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May 20, 2020

Restarting the Workplace in the Emerging Post-Pandemic Era

Visit our COVID-19 Resource Center for additional information and guidance on how to navigate workforce scheduling in today’s changing workplace. More Resources As populations across the globe continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the corporate world is entering uncharted territory...

May 12, 2020

RP 755: Are You Compliant?

To review, RP 755 provides the refining and petrochemical industry with specific guidelines to improve worker safety by addressing worker fatigue. First published in 2007, RP 755 was the result of an investigation into a refinery incident. The RP 755 guidelines have been designated as an American Na...

May 11, 2020

How Automated Workforce Scheduling Can Help Reduce Hidden Costs

Imagine a day at your facility when an employee calls in sick, and your scheduling manager is not on-site. What do you do? In might go something like this. The acting supervisor will need to take time away from their regular responsibilities to find someone to cover the open shift. At companies wher...

May 11, 2020

3 Key Benefits of Automating Workforce Scheduling in Complex Industries

In today’s evolving world of work and industry, front-line managers are feeling additional pressure to keep up with the sophisticated demands of the workforce, unions, executives, and regulatory bodies. While investment into an organization’s tech stack continues to grow at a staggering rate, au...

Mar 26, 2020

An Open Letter from the CEO

To the Shiftboard community, We are enduring an unprecedented time in our history. As we navigate the unknown, we find ourselves concerned for the safety and wellbeing of our families, friends and colleagues. Our thoughts and hearts are with everyone as we work through the challenging time COVID-19 ...

Mar 24, 2020

Shiftboard and SchedulePro Join Forces to Offer Enhanced Workforce Scheduling Capabilities

SEATTLE – March 31, 2020 – Shiftboard, a leading provider of enterprise workforce scheduling software, and EDP Software Inc., makers of SchedulePro, a workforce scheduling technology specializing in complex workforce scheduling environments, today announced that they will merge to become one com...

Mar 24, 2020

Shiftboard and SchedulePro Join Forces Through Merger: Q&A with Sterling Wilson and Sachin Agrawal

Following the exciting news of the Shiftboard and SchedulePro merger, Sterling Wilson, CEO of Shiftboard and Sachin Agrawal, former CEO of SchedulePro and now CTO of Shiftboard, sat down to address questions about the deal and its significance. 1. Why did Shiftboard and SchedulePro decide to merge? ...

Feb 18, 2020

Minimize the Headache of Contingent and Mobile Worker Scheduling

Organizations are relying more and more on contingent or mobile workers to meet their staffing needs. From healthcare to manufacturing, companies are putting strategic plans in place to ensure operations run smoothly in the wake of dynamic business goals. However, scheduling these workers is often c...

Nov 27, 2019

2020 Vision: Labor Laws to Watch in the Year Ahead

They say, “Hindsight is 20-20,” but being well-versed on the new labor laws in your state is critical to clarify your vision and manage the future of your company. From minimum wage increases to mandatory paid sick leave, here are a few things you need to watch for in the coming year. Wage Incre...

Oct 1, 2019

Shiftboard’s Workforce Scheduling Solution Now Available on SAP® App Center

SEATTLE – October 23, 2019 – Shiftboard, a global leader in enterprise workforce scheduling, today announced that its hourly workforce scheduling platform is now available on SAP® App Center, the digital marketplace for SAP partner offerings. Shiftboard’s highly configurable workforce schedul...

Sep 25, 2019

What Can Employers Do to Improve Employee Retention?

Keeping employees happy and engaged is similar to the dating process. When you begin dating someone new, you are super interested in your partner, and everything that they think, say, and do fascinates you. You can see a future with this person as you discover common goals, plans, and ideas for the ...

Sep 18, 2019

What Do Hourly Employees Want in Their Work Schedule?

Have you ever sat down to do a complex puzzle with thousands of pieces and spent hours carefully placing every piece in just the right position only to get to the end and realize you are missing a piece? This scenario is much like the challenges a manager faces when piecing together a schedule for [...

Sep 12, 2019

How Do Flexible Work Schedules Impact Retention?

If you knew the secret to increase both productivity and retention of your hourly workforce, would you be willing to make any changes necessary to achieve it? If this secret also helped your hourly employees feel more job satisfaction and pride in the work to be done, would it be worth the effort fo...

Sep 4, 2019

How to Reduce Hourly Employee Turnover

Companies in every industry are struggling to find and retain their hourly workforces. With turnover rates – and the expenses that go with them – on the rise, this epidemic is costly for many employers. It is critically important for organizations to address this issue head-on if they wa...

Aug 27, 2019

How to Put Out the Flames of Employee Burnout

It’s no surprise that employee burnout is on the minds of business leaders today. Low unemployment rates mean many employers are struggling to meet labor demands, and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently reclassified the term, defining it as “a syndrome…resulting from chron...

Jul 1, 2019

Shiftboard Named as a Best Place to Work in Washington

SEATTLE – July 2, 2019 – Shiftboard, a global provider of workforce scheduling software, today announced that it has been named as one of Seattle Business magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. The award is based on confidential surveys that asked employees to report on 10 different ca...

May 20, 2019

Nearly Half U.S. Hourly Workers Would Take Pay Cut for Influence Over Work Schedule

SEATTLE – May 21, 2019 – Shiftboard, a global leader in workforce scheduling, today released findings from a new survey that uncovered insights into the hourly worker mindset and what matters most to them. “There are nearly 82 million hourly workers in the U.S., and they make up more than half...

Dec 28, 2018

Hourly Workforce Management: Top Stories from 2018

From important new research on work-scheduling practices, to the enactment of far-reaching labor laws and the effects of the tightest labor market in 50 years, here’s our recap of some of the year’s top stories and discussions surrounding hourly workforce management. Predictable Shift Laws Sprea...

Nov 8, 2018

2019 Labor Laws: How the New Employment Laws Impact Your Business

Labor and employment legislation around hourly workers is a key area of focus for businesses with large workforces. Changes to overtime policies, minimum wage, rest period requirements, and scheduling rules can significantly impact the bottom line. Staying compliant to all the federal, state, and ci...

Oct 31, 2018

Shiftboard Releases Compliance Automation to Help Enterprises Address Growing Laws

SEATTLE – November 1, 2018 – Shiftboard, a global leader in workforce scheduling, today announced the release of a new offering to help customers automatically maintain compliance with an increasingly complex set of labor laws, union rules, and employment policies across federal, state a...

Oct 18, 2018

Hourly Workforce Management: The Secret to Success from America’s Largest Company

As an operations pioneer pursuing best-practices in workforce management for over three decades, I believe there’s never been a more exciting time to be in this profession than right now. Data-rich, automated tools are changing the way operations leaders are making strategic decisions, and the res...

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