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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Dynamic employee scheduling and automated time tracking for retail

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Deliver ideal shift coverage and employee experiences

For retailers, workforce decisions drive everything from bottom lines to employee retention to customer experiences. TCP provides dynamic, AI-powered employee scheduling and automated time tracking to take the guesswork out of proper shift coverage, control costs, and offer standout flexibility and transparency to employees.

"Employees get their schedule and approved leaves faster than before. That’s been key for supporting their work-life balance and has played a huge role in staff retention."

Theodosis KyriacouRostering Administrator

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Calm shift chaos, create great experiences

Drive efficient business processes

Retailers constantly face a huge challenge to correctly staff each shift with the right mix of roles and positions for optimal customer experiences, staff productivity, and labor costs. With TCP’s dynamic employee scheduling solution, Humanity, you can attain proper shift coverage and increase employee satisfaction.

Forecast demand for just-right coverage

Use AI-based forecasting to know exactly how to staff for excellent customer experiences without overstaffing—even during seasonal changes.

Drive efficient business processes

Easily fill call offs with available and qualified staff, automate shift building and communications, and get real-time exceptions reporting for tardies, missed punches, meal breaks, long shifts, and more.

Control labor costs and simplify compliance

Optimize profits by eliminating unnecessary overtime, overscheduling, time theft, and time lost to ineffective manual processes with TCP’s automated employee time tracking software, TimeClock Plus. Rest easy with monitoring for minor rules, meal breaks, and overtime.

Visualize coverage to proactively fill gaps

Always know who’s here, who’s late, and easily visualize coverage by shift, position, and location to quickly fill open shifts.

Become an employer of choice

Offer refreshing flexibility with configured self-service via our top-rated mobile app, staff availability submissions, and longer-range schedule visibility.