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When employees are allowed to choose their preferred shifts, they tend to perform exceptionally well.Unfortunately, it is not logical to allow employees to only work their preferred shifts. But with the right tactics, an employer can always find ways to honor shift preferences without paralyzing normal business operations.It’s these tactics that separate the managers who look pro’s versus those that look like amateurs. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: How to Manage Employee Shift Preferences like A Pro


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HOW TO MANAGE EMPLOYEE SHIFT PREFERENCES LIKE A
PRO
  • There are many benefits that come with allowing
    employees to choose their shifts, and they
    include increased productivity and a lower rate
    of absenteeism. Unfortunately as much as any
    manager would love to allow each and every
    employee to choose his or her preferred shift, it
    is not possible as it can interrupt the day to
    day operations of even the most established
    business out there. However, with the right
    employee scheduling software and the right
    employee scheduling tactics, a modern manager can
    occasionally find ways to enable his or her
    employees work their preferred shifts.
  • Creating open shifts
  • Most employee scheduling software feature tools
    that enable managers to create and post open
    shifts. Employees are then notified of available
    open shifts via email or push notifications and
    are allowed to bid on the shifts. After giving
    the employees enough time to place their bids, ..

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  • .the manager can then come back to his
    scheduling software to determine the number of
    employees required to fill in the empty slots so
    as to approve or reject the bids accordingly.
    Using the same employee scheduling software, the
    manager will send notifications to all employees
    who placed their bids to let them know if their
    bids were accepted or not.
  • When creating open schedules, premium employee
    scheduling software enables the manager to switch
    off automatic publishing. This way, any shift
    changes remain closed to the employees and only
    become visible when the manager is done.
  • Allow occasional shift swaps
  • Allowing employees to swap or trade shifts
    occasionally is also another way of allowing them
    to work their preferred shifts. However, shift
    swapping can be confusing to both management and
    staff alike. Therefore,

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  • shift trades should only be authorized by the
    manager or the supervisor, who after authorizing
    the swap, should update it via the shift
    scheduling app/scheduling software for all
    employees to view.
  • Most shift scheduling software programs will
    enable employees and managers to open a
    conversation between them regarding schedule
    changes, shift swaps, and any other related
    issues. This means that it is possible to address
    any swap request and availability changes through
    an employee scheduling software.
  • Offering abandoned shifts
  • Sometimes, employees are forced by circumstances
    to abandon their assigned shifts. When an
    employee feels that he or she is unable to honor
    an assigned shift, he or she can notify the
    manager via the companys shift scheduling app.
    The manager can then offer abandoned shift to
    other employees. This will give at least one
    employee an opportunity to work a preferred shift.

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Article Summary - When employees are allowed
to choose their preferred shifts, they tend to
perform exceptionally well. Unfortunately, it is
not logical to allow employees to only work their
preferred shifts. But with the right tactics, an
employer can always find ways to honor shift
preferences without paralyzing normal business
operations. Its these tactics that separate the
managers who look pros versus those that look
like amateurs.
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