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Industry Index : Pubs and Bars

Industry Index : Pubs and Bars

Deputy Industry Index : COVID-19

The Deputy Industry Index tracks key industries of the hourly paid economy. The Australian Industry Index updates daily at 11.00am AEDT.

To make reporting about the rapidly changing world of work easier for news media during this unprecedented time Deputy has made it simple for journalists and editors to quickly download the data and insights below. If you are looking for something more specific please reach out to our global media team, we are happy to assist.


Top insights about Pubs and Bars for today 25 March 2020

  1. NSW Pubs and Bars scheduled 99% less hours of work this week than last week.
  2. 43% decrease in forecasting confidence / planning upcoming schedules.
  3. Australian Pubs and Bars first began chatting about COVID-19 in December 2019.

NSW Pubs and Bars. WoW Shift Hours Created.

The amount of shift hours created across all NSW Pubs and Bars using Deputy compared week on week.

Update : 25 March 2020
Update : 25 March 2020
  • NSW Pubs and Bars scheduled 99% less hours of work this week than last week.

Shifts Rostered vs Shifts Worked

Shift rostered is the shifts being scheduled by a manager for an employee for a given day. Shifts worked is the actual shifts being worked by an employee on a given day.

Updated 25 March 2020
Updated 25 March 2020

Date : 25 March 2020

  • Number of shifts rostered decreased by 82% since last week
  • From those shifts rostered only 25% were not worked

Hours Rostered vs Hours Worked

Hours rostered is the shifts being scheduled by a manager for an employee for a given day. Hours worked is the actual shifts being worked by an employee on a given day.

Updated 25 March 2020
Updated 25 March 2020

Date : 25 March 2020

  • The amount of hours being rostered decreased by 81% from last week
  • 25% of those hours rostered were not worked.

Average Shift Duration. Hours Rostered vs Hours Worked

Average Shift Duration is the average hours of a given shift. Hours Rostered is the average length in hours a manager has rostered a shift. Hours Worked is the average length in hours an employee has worked a shift.

Updated 25 March 2020
Updated 25 March 2020

Date : 25 March 2020

  • The average hours being rostered at Bars and Pubs until 19 March was 6.3 hours
  • The average hours being worked at Bars and Pubs until 19 March was 6.2 hours

Average Difference in Days between Shifts Created and Rostered Date

Shifts Created is the day when the manager created the shift. Rostered date is the day the shift is scheduled for.

Updated 18 March 2020
Updated 18 March 2020

Date : 25 March 2020

  • Pubs and Bars were only advanced planning 04 days before shutdown
  • Last fortnight Pubs and Bars were advanced planning by 7 days
  • Last month Pubs and Bars were advanced planning by 9.3 days

Newsfeed Communication

Deputy Newsfeed is a digital tool for managers and hourly workers to communicate with each other via the Deputy app.

Words : COVID-19, Coronavirus, Virus, Pandemic, Epidemic
Words : COVID-19, Coronavirus, Virus, Pandemic, Epidemic

Date : 19 March 2020

  • 26.7% of Newsfeed posts mentioned the terms pandemic or covid-19
  • This is in comparison to 28% covid-19 focused messages last week.

*Public gatherings limited to under 100 people and social distancing rules of 4m² put in place.


Daily Commentary from Ashik Ahmed, CEO at Deputy

The impact of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is unprecedented. We are dealing with a health pandemic and a global economic crisis. Industries that make up the Hourly-paid Economy are being impacted - the recovery period will be the ultimate test of resilience for small business owners and the millions of shift workers that in a lot of cases; used to work for them.

Information for Journalists and Editors

About Deputy

Our life’s work is making  it easy for workplaces and employees to navigate the changing world of workforce management.

Deputy simplifies scheduling, timesheets, tasks and communication for business owners and their workers. Our software automates requirements by workplace laws keeping your business compliant and employees protected.  Deputy helps businesses transform operations and empower people to work the way they want. 

More than 300,000 workplaces in 100 countries are Deputy to make it easier for millions of shift workers to manage their work life.

For more information, visit www.deputy.com, or find us on Twitter, Facebook, the App Store or Google Play.


Pubs and Bars Australia Data

  • Number of Hourly Paid workers analysed : 1,113,133
  • Number of Shifts analysed : 1,213,928
  • Number of Shift Hours analysed : 7,631,873

Deputy Insights

  • Number of Workplaces using Deputy: 334,625
  • Number of Workplaces using Deputy in Australia: 180,874

To interview our CEO, Ashik Ahmed or other senior leaders in our organisation about the impact COVID-19 is having on this or any other industry please contact our media team.

Mat Beeche
Mat Beeche Global Strategic Communications Director

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