Employee Scheduling Insights Blog Featured 4 Proactive Strategies to Manage Absenteeism: A Best Practices Guide Absenteeism—generally defined as the repeated pattern of habitual absence from work—has been a decades-long challenge for many companies. More recently, absenteeism has been especially acute in in... Read More ›
Shiftboard Announces Record-Breaking Growth and Momentum Among Manufacturers in North America SEATTLE – April 20, 2022 – Shiftboard, announced record-breaking growth and momentum among manufacturers... Read More › Shiftboard Announces Sponsorship of Ian Herbert-Jones and the 2022 Golden Globe Race SEATTLE – April 07, 2022 – Shiftboard is proud to announce its sponsorship of Ian Herbert-Jones and the 2022 Golden Globe Race (GGR). A British amateur adventure sailor and former Shiftboard employee, Herbert-Jones will attempt the single-handed, non-stop, 30,000-mile sailing race around the wor... Read More › 2022 Labor Laws – What Should You Expect? We update this article every year. You can find our posts on 2021 laws and 2020 laws here. In 2021, manufacturers saw the passage of numerous labor and employment laws — most notably surrounding COVID-19 — with many businesses still grappling on how to best address them. The pandemic’s continu... Read More › Shiftboard Appoints Dan Wassel as Chief Financial Officer SEATTLE – Feb. 17, 2022 – Shiftboard, a leading provider of enterprise workforce scheduling software for organizations with 24/7 operations, today announced the appointment of Dan Wassel as chief financial officer (CFO). Wassel joined the company’s executive leadership team on Feb. 14, 2022, a... Read More › Launching a Workforce Flexibility Initiative? Here’s What You Need to Know Combat Labor Shortages Through Workforce Flexibility – Part 2 We recently completed another installment of our Manufacturing Leaders Roundtable Series with four manufacturing experts from HR, supply chain, and labor consultancy disciplines, focusing on the role of workforce flexibility in helping ... Read More › The Role of Workforce Flexibility in Manufacturing Combat the Labor Shortage Through Workforce Flexibility – Part 1 We recently completed another segment of our Manufacturing Leaders Roundtable Series with HR and operations experts from industries with high-volume staffing requirements. With continued labor stressors on operations leaders and fron... Read More ›
Insights by Industry Manufacturing Launching a Workforce Flexibility Initiative? Here’s What You Need to Know Combat Labor Shortages Through Workforce Flexibility – Part 2 We recently completed another installment of our Manufacturing Leaders Roundtable Series with four manufacturing experts from HR, supply chain, and labor consultancy disciplines, focusing on the role of workforce flexibility in helping ... Read More › Energy API RP 755: The Why, What, and How of This Fatigue Standard Why Was API RP 755 Created? If you think safety program management is expensive for an oil and gas company, an accident involving employees and others can be even more costly to the company long term. In petroleum industries in particular, having clear safety rules and regulations for the workplace ... Read More › Healthcare The 5 Myths of Overtime Management: How to Make OT Work For, Not Against, Your Business The concept of overtime is a familiar one, especially in the United States. It’s woven into many companies and work cultures, and it’s an especially important aspect of front-line operations in always-on industries like oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the o... Read More ›
Manufacturing Launching a Workforce Flexibility Initiative? Here’s What You Need to Know Combat Labor Shortages Through Workforce Flexibility – Part 2 We recently completed another installment of our Manufacturing Leaders Roundtable Series with four manufacturing experts from HR, supply chain, and labor consultancy disciplines, focusing on the role of workforce flexibility in helping ... Read More › Energy API RP 755: The Why, What, and How of This Fatigue Standard Why Was API RP 755 Created? If you think safety program management is expensive for an oil and gas company, an accident involving employees and others can be even more costly to the company long term. In petroleum industries in particular, having clear safety rules and regulations for the workplace ... Read More › Healthcare The 5 Myths of Overtime Management: How to Make OT Work For, Not Against, Your Business The concept of overtime is a familiar one, especially in the United States. It’s woven into many companies and work cultures, and it’s an especially important aspect of front-line operations in always-on industries like oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the o... Read More ›