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Follow on Google News | Review of Shift Management SaaS | Pros & ConsEmployee shift management has always been an integral but tedious part of the business process. This is primarily due to the huge number of tiny details you have to keep track of.
By: Worksnaps PlanDay Retail or restaurant businesses may experience a few problems when it comes to their workforce. While a stable staff is great, sometimes you will need extras or replacements in order to accommodate more traffic. PlanDay (http://www.planday.com/ Pros – Union Rules can be applied to employee schedules – Employees are given a measure of power by allowing them to exchange shifts with other workers – The extensive event management system ensures that you can schedules public and private functions instantly – Cross platform support allows you to schedule and monitor shifts on a phone, tab, and from your desktop. Cons – Adding overtime, budgeting, turnover, external events, and union rules to the program will cost more per month. – Training on your part will be necessary – Larger companies with more than 150 will have to negotiate a special package with the company Shift Planning From the get go, Shift Planning (http://www.shiftplanning.com/ Pros – Free month long training program – Excellent and simple time tracking and scheduling – Map options allow you to set up schedules in different locations – Integrates and syncs up with 3rd party apps like Google Docs Cons – Notifications are still limited to SMS and emails – More active push notification would be welcome – Extensive employee profile modifications mean extensive and set up – The program is better used in a restaurant environment 7Shifts 7Shifts (http://7shifts.com/ Pros – Simple but detailed scheduling system – Task reassignment and trade are even easier – Predictive scheduling system allows you to have an accurate reflection of hours on an employee’s payroll Cons – Employee bidding is a little difficult to get a hang of – The program’s focus on restaurant makes it very limited – Established employee profiles mean temp workers will have to fill out the full form Hello Scheduling Hello Scheduling (http://www.helloscheduling.com/) Pros – Accurate to the dot scheduling mechanics – Relatively easy to use so training is optional – Cheap monthly rates Cons -Only the second package onwards include the Time Clock – It lacks a few advanced features like expansive rules or more detailed schedule modifications – Web Based and can prove unstable with sketchy connections ESchedule Seeing this program from startup looks gorgeous because of how well presented the UI looks. It’s easy to find the tasks and the schedules you’ll need to alter. Employee accounts will also come with the ability to trade and grab new shifts. One of the bonuses to this program is that it supports a wide number of employees and juggles all schedules with relative easy. Active reporting is also a plus because you’ll be served an overview of your businesses movements.ESchedule (http://www.eschedule.ca/) Pros – Relatively cheap packages with a significant number of employee counts making it perfect for starter companies – The shift guidance feature helps you set up future schedules using historical demands – Excellent UI and it is also very user friendly – A long free trial period which allows you to make a more informed decision Cons – It’s a very basic program – No Payroll system – This is another program which focuses more on restaurant shift management These are just a few of the most reliable SaaS shift management programs available on the market right now. It is worthy to note that you can subscribe to each of these programs’ free trials if you need to test the water for any one of these programs. Originally published on: Worksnaps Blog (http://www.worksnaps.net/ End
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