It’s that time of year again when employees will be asking to take days off work around the holidays and for tropical vacations during the cold winter months (at least here in the Midwest). Whether you’re using our HR software, employee scheduling software or appointment scheduling software, it is easy managing time-off requests.

Whether it’s on screen or on paper, you’ll want to make sure your employee schedules are easy to read and understand. It only makes sense that the fewer days that are displayed, the more room there will be for a detailed description of when and where the employee will be working that day. When many days are displayed there’s less room to completely spell out all that information, so abbreviations and codes are used to communicate shift details. We understand that each manager may have their own preference for how they want this information displayed, so with Visual Staff Scheduler Pro (VSS Pro) there are multiple ways you can read your employee scheduling calendar.

How long does staff scheduling take you? If the process of creating employee schedules is taking too long week after week and month after month, try a solution that will help to ensure proper shift coverage, eliminate unnecessary overtime, and reduce scheduling time!

Changing business practices can be overwhelming. Sometimes change can seem so daunting that it dissuades people from moving forward. However, handling lots of paper employee records can be just as overwhelming as the idea of implementing new HR technology. Many small business owners and HR managers have found HR software useful in managing electronic personnel files.