Reservation Management

Worktime Exceptions & Holiday Rules

One-off dates stop eating your Monday morning.

Every venue has exceptions. The regular Sunday might be 18:00 closing, but not the one before the holiday. The kitchen closes earlier on Good Friday. A private wedding books the whole floor next Saturday afternoon. If the booking system doesn't know, the form happily sells reservations that can't be honoured — and the phone rings on Monday.

Worktime Exceptions lets you override the standard weekly schedule for specific dates or date ranges. Mark a day fully closed, shift opening/closing hours, change slot capacity, or block a section — each exception layers on top of the usual shift. Every connected channel respects the override from the moment you save.

Exceptions carry a reason field so the team knows why — "Christmas", "private event", "staff training". When a guest calls asking why they can't book, the hostess sees the reason immediately.

Key benefits

1

Single-date overrides

Close Christmas Day, shorten hours on the 24th, extend on NYE — each date handled independently.

2

Reason tags

Every exception has a why. Staff see it, guests get a coherent answer on the phone.

3

Every channel respects it

Website form, Google, social — all block the date instantly, no stale availability leaking through.

4

Ranges, not just single days

Close for the week of renovation, or half-day for three days of staff training. Range-based exceptions in one rule.

5

Partial blocks supported

Block only one section (terrace closed for rain), or only part of the day. Granular, not all-or-nothing.

How it works

  1. 01

    Pick the date or range

    Single day or span. Tag the reason for internal clarity.

  2. 02

    Choose what changes

    Full close, shift hours, section closure, capacity drop — any combination.

  3. 03

    Save — channels update

    Website, Google, social, embedded widget all reflect the override in seconds.

  4. 04

    Existing reservations flagged

    Any booking already on that date lands in a review queue so staff can reach out.

  5. 05

    Recurring annual dates

    Mark as "repeat yearly" — Christmas rolls forward automatically next year.

Stop overbooking on holidays

One override, every channel respects it — and your Monday morning stays quiet.

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