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Dec 4, 2020

Workplace Fatigue in Manufacturing: Best Practices for Minimizing Risk

According to the National Safety Council, fatigue costs U.S. employers more than $130 billion — that’s billion — a year in health-related lost productivity. A typical U.S. company with 1,000 employees can expect to lose more than $1 million each year to fatigue, which can often increase the wo...

Nov 27, 2020

What I Learned: Top Takeaways About Employee Retention in Manufacturing from the 2020 American Manufacturing Summit

Shiftboard was a proud sponsor of the recent 2020 American Manufacturing Summit (AMS), where industry leaders offered important insights about the challenges and opportunities facing manufacturers today. There was a wealth of information shared over the three-day show. I was fortunate to break away ...

Nov 20, 2020

Key Takeaways from the OpEx in Oil & Gas 2020 Summit

Earlier this month, Shiftboard presented at the virtual Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit, where over a thousand industry leaders convened to share insights and strategies on how refineries, pipelines, and petrochemical companies can meet a changing world’s needs. I sat in on several...

Nov 13, 2020

2021 Labor Laws: What Should You Expect?

We update this article every year. You can find our posts on 2020 laws here and 2019 laws here. While 2020 has been anything but predictable, the year saw the quick passage of numerous labor and employment laws – and employers must quickly prepare to address them come January 1. Adapting processes...

Oct 30, 2020

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...

May 12, 2020

API RP 755: Are You Compliant?

To review, API RP 755 provides the refining and petrochemical industry with specific guidelines to improve worker safety by addressing worker fatigue. First published in 2007, RP 755 was the result of an investigation into a refinery incident. The RP 755 guidelines have been designated as an America...

May 12, 2020

How Automated Workforce Scheduling Can Help Reduce Hidden Costs

Imagine a day at your facility when an employee calls in sick, and your scheduling manager is not on-site. What do you do? In might go something like this. The acting supervisor will need to take time away from their regular responsibilities to find someone to cover the open shift. At companies wher...

May 12, 2020

3 Key Benefits of Automating Workforce Scheduling in Complex Industries

In today’s evolving world of work and industry, front-line managers are feeling additional pressure to keep up with the sophisticated demands of the workforce, unions, executives, and regulatory bodies. While investment into an organization’s tech stack continues to grow at a staggering rate, au...

Mar 31, 2020

Shiftboard and SchedulePro Join Forces Through Merger: Q&A with Sterling Wilson and Sachin Agrawal

Following the exciting news of the Shiftboard and SchedulePro merger, Sterling Wilson, CEO of Shiftboard and Sachin Agrawal, former CEO of SchedulePro and now CTO of Shiftboard, sat down to address questions about the deal and its significance. 1. Why did Shiftboard and SchedulePro decide to merge? ...

Mar 31, 2020

Shiftboard and SchedulePro Join Forces to Offer Enhanced Workforce Scheduling Capabilities

SEATTLE – March 31, 2020 – Shiftboard, a leading provider of enterprise workforce scheduling software, and EDP Software Inc., makers of SchedulePro, a workforce scheduling technology specializing in complex workforce scheduling environments, today announced that they will merge to become one com...

Mar 27, 2020

An Open Letter from the CEO

To the Shiftboard community, We are enduring an unprecedented time in our history. As we navigate the unknown, we find ourselves concerned for the safety and wellbeing of our families, friends and colleagues. Our thoughts and hearts are with everyone as we work through the challenging time COVID-19 ...

Feb 18, 2020

Minimize the Headache of Contingent and Mobile Worker Scheduling

Organizations are relying more and more on contingent or mobile workers to meet their staffing needs. From healthcare to manufacturing, companies are putting strategic plans in place to ensure operations run smoothly in the wake of dynamic business goals. However, scheduling these workers is often c...

Dec 9, 2019

Shiftboard Wins Technology Award

SEATTLE – December 9, 2019 – Shiftboard, a global leader in enterprise workforce scheduling, today announced that it won a coveted silver Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Award for “best advance in time and labor management.” “It’s an honor to be recognized by the Brandon Hall...

Nov 27, 2019

2020 Vision: Labor Laws to Watch in the Year Ahead

They say, “Hindsight is 20-20,” but being well-versed on the new labor and employment laws in your state is critical to manage the future of your company. From minimum wage increases to mandatory paid sick leave, here are a few things you need to watch for in the coming year. Minimum Wage Increa...

Oct 23, 2019

Shiftboard’s Workforce Scheduling Solution Now Available on SAP® App Center

SEATTLE – October 23, 2019 – Shiftboard, a global leader in enterprise workforce scheduling, today announced that its hourly workforce scheduling platform is now available on SAP® App Center, the digital marketplace for SAP partner offerings. Shiftboard’s highly configurable workforce schedul...

Sep 26, 2019

What Can Employers Do to Improve Staff Retention?

How you nurture the quality of a relationship with an employee is similar to what it takes to nurture good relationships outside of work. For instance, when you meet someone new, you find yourself very interested in what they think, say, and do. There’s seems to be an opportunity to discover commo...

Sep 19, 2019

What Do Hourly Employees Want in Their Work Schedule?

Have you ever sat down to do a complex puzzle with thousands of pieces and spent hours carefully placing every piece in just the right position only to get to the end and realize you are missing a piece? This scenario is much like the challenges a manager faces when piecing together a schedule for [...

Sep 12, 2019

How Do Flexible Work Schedules Impact Retention?

If you knew the secret to increase both productivity and retention of your hourly workforce, would you be willing to make any changes necessary to achieve it? If this secret also helped your hourly employees feel more job satisfaction and pride in the work to be done, would it be worth the effort fo...

Sep 5, 2019

How to Reduce Hourly Employee Turnover

Companies in every industry are struggling to find and retain their hourly workforces. With turnover rates – and the expenses that go with them – on the rise, this epidemic is costly for many employers. It is critically important for organizations to address this issue head-on if they wa...

Aug 27, 2019

How to Put Out the Flames of Employee Burnout

It’s no surprise that employee burnout is on the minds of business leaders today. Low unemployment rates mean many employers are struggling to meet labor demands, and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently reclassified the term, defining it as “a syndrome…resulting from chron...

Jul 2, 2019

Shiftboard Named as a Best Place to Work in Washington

SEATTLE – July 2, 2019 – Shiftboard, a global provider of workforce scheduling software, today announced that it has been named as one of Seattle Business magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. The award is based on confidential surveys that asked employees to report on 10 different ca...

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