“I need a schedule with a day shift Monday – Friday and a night shift all seven days of the week. I need 2 employees on the day shifts and 3 employees on each night shift. Sunday and Monday night shifts only require 1 employee. I would like my 5 employees to rotate from 2 […]
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Employee Scheduling Example: 24/7, 8-hr rotating shifts, employees work less than 40 hrs per week
This article shows you how to use Snap Schedule Employee Scheduling software to generate shift schedules to provide 24/7 coverage using 8 hour rotating shifts with employees average less than 40 hrs per week.
Scheduling police patrol 24/7 using three 8 hour shifts
“I have patrol officers who are assigned routes in different areas of the city. How do I go about setting up their work schedules and find out if I have adequate shift coverage?” The following article will cover how to use Snap Schedule Employee Scheduling Software to create a schedule which will allow for scheduling […]
Employee Scheduling Example: 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, 2 weekends off out of 4
This article shows a shift schedule with 8-hour shift, 4 week repeating shift pattern to give employees 4 days off over every 2 weeks, with one of the weekends off every 2 weeks.
Schedule setup for manufacturing operations with rotating positions
“I have employees who must rotate around various job positions and work areas (locations). How do I go about setting up their work schedules and find out if I have adequate shift coverage?” This article will explain how to set up your employee work schedules using Snap Schedule. If you have employees who work in […]
Ask Mr Snap Scheduler
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Snap Schedule vs Excel Work Schedule Templates
Considering Excel work schedule templates to replace your pencil-and-paper work scheduling method? Before you download any of the free employee work schedule templates, let’s hear from Dean Morrison of Excell Cleaning Services Ltd. who swept out Excel work schedule templates and sent in Snap Schedule. “Excell Cleaning is a growing, medium-sized, facilities-cleaning business of approximately […]
Scheduling Basics
The goal of employee scheduling is to put the right employees on the right jobs at the right times to meet your business demands. Regardless of the industry, the employee scheduling process consists of four essentially universal phases: Determining workload and coverage requirements, including special skills or certifications Designing a scheduling framework to meet demands […]
Employee Scheduling Example: 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, 5-on 2-off work schedule
“How do I create a work schedule for 8 hours a day, 7 days a week operation? I would like to have my employees work 40 hours per week, 5 days on, 2 off.” Before we start designing a schedule plan for this work schedule, let’s look at the constraints imposed by the days on/off […]
Employee Scheduling Example: Three-Day-Work-Week Compressed Work Schedule
“How do I use Snap Schedule to implement a three-day-work-week schedule?” The model for the three day work week, as defined by U.S. Office of Personnel Management, requires a full-time employee to work 13 hours and 20 minutes a day, 40 hours a week, and 80 hours a biweekly pay period. In this work schedule, […]
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