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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Simple employee scheduling

Name: Humanity
Rating: 4.3 (1022 reviews)

Quickly create and populate static shifts and monitor coverage counts

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Create simple schedules and track coverage counts

TCP already provides Humanity — a dynamic employee scheduling solution with AI-based forecasting, automated scheduling, and a top-rated mobile app—as well as Aladtec, which offers 24/7 rotational scheduling designed for public safety.

However, we know that not all organizations need tools for complex shifts, ongoing changes, or public safety functionality. Some schedulers need simple tools for static schedules with at-a-glance visibility into coverage counts. To meet this need, TCP offers ScheduleAnywhere.

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Easily use an interactive platform familiar to those who’ve scheduled using spreadsheets in the past.

Spreadsheet-like interface

Use an interactive platform familiar to those who’ve scheduled using spreadsheets in the past.

Customize coverage displays

Display multiple coverage ratios or counts right on the schedule to see staffing levels by people or hours at-a-glance.

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Multi-role counts and ratios

Configure any count to look across multiple roles or skills to accurately monitor compliance—no mental math required.

Timed self-scheduling

Set self-scheduling windows to offer work–life balance for employees and efficiencies for schedulers.

Just-right implementations and proven 24/7 customer support

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39 days

Average ScheduleAnywhere implementation time

<1 min

Wait time for live support

97%

Customer satisfaction score

“ScheduleAnywhere has allowed us to streamline scheduling tremendously.”

Mikisha Hooper, National Domestic Violence Hotline

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