This is a fixed (no rotation) shift pattern that uses 2 teams and two 12-hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. One team will be permanently on the day shift and the other will be on the night shift. Characteristics Plan ID C2TF12-1 Name 2 Team Fixed 12 Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 2…
Construction project management is complex and requires the proper employee schedule to ensure the project finishes on time and within budget. There are various scheduling methods for construction projects such as the bar chart, the Critical Path Method, Line of Balance method, and Queue Scheduling. Whatever scheduling method the project manager utilizes they must map…
As the leaves from deciduous trees start to turn color and fall away, the spring-planted corn shoots up toward the sky, and with it, the undeniable fun of wandering through a field of corn stalks. In the small town of Snohomish on the east side of Seattle, the development team recently spent a few hours…
United States businesses and their workforce have been waiting for the final say in the overtime ruling since it was halted last November 2016. On August 31, 2017, the Overtime Final Rule was ruled to be invalid on the basis that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) authority level was exceeded in this regard. U.S. District…
Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and members introduced the “Save Local Business Act” (H.R. 3441) on July 7, 2017 in an effort to undo the 2015-2016 joint-employer rulings. These rulings changed the landscape of how joint-employer status is determined. The recent rulings shifted the precedent of “direct” control to…
Being software development geeks as we are, the development team at Snap Schedule decided to push out an update to Snap Schedule 365 in conjunction with the North American Lunar Eclipse. Here in Seattle, we’re expecting a 92% moon shadow, which will be very slick. So, donning our ISO 12312-2 certified solar glasses, we’ll be…
Schedulers need to be able to quickly find information they need to create and maintain employee schedules. Snap Schedule 365 uses a “chooser” window to allow schedulers to drag and drop the shift, employee, task or position onto the schedule with ease. With the latest release of the software, those chooser windows have become even…
Snap Schedule 365 has always embraced the concept of both shifts and locations. Every shift must be anchored to a location so an employee knows where to go for his assignment. This approach works well for organizations that have very few workplace locations. For instance, a hospital might have locations defined as: Emergency Department, General…
While the availability of employees is something that is fairly predictable from week to week, there are often times when an employee’s availability changes on specific days. Historically, in order for the scheduler to ensure an employee was not asked to work during a time when he is not available, the scheduler used specific time…
Washington state and Oregon have recently made headlines with changes they have enacted in regard to paid time off. Oregon made amendments to their paid-sick-time law, which more clearly defines some areas that rose questions, while Washington passed a paid family and medical leave program. Washington’s S.B. 5975 puts into place an option of providing…
