Scheduling

As the manager, one of your main duties is to staff your area of responsibility To do this, a manager must: Understand what jobs need to be done Know which employees are able to perform and accomplish these duties

Scheduling is often a challenging task…much like a puzzle that they must put together Factors such as: Vacation Sickness Booked times off Unavailablity of employee Employee skill match with required job role Minimum / maximum hours to be worked must be observed

Creating a schedule: Is usually done via computer…either a computer program or customized schedule sheet (ie – Excel) Layout varies, but it must include and communicate: dates schedule covers department schedule is created for each employees name each available shift (day / hours required) other notes (ie – sick, booked off, etc.)  all of this information is synthesized to ensure human resources are used in an effective and optimal manner

Let’s look at a few examples that are commonly used:

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