SMALL BUSINESS
Employee scheduling software for small business
Built for companies with 200 or fewer employees
Automate schedules and communications
Manual scheduling devours productivity, causes staff confusion and frustration, and becomes a barrier to growth. Our employee scheduling software for small business eliminates scheduling bottlenecks, time-consuming updates, and chaotic communications, so you can ensure proper coverage for excellent customer and staff experiences.
Benefits of automated scheduling software for small business
Ditch paper or spreadsheet schedules for an automated solution that grows with your business.

Create and publish schedules in minutes with drag-and-drop editing, skill and availability tracking, and auto-scheduling.

Automate communications to quickly fill open shifts, share schedule updates, and send shift reminders.

Ensure proper coverage with shift trading, shift pick up, and scheduling that honors employee preferences.

Set up in hours to get staff scheduled and get back to business.
Explore scheduling software for small business

Real-time, interactive shift planning
Eliminate paper/pencil or spreadsheet-based manual processes and advance to a living schedule.
Create your schedule in draft mode, publish with one click, and drag-and-drop to make edits as changes happen.
Automated communications
Streamline how you communicate the schedule using our robust automated employee notifications, including:
- Published schedules
- Shift reminders
- Shift updates, such as time/location
- Open shifts for pickup


Availability and skill tracking
Track employee skills and enable employees to set their preferred working hours—the system checks against availability and skills for each shift.
Coverage and gap visibility
Select from multiple views including daily, weekly, and monthly in graphical or list formats to view coverage by location, skill, position, open/empty shifts, and more.


Auto-fill
Fill your schedule with available and qualified staff for compliant schedules in one click.
Schedule optimization and conflict resolution
Use this advanced step to prioritize shift assignments by seniority or other criteria, and flag availability or skill conflicts for quick resolution.


Open shifts and self-scheduling
Create open shifts and enable employees to choose the dates that they want to work, or use open shifts to quickly fill call offs with available and qualified staff.
Full or partial shift pick up
Enable employees to pick up full or partial shifts with a simple tap.


Budget mode
Activate this visual overlay to calculate the cost of the current schedule in terms of both hours and dollars compared to your budget, based on employee wage data loaded into the system.
Staff data management
Input and manage staff data, like names, contact information, job title, wage, and skills.


Demand Scheduler
Know exactly how to staff with AI-powered forecasting based on your business metrics.
Ready to reduce time spent on scheduling by up to 75%?

Small business? Try Humanity Essentials, our low-cost time and scheduling software!
200 or fewer employees? Humanity Essentials offers time tracking and and scheduling purpose-built for small business. And now you can try it for free!

I needed a better solution that matched clients with caregivers efficiently without making a big investment in equipment. It had to work with the Android or iOS platforms my caregivers already had in hand and give me the ability to communicate with my staff when they are at a client’s home.
Cindee Kelly
Business Owner CareMinders Home Care
The right support makes all the difference
Never go it alone. Our world-class support is here to help you every step of the way.

24/7 support
Whether you’re a new or experienced user, we’re here to help any time.

One-minute response
On average, it takes less than a minute to talk to a live support agent by phone or chat.
97% satisfaction
More than 9 out of 10 customers say they’re satisfied with TCP support services.
Resources

Unveiling the hidden costs of manual time, attendance, and employee scheduling
Manual scheduling costs more than you think. Learn how automated employee scheduling transforms your labor costs.

5 ways time tracking boosts your bottom line
Our solutions can boost your bottom line by reducing time theft, improving transparency and fairness among employees, and by managing complicated schedules and payroll. We can also help to keep you in compliance.
Frequently asked questions
Learn answers to common questions about time tracking software for small business.
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