Employee Scheduling Insights Blog Featured 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 al... Read More ›
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... Read More › 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. Last year saw the quick passage of numerous labor and employment laws – and employers must quickly prepare to address them in 2021. Adapting processes to comply with these dynamics is challenging, espec... Read More › 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 › API RP 755: Are You Compliant? In addition to advancements in protective gear and industry-specific PPE to safeguard oil and gas workers on the job, the science around human factors engineering continues to evolve and influence regulations designed to protect workers from fatigue-related incidents. The American Petrochemical Inst... Read More › How Automated Workforce Scheduling Helps Reduce Hidden Costs The situation: A production line that is dependent on a specific number of workers, each with specialized skill sets, has a worker callout last-minute –– while the scheduling manager is not on site. What does the shift supervisor do? With manual scheduling processes in play, the supervisor may s... Read More › 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... Read More ›
Insights by Industry Manufacturing 4 Effective Scheduling Strategies to Increase Workforce Flexibility at Your Chemical Plant The shortage of skilled labor has been a long-standing concern for the chemical industry. Scrambling to cover unexpected shift openings to meet minimum staffing and safety requirements is a daily challenge for many team leaders. COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation with short-notice worker absence... Read More › Oil & Gas 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 How Scheduling Technology Relieves Staffing Challenges of Long-Term Care Employee scheduling, in and of itself, is an extremely time consuming and complex process. However, within the long-term care industry, employee shift scheduling also involves additional considerations such as severe worker shortages and increased demand for long-term care from an aging population. ... Read More ›
Manufacturing 4 Effective Scheduling Strategies to Increase Workforce Flexibility at Your Chemical Plant The shortage of skilled labor has been a long-standing concern for the chemical industry. Scrambling to cover unexpected shift openings to meet minimum staffing and safety requirements is a daily challenge for many team leaders. COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation with short-notice worker absence... Read More › Oil & Gas 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 How Scheduling Technology Relieves Staffing Challenges of Long-Term Care Employee scheduling, in and of itself, is an extremely time consuming and complex process. However, within the long-term care industry, employee shift scheduling also involves additional considerations such as severe worker shortages and increased demand for long-term care from an aging population. ... Read More ›
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