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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