Scheduling tips and best practices
Work schedules based on 12-hour shifts are gaining popularity because for the same number of hours worked each year, there are more days off. Twelve-hour work schedules can be used in 24/7 businesses as well as in operations running fewer than 7 days a week. They have been successful and well received by employees in some businesses, but have failed… Read More »Employee Scheduling: 12-Hour Work Schedules Pros and 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
How do I setup Snap Schedule for a 24/7 work schedule with 8-hr shifts? I have 9 employees working 4 days on, 2 off. They work 8-hour shifts, 24/7, fixed schedules. Over a six-week work schedule, each one works 40 hours per week for 4 weeks and 32 hours per week for the remaining 2 weeks. Before we start designing… Read More »Employee Scheduling Example: 8-hr Shifts, 24/7, 4 On 2 Off Work Schedule
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
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
“Our company requires a schedule that operates 7 days a week, 2 shifts (days 6 am to 2 pm., afternoons 2 pm. to 10 pm). We have 6 full time employees and would like to schedule at least two persons per shift. Can you help us figure out a schedule?” To schedule at least two persons on each 8-hour shift,… Read More »Adapting a pre-designed plan for two 8-hour shifts, 7 days a week work schedule
I am running a technical support center 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, from 8 am to 6 pm. I need 4 employees each day and would like to schedule them to work 40 hours a week, 4 days on, 3 days off. How do I set it up in Snap Schedule with rotating days off to allow… Read More »Employee Scheduling Example: 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, rotating 4-on 3-off work schedule
