based on sales information for the staff member and on aggregate sales information for the enterprise; and using the rostering module to generate a roster for scheduling staff members in scheduling slots based on each staff member's performance score.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for scheduling of service staff based on their performance, in which in one embodiment performance is measured by sales associated with a staff member and gratuities related to the sale. For the restaurant sales performance is measured by adjusted gross sales per diner and gratuities includes tip percentage the staff member receives, with staff performance being measured by a score that includes sales and gratuities modified by a merit/demerit point system. In this embodiment tip percentage may be calculated per shift.