Employee scheduling can be tricky at best. At its worst, it’s a nightmare that has you pulling your hair out. You’ve got better things to do, but you can’t neglect this task or you’ll end up understaffed in no time. The solution? You guessed it, there’s a software solution that can help your small business handle scheduling issues. In this series, we’ve covered customer facing solutions such as CRM, Point of Sale, ordering and customer retention. Last post, we moved on to back office solutions such as integrated e-mail, calendar and file sharing. Today, we’re going to focus on some options for employee scheduling and talk a little about how staff can leverage our free inventory software for small business.
There are a number of options available, and while we can’t review each and every one here, we can give you enough information to get you started in your search for the solution that is best for you. When choosing any technology solution for your small business there are a few key things to look for. Is the solution easy to use? Consider how long it will take you to set it and train your employees to use it. What customer support is offered? If you do run into issues, you want to be able to reach someone who can help. How much does it cost? Make sure the solution you choose fits in your budget. This is a much easier task when other back office needs are handled with little to minimal cost. Most times, workforce scheduling costs on a per user basis. That's okay because you'll save a ton of money by implementing our free inventory software alongside your employee scheduling solution.
For small businesses, Kronos offers Workforce Ready, a cloud based solution that allows you to access real-time employee data - time and attendance, HR, payroll and more. While not as feature-rich as the Workforce 7 Central suite designed for mid to large companies, Workface Ready is a powerful tool for tackling employee management challenges.
TimeStar by Insperity allows you to manage employee scheduling, time tracking, reporting, time off and more. TimeStar can be accessed mobilely which allows you and your employees to access important information whenever and wherever you need to.
Another option is Shiftboard. With Shiftboard, you can schedule, communicate, check employee availability, manage your employee database and recruiting and run various reports. Use Shiftboard on your computer or mobile device. The Basic option will be more than ample for most small businesses. You can have 1,000 people in your database with 50+ active people. Pricing is based on a monthly rate and a free demo is available.
Replicon created TimeAttend, a powerful, cloud-based solution that allows you to capture time and attendance data. With TimeAttend you manage time and approvals, overtime, absences, and run a variety of reports. Pricing is per user, per month. A free 14-day trial is available.
Hopefully, this has given you some idea of what type of solutions are available to help you manage your employee scheduling. There are a number of other solutions out there, and after reviewing this post you should have a good idea of what features you’d like to find in the solution you choose.
Have you tried our free inventory software?
Once you have your employee scheduling covered, you can turn your attention to our specialty, inventory management. Stockpile is an robust, free inventory software that can streamline the way that you handle inventory. What are you waiting for? Get started today!
