Hello, friends! Our company had a task to optimize the shift schedule, and after searching for solutions, we came across Shifton. We still can’t figure out whether it’s worth switching to this platform or whether it’s better to continue working the old-fashioned way, distributing shifts manually. Does anyone use this system? How effective is it for situations such as overtime, taking into account employee wishes, and automatic planning with all the nuances? How does the setup work? Please share your experience!
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Interesting experience, thanks for the detailed story! We also had a similar task to improve shift planning, but we still haven’t decided on Shifton because we’re afraid that the system will be too complicated to use, especially for the older generation of employees who aren’t so good with technology. On the other hand, doing everything manually is no longer possible, especially when people often change their schedules or unforeseen situations arise.
We have been using https://shifton.com/shift-scheduling in our company for several months now, and I can say that it is a really big help in terms of shift planning. I can share my experience of how we implemented it, what problems we solve and what, in the end, we got. Firstly, the automatic employee schedule generator is ideal for companies with flexible work schedules and large teams, where there are different types of shifts: night, day, weekend. For us, the most important task was to reduce the number of errors in shift distribution, since we often had discrepancies with the legislation regarding overtime and incorrectly accounted for weekends. We had already tried using Excel for planning, but the system was too cumbersome, and errors occurred due to the human factor. Switching to Shifton turned out to be easier than we thought. The system automatically distributes shifts, taking into account the wishes of employees. Each employee can indicate which days he cannot or does not want to work. This is very important for us, because people have different circumstances: some are studying, some cannot work at night, and for some, on the contrary, night shifts are convenient. Shifton takes all this into account perfectly and automatically assigns employees to the necessary shifts, minimizing the number of "manual" edits.