Employee Scheduling Insights Blog Featured 5 Ways to Increase Workforce Agility to Meet Your Production Targets By its nature, manufacturing workforce management is multi-faceted and highly dynamic. Especially now, when the new world of work is a massive jigsaw puzzle that changes daily but must be finished at ... Read More ›
How to Reduce Hourly Employee Turnover Hourly Worker Retention Series – Part 1 This can be read as a stand-alone article and as part of our Hourly Worker Retention Series. What Are the Drivers of Employee Turnover? Companies in every industry are struggling to find and retain their hourly workforces. With costly turnover on the ris... Read More › How to Put Out the Flames of Employee Burnout Employee burnout continues to remain a top concern for operations leaders today. A persistent labor shortage means many employers are struggling to meet hourly labor demands, which is putting added stress on the existing workforce. Burnout can also be a top reason for churn, as employees search for ... Read More › 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... Read More › Nearly Half U.S. Hourly Workers Would Take Pay Cut for Influence Over Work Schedule SEATTLE – May 21, 2019 – Shiftboard, a global leader in workforce scheduling, today released findings from a new survey that uncovered insights into the hourly worker mindset and what matters most to them. “There are nearly 82 million hourly workers in the U.S., and they make up more than half... Read More › 2019 Labor Laws: How the New Employment Laws Impact Your Business Labor and employment legislation around hourly workers is a key area of focus for businesses with large workforces. Changes to overtime policies, minimum wage, rest period requirements, and scheduling rules can significantly impact the bottom line. Staying compliant to all the federal, state, and ci... Read More › Shiftboard Releases Compliance Automation to Help Enterprises Address Growing Laws SEATTLE – November 1, 2018 – Shiftboard, a global leader in workforce scheduling, today announced the release of a new offering to help customers automatically maintain compliance with an increasingly complex set of labor laws, union rules, and employment policies across federal, state a... Read More ›
Insights by Industry Manufacturing Top 3 Trends Shaping Employee Scheduling Today and How Employers Can Adapt To describe global events over the last few years as disruptive is a gross understatement. Between the pandemic and its vast ongoing impacts, rising inflation, a highly publicized war, and myriad other crises, hundreds of millions of people are navigating unprecedented challenges in daily life. Work... 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. 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 energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the o... Read More ›
Manufacturing Top 3 Trends Shaping Employee Scheduling Today and How Employers Can Adapt To describe global events over the last few years as disruptive is a gross understatement. Between the pandemic and its vast ongoing impacts, rising inflation, a highly publicized war, and myriad other crises, hundreds of millions of people are navigating unprecedented challenges in daily life. Work... 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. 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 energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and public safety. In fact, in the o... Read More ›
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