What is employee scheduling software?

Employee scheduling software is an automated, interactive solution for employee scheduling and communications. It is designed to streamline all the daily processes that go into scheduling, such as: Creating, filling, and publishing the schedule Checking against employee availability and qualifications Ensuring proper coverage on all shifts Making shift edits on the fly Filling call offs with available and qualified staff Handling shift swaps Communicating ongoing shift changes, updates, and reminders Identifying and clearing schedule conflicts, such as being double-booked or violating fatigue rules Ensuring employee self-service and 24/7 access to schedules, shift communications, and time off requests High-quality employee scheduling software solutions, like Humanity and Aladtec, are designed to flex to your organization’s unique needs, no matter how complex your positions, locations, and shift structures or rotations.

What are the benefits of employee scheduling software?

Employee scheduling software has many benefits, including: Automating scheduling and communications Taking the guesswork out of coverage, making it easy to fill gaps Becoming an employer of choice Controlling costs Handling daily schedule changes with ease Mitigating compliance risk In fact, our customers experience a return on investment (ROI) of eight to 10 times the cost of their TCP solution within just four months. But don’t take our word for it. Reach out to get your free ROI analysis, using your own business metrics and costs.

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Automated time tracking and employee scheduling for manufacturing

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Optimize your manufacturing workforce and boost efficiencies

When every minute and dollar matter, optimizing labor can make a big difference to manufacturers’ bottom lines and employee satisfaction. TCP Software’s automated employee scheduling, time tracking, and attendance solutions help you manage shift coverage and labor costs, mitigate compliance risk, and improve employee experiences.

Between years of service, expirations, and the accrual rates, TimeClock Plus helped us figure that out. I like that TimeClock Plus just does so much. I know that it just works.

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Keep your facilities running smoothly

Accurately track labor

Create organization-wide job codes or sync from your ERP/HCM to track projects, work orders, customers, machinery, and more by department.

Control costs and improve your bottom line

Use AI-based demand forecasting for just-right shift coverage, and automate payroll rules.

Simplify time capture

Use our durable and highly configurable clocks—including badge readers and mobile clocks to quickly switch between jobs—for accurate timekeeping in rugged environments.

Mitigate compliance risk

Adhere to labor laws and union agreements with our rules engines for overtime, fatigue rules, meal breaks, accruals, and more.

Improve employee experiences

Offer ease and transparency at every touch point, from easy-to-use and speedy clocks to employee availability tracking to self-service access to schedules, hours worked, and accruals.