Employee Scheduling Insights Blog Featured Navigating HCM, Specialists, Generalists, and In-House Solutions for Employee Scheduling As enterprise operations face increasingly complex dynamics in workforce management, the demand for effective employee scheduling technology has grown significantly. The marketplace now offers a wide ... Read More ›
The Key to Retaining Hourly Workers? It’s Their Schedule Imagine for a moment that nearly half of your workforce has threatened to quit. What if their demands were as simple as wanting more say over their work schedule? This scenario is not as far-fetched as it may seem. Our recent report, The State of the Hourly Worker, uncovered some startling numbers: ... Read More › Shiftboard and PlanetTogether Partner to Optimize Manufacturing Production and Labor Scheduling SEATTLE – May 25, 2023 – Shiftboard, a leading provider of enterprise workforce scheduling software for organizations with 24/7 operations, and PlanetTogether, a production planning and scheduling platform that optimizes resource and material constraints, have partnered on a joint initiative to ... Read More › The Role of Flexibility in Boosting Job Satisfaction and Retention in the Manufacturing Industry It’s no secret the manufacturing industry has long been known for rigid work schedules. A big part of the reason is because of the demands of geo-locked work environments like manufacturing plants. To keep production lines — and businesses — running properly, organizations need shifts fill... Read More › How to Reduce Stress and Improve Job Satisfaction for Union Workers In early 2023, Shiftboard released its most recent State of the Hourly Worker Report. The research uncovered fascinating findings into the mindset of hourly workers — and offers many takeaways employers can use to create a happier and more engaged workforce. One key theme: the important role flexi... Read More › New Study Reveals Why Employers Should Adapt to Millennials and Gen Z Desire for Schedule Flexibility SEATTLE – April 5, 2023 – Shiftboard, a global leader in workforce scheduling, announced the findings of its survey, The State of the Hourly Worker. The survey revealed that Millennials and Gen Z rate schedule flexibility as a top priority for job satisfaction, far higher than Gen X and Baby Boo... Read More › Shiftboard Announces Second Year of Record-Breaking Growth Among Manufacturers SEATTLE – April 5, 2023 – Shiftboard, a global leader in workforce scheduling for mission-critical operations, announced its second year of record-breaking growth in manufacturing. With a 155 percent increase in new manufacturing customers, Shiftboard more than doubled its manufacturing revenue ... Read More ›
Insights by Industry Manufacturing Why Smarter Employee Scheduling Is Central to Manufacturing’s Comeback The North American manufacturing sector is experiencing a historic revival. Driven by reshoring momentum, tariff shifts, and pro-industrial energy policies, there’s a wave of new factory builds, domestic supply chain reinvestment, and production realignment underway. Yet amidst rising capital ... Read More › Energy How to Navigate Today’s Labor Landscape in Complex Industries: A Roundtable Discussion The end of a year and the start of a new one is an ideal time for contemplation, reflection, and change, both on the personal level and for organizations as a whole. In 2023, even with the labor shortage easing, workforce managers will continue to contend with many of the same challenges that emerge... Read More › Healthcare The 5 Myths of Overtime Management: How to Make OT Work For, Not Against, Your Business The concept of overtime (OT) is a familiar one, especially in the United States. Woven into many companies and work cultures, overtime is an especially important aspect of front-line operations in always-on industries like energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the oil and... Read More ›
Manufacturing Why Smarter Employee Scheduling Is Central to Manufacturing’s Comeback The North American manufacturing sector is experiencing a historic revival. Driven by reshoring momentum, tariff shifts, and pro-industrial energy policies, there’s a wave of new factory builds, domestic supply chain reinvestment, and production realignment underway. Yet amidst rising capital ... Read More › Energy How to Navigate Today’s Labor Landscape in Complex Industries: A Roundtable Discussion The end of a year and the start of a new one is an ideal time for contemplation, reflection, and change, both on the personal level and for organizations as a whole. In 2023, even with the labor shortage easing, workforce managers will continue to contend with many of the same challenges that emerge... Read More › Healthcare The 5 Myths of Overtime Management: How to Make OT Work For, Not Against, Your Business The concept of overtime (OT) is a familiar one, especially in the United States. Woven into many companies and work cultures, overtime is an especially important aspect of front-line operations in always-on industries like energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the oil and... Read More ›
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