Tips & Techniques

Scheduling tips and best practices

Employee Scheduling: Four Day Work Schedules Pros & Cons

Converting from a regular five day work schedule to a four day compressed workweek schedule requires serious considerations. Under a compressed workweek work schedule, employees work approximately 40 hours in less than five days. The most common compressed work schedule is the 10-hour, four days per week schedule. Another arrangement is called 5-4/9. In this arrangement, employees work one week… Read More »Employee Scheduling: Four Day Work Schedules Pros & Cons

Using Excel Templates and Spreadsheets for Scheduling

Inexpensive and easy to use, spreadsheets let you create everything from an amortization schedule to a zip code table with little or no programming skills. But just because spreadsheets can be used for various applications, it doesn’t mean they should be used for employee scheduling. Except for simple scheduling needs, using a spreadsheet scheduling template for your business is complex,… Read More »Using Excel Templates and Spreadsheets for Scheduling

Excel Work Schedule Templates vs Snap Schedule

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 25 staff in Christchurch, New… Read More »Excel Work Schedule Templates vs Snap Schedule