Save Time with Rostering Automation

April 1, 2024
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3 min read

If you've ever been responsible for rostering a team, you know how challenging this ever-returning puzzle can be. You're looking to match employees with a perfectly laid out calendar of shifts, keeping track of staff availability, budgets and skills all while trying to avoid shifts clashing, or employees not having enough time off between their rostered shifts.

When the roster is finally done, cue employees declining shifts because "something else came up", or the horror of trying to find a last-minute cover for a team member who called in sick.

To solve this issues, Microkeeper includes rostering automation features: AutoRosters and Shift Bidding. These tools will revolutionise rostering for you.

AutoRoster - A Supercharged Rostering Assistant

Imagine this: a manager of a large event workforce hiring company is rostering for a sporting event with multiple jobs (security, ticketing agents, cleaners, etc.) totalling 500 shifts over the course of a week. To fill these jobs they have a pool of 150 staff members, all with different availability, skills and experience levels.

Problem: Creating a roster that works in that scenario would take ages, and might cause a few headaches in the process.

Solution: Using a set of logic and rules, AutoRoster brings all employee data together and matches unassigned shifts with the right employee. It suggests a matching schedule that avoids clashing shifts and takes into account all prerequisites, ensuring your staff receive enough rest between shifts and don't exceed a maximum amount of hours or overtime.

With automated rostering, shifts can be evenly distributed. Microkeeper can offer different suggested rosters based on budget and staff experience levels, saving multiple hours of work every week for managers who schedule large workforces.

Shift Bidding - Fastest Way to Fill Open Shifts

Every rostering manager has been at a stage were they've frantically been calling around or sending text messages to find someone to pick up an open shift. With Shift Bidding, they'll never have to go again. Simply put, it automates away this entire process.

Microkeeper notifies eligible staff on any available shifts. Staff see which shifts are available and then have the option to put their hand up for the shifts they're keen to work. Managers can keep the bidding stage open for a selected amount of time and easily keep track of incoming bids and the amount of shifts that have been covered.

Once the bidding stage is completed, managers can easily roster based on the list of interested staff, apply "first in, best dressed", or let Microkeeper work its magic and suggest a roster based on even distribution, budgets, or experience levels.

Latest Enhancements

AutoRoster Enhancements

  • Skill Matching: AutoRoster now includes enhanced skill matching, ensuring that the most qualified employees are automatically assigned to shifts that match their skill sets.
  • Real Time Adjustments: Real-time adjustments allow for dynamic rostering, adapting to last-minute changes in availability or demand without manual intervention.

Shift Bidding Improvements

  • Shift Preferences: Employees can now set their shift preferences, allowing the system to prioritise their bids based on preferred working hours or roles.
  • Automated notifications: Automated notifications inform employees immediately when they win a bid, reducing communication delays and improving shift coverage.

Integration with Payroll

The latest updates ensure even tighter integration with payroll, automatically updating rosters and shift changes in real-time to reflect accurate payroll calculations.

Microkeeper´s updated rostering automation tools are designed to save time and improve efficiency. With features such as enhanced skill matching, real-time adjustments, and improved shift bidding processes, managing your workforce has never been easier. Stay ahead with Microkeeper and experience the future of rostering automation today.

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