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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...

Aug 29, 2018

5 Innovative Strategies for Staffing Firms to Improve Profitability

In order to maximize profits, staffing companies are looking for ways to be more innovative. Here are five strategies staffing firms can tap to improve their profitability....

Aug 9, 2018

Shiftboard Appoints Connie O’Brien As Vice President of Customer Success

Shiftboard, a global leader in employee scheduling and workforce management solutions, today announced the appointment of Connie O’Brien as Vice President of Customer Success. ...

Aug 8, 2018

4 Steps for Preparing Your Workforce to Adopt New Technology

As SaaS technology becomes immersed in our everyday lives, many businesses are eager to adopt cloud solutions that promise to boost their productivity and maximize their efficiency. While some employees easily adapt to new technology, most are naturally resistant to change. Advancing cloud-technolog...

Jul 19, 2018

Predictive Scheduling: The Good, The Bad, and The Complicated

More and more, new labor laws affecting hourly workers are emerging across the United States. Each new law brings with it a hefty fine for those caught unaware. In this article, we discuss new regulations surrounding predictive scheduling. We aim to give clarity on what predictive scheduling laws ar...

Jul 16, 2018

Shiftboard Expands into Europe to Help Enterprises Lower Labor Costs, Improve Employee Satisfaction

Expansion of cloud-based scheduling and hourly workforce management solution is backed by new regional team, multi-language support and GDPR compliance SEATTLE – July 17, 2018 – Shiftboard, a global leader in employee scheduling and workforce management solutions, today announced its exp...

Jun 29, 2018

5 Reasons Scheduling Automation is Transforming Law Enforcement Agencies

In law enforcement, there is an all-important rule to serve others by having the right person at the right time in every critical situation. Keeping the workforce schedule up-to-date is often overlooked during times of crisis. Extending shifts or calling for further assistance from off-duty officers...

Jun 20, 2018

Shiftboard Appoints Ian Herbert-Jones as Vice President of International Operations

Former CEO of big data analytics firm Velocent Systems brings international experience in sales and operations to leader in scheduling and workforce management software....

May 30, 2018

3 Benefits Scheduling Automation Brings to Healthcare

At the heart of the healthcare industry are the countless medical professionals battling every day to keep our friends and family alive and well. With over half of a hospital’s costs going towards their staff, healthcare organizations are adopting scheduling and workforce management solutions to i...

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