Shift management and staff scheduling
Replace outdated employee scheduling processes and time tracking solutions and manage the entire team's schedule in one app backed by the systems you already use.
Shift management made easy
Give managers and frontline workers a staff scheduling sidekick and easily adjust schedules to their team's needs.
Enable employees with the self-service tools
Cut the chaos out of scheduling—enable self-service tools for staff to own their schedules and focus on doing their best work.
Enrich schedules with the right data
Whether through employee inputted availability or data captured from workforce management systems, create optimized schedules for the business.
What Shifts can do for you
Whether monitoring requests on-the-go or editing the team's schedule in the back office, staff scheduling software helps managers control who’s doing what, where, and when.
Create team schedules with ease
Easily organize frontline workforce shift schedules. Plan from scratch, import existing schedules from Excel, or adjust schedules to accommodate fluctuating business needs – all backed by workforce management systems.
Save time with a mobile staffing tool
Conserve supervisors’ time with anywhere, anytime management and visibility into the team schedule and requests for swaps and time off.
Empower workers to own their schedules with self-service tools
Provide visibility for the frontline to see their entire upcoming schedule and freedom to request time off, swap or offer shifts, and set availability in one app.
Fill every shift without the scheduling issues
Enable open shifts so managers can cover their entire shift schedule and employees can find and request shifts that work for their schedule.
Track time and attendance
Easily enable frontline workers to clock in or out, no matter their device. Teams includes location detection and digital tracking sheets to make sure everything is accounted for in one employee scheduling app.
Customize and extend with your established partners
Sync with the workforce management systems and partners you already know and use.
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Frequently asked questions
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An employee scheduling app helps you create, update, and manage schedules for your employees and teams. It also gives your frontline workforce self-service tools to manage their shifts and schedules.
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Shift management or staff scheduling software help you manage shift schedules seamlessly, align schedules to fluctuating needs, and save your workers time and energy. In addition, it supports workforce management tools you already know and use.
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They’re all just different names for the same type of solution or tool that helps you manage shifts and schedules and provides a better experience to your workforce.
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What is Shifts
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