 Think about how many hours it takes to create the work schedule each week. You have to take into consideration the availability and skills of every employee along with time off requests. It can get a little crazy. Or at least it feels that way when you're slumped over your desk, hands in your hair, half chewed pen in your mouth, guzzling coffee to keep your eyes open and focused on the task at hand. So maybe it's not that bad. But it feels like it sometimes, doesn't it? Don't worry. You can fix that right up with a schedule that builds itself automatically. That's right. It's automatic, but feels like magic. So grab your cup of coffee, sit back, relax. And let's look at all the ways auto-scheduling can make you and your team happier and more productive. Just close your eyes. Take a deep breath and relax. Now I want you to visualize making next week's schedule. Here's how it's going to go. You're going to quickly put in the shifts you need covered. Wait, stop. We're not worried about who can work them, who has the right qualifications or if anyone is available. Nope. Just let those thoughts fade away. Back to the shifts. Are they all in place? Great. Now we're going to assign them. Ready? You're going to move your cursor right up here to the auto-assign button and click it. And that's it. You did it. You made the schedule that fast. Admit it. That felt good. No stress, no frantic pen chewing. And now you can get on with your day and do more important things. Best part of all this, it's not a dream. It's real. And you can have it with auto-scheduling. Auto-scheduling is when you set up the shifts you need covered and let the invisible hand of your scheduling software determine who's available and qualified to work those shifts. One-click automatic scheduling gives you back the hours of effort that used to be devoted to creating the work schedule. There are a few different approaches to automatic employee scheduling. And depending on the software you use, you can usually enter scheduling rules to help generate the schedule. Most tools take into account basic information, like employee time off requests or shift preferences. Others will use historical customer demand, labor cost goals, seasonal adjustments, scheduling rules, and other data for consideration. Managing a shift-based team is more complicated than ever. There aren't enough workers. Employee expectations have changed. And legal requirements are a constantly moving target. Even without those changes, creating employee schedules has always been challenging. Using an auto-schedulemaker can help you on a few different fronts. Any time you can cut back the time spent on a task, it's a way to increase your profits. By using an automatic scheduling tool, you can reduce the time spent on creating employee shift schedules by 80% and cut your labor costs by 3%. Automatic scheduling also helps reduce overtime costs that come from poor scheduling or under leveraging new employees. Sometimes employers will repeatedly schedule the same people based on recent memory, familiarity, and habit. It's only human, but it can lead to overtime costs, employee turnover, or accidents from fatigue. And nobody wants that. Employers have to be nimble to maintain both profitability and staffing levels that provide optimal customer service. Using a variety of indicators like sales, foot traffic, or bookings, you can predict how many employees you'll need to have on the floor at any given time. Maybe there are seasons that affect customer behavior, or you know which team members are better at upselling, or work better under pressure, or better at key tasks you might need done. These are data points you can plug into your auto-scheduler to get your shifts covered by the right people at the right time. Auto-scheduling also takes the guesswork out of building your shift structures using this data, which would be almost impossible for you to handle manually. Have you ever heard of predictive scheduling laws? They require employers to inform their employees of their work schedules well in advance. While there are other aspects to the laws that include various protections from unfair scheduling practices, like clopenings or hiring new staff without offering shifts to current employees, the point of these laws is to make sure employees are aware of their work schedules ahead of time without fear of it changing at the last minute. Predictive scheduling laws can be challenging for employers, but the truth is that it's an excellent way to retain employees. It makes it easier for people to maintain their personal lives, schedule daycare, work other jobs, and balance home life. Employees love it, but it's yet another moving part you have to work through when creating the work schedule. You can use auto-scheduling to save time and get the work schedule out faster. Instead of trying to keep track of all your employees' availability and time off requests in your head, or on a piece of paper scrunched up in the back of a drawer somewhere, auto-scheduling does all that for you. So when you always give Stacey Tuesday nights off for her book club, she feels valued. And when Juan has Thursdays off so he can make it to his son's basketball games, he knows that you care about his work-life balance. Auto-scheduling knows your employee's schedule requests, PTO, and preferred shifts, and uses that information automatically. You're happy that the schedule is done. Your employees are happy they're getting the hours they need, and they can better control their work-life. It's a win-win. When I Work Makes It Easy. Sign up for a free 14-day trial and get started today. Add your employees and have them enter their work-life and get started today. Add your employees and have them enter their availability and time off. Then just schedule the shifts you need covered. Auto-scheduling will take care of the rest. Hit that Auto Assign button, and when I Work automatically assigns shifts to your employees based on their availability and within the scheduling rules you set up. And that's it. You can adjust as needed if you want to, and then click Publish to notify your employees. It's that simple. Get the perfect schedule and a single click with when I Work.