You can use a staff sign-off sheet if you run a bar and have staff working with you. The sign-off sheet serves many purposes, and every staff member who works a shift signs off on it.
Our Bar Staff Sign-Off Sheet is an online tool that creates a ready-to-print sign-off sheet for each shift. With this tool, you can do the following things:
- Make sure staff read important notices. When you want every staff member to read a policy about conduct in the bar, or any other announcement, you can add it to the notes section of the sheet. Staff can then sign next to their names to confirm that they have read and understood it.
- Check that closing duties are done. The sheet includes a closing checklist, such as cashing up the tills, cleaning the bar, restocking, and locking up. Each task is marked as done, not done, or not applicable, with the initials of the person responsible, so nothing is forgotten at the end of the night.
- Spot who has not signed. Because the printed sheet lists everyone on the shift with a signature column, it is easy for the manager to see who has not yet signed off. Those staff members can then be reminded to sign.
- Record attendance. In many bars, staff are given a sign-off sheet to mark their attendance. The tool records each person’s start time, finish time, and break, and calculates the hours worked, so management always knows who was in and for how long.
Continue below to create the sheet:
Bar Staff Sign-Off Sheet
Record who worked the shift, their hours and till cash, and tick off the closing checklist. The sheet updates as you type and is ready to print for signatures.
Venue & Shift
Cash & Display Settings
A till is marked Over or Short when its variance is larger than the allowed amount. Variance = cash counted less (float + POS cash sales).
Add one card for each person who worked the shift. A finish time earlier than the start time is treated as after midnight.
Closing Checklist
Notes & Sign-Off
The sheet has the following advantages:
It helps keep track of staff hours and cash handling: Bar management can use the sheet to track the time each staff member gives to the job. The sheet calculates the hours worked by every person and the total hours for the shift. It also records the float issued, the POS cash sales, and the cash counted for each till. It then shows the variance, so you can see whether a till is over or short.
It improves accountability: When everyone on the staff knows that they must sign off at the end of the shift, they take attendance, cash handling, and closing duties more seriously.
It is very convenient to use: The bar sign-off sheet has all the elements that bar staff need. It has columns for the staff member’s name, role, till or station, start and finish times, break, hours, float, cash counted, variance, and signature. It also has a closing checklist, a section for incidents and handover notes, and a manager sign-off.
You can use it online or in Excel: You do not need to design a sheet from scratch. Simply enter the shift details and staff, review the automatic totals, and then print the sheet or save it as a PDF for signatures. You can also download an Excel file with live formulas to keep your shift records.
File: Excel (.xlsx) and iPad
Size 29 KB
File: Word (.docx) and iPad
Size 29 KB
