Shiftboard

Start your week by opening Shiftboard and pulling up last week’s roster. Select a template, import demand forecasts, and choose the locations you’re staffing. Add rules once—skills, certifications, max hours, rest windows, union constraints—then click Auto-Build to generate a draft. Drag to adjust coverage, copy blocks across days, and drop open shifts where demand spikes. Employees enter availability and preferences in the mobile portal, so the system fills slots with the right people first. If you manage events or seasonal peaks, load historical data to forecast headcount, then lock critical roles and let the builder fill the rest. Before publishing, run the compliance check to flag conflicts and projected overtime.

When the day starts, workers clock in from their phones or a kiosk with geofencing and photo verification. Late, early, or missed punches trigger alerts to supervisors. A call-out? Post the shift to the team, allow swap or pickup only by qualified staff, and approve with one tap; Shiftboard prevents violations and budget overruns while it reroutes coverage. Send schedule changes as push, text, or email, and require acknowledgment for high-impact updates. Use the live dashboard to see who’s on site, who’s en route, and where you’re under or over staffed. For multi-site operations, filter by location or role and rebalance in real time without recreating the plan. more