Employee Scheduling Software With Shift Swapping
Implement shift swapping, control labor costs, and create perfect work schedules for every shift, every time with the Sling.
Thousands of businesses like yours use Sling to handle their shift scheduling.
Create the best schedule for your team
Shift swapping allows you to create a schedule that fits the needs of your employees and helps them maintain a healthy work-life balance. Sling comes with even more tools to help them work more efficiently and effectively — and feel satisfied with their job in the process — including:
Break tracker
Built-in time and attendance tracker
Team and individual communication
Task management
On-site and mobile options
Document tracker
Allow employees to swap their own shifts
Use Sling to allow your employees to do their own shift swapping. This can reduce the time you spend organizing shifts even more.
Create a draft schedule and fill in one or two shift leaders (who don’t change)
Post the draft schedule available in the cloud
Set various permissions to allow or restrict changes
Employees can choose the shifts they want to work and swap with their coworkers
Lock and edit the draft schedule online in just a few clicks
Finalize the schedule and make it available for all to see
Control overtime
Sometimes, a shift swap will push an employee into overtime territory, but you can avoid these expensive costs with Sling’s built-in overtime calculator and notifications features.
Calculate overtime costs as you schedule
Get alerts if employees are scheduled to work overtime hours
Schedule alternatives if overtime exceeds your labor budget
Track all overtime
Boost employee satisfaction
Using Sling to make shift swapping possible, you can boost employee satisfaction in all corners of your business.
Other tools that can help include:
Easy-to-use time clock
Break reminders
Group and individual communication features
Push-notification announcement
Integrations with other common tools they already use
Go beyond shift scheduling software
Everything you need to manage employees and keep them coming back, all in one platform.
Fantastic scheduling software!
Easy to create shifts, user friendly and great to message employees individually or by group.
Shift scheduling is only the start.
Shift scheduling with Sling is free. But that’s only the beginning of what you can accomplish. Sling comes with a 15-day free trial so you can choose the plan that works best for your needs.
Bill monthly
Bill annually
Save 15%
For up to 50 users
Free
Unlock your team’s potential with easy-to-use scheduling and communication features.
Key features
- Shift scheduling
Organize and manage employee work schedules
- Time-off requests
Approve or deny employee requests for time off
- Available shifts
Easily see which shifts still need to be filled
- News sharing
Share news with your team through targeted pages
- Long-term scheduling
Build employee schedules months in advance
- Private messaging
Communicate with employees one-on-one
Plus many others
Premium
Take it to the next level by adding tools for tracking time and optimizing labor costs.
$2.001.70
per user per monthKey features
- Mobile time tracking
Accurately clock in and out of shifts from a moble device
- Labor cost management
Keep track of your labor costs and compare against sales
- Overtime tracking
Track, analyze and prevent excessive overtime
- Private and group messaging
Communicate with employees in private or group conversations
- Calendar synchronization
Keep track of your scheduled shifts on any calendar app
Plus everything in Free
Business
RecommendedUnderstand your labor data, pull reports for payroll, and run your business efficiently!
$4.003.40
per user per monthKey features
- Kiosk time tracking
Use a shared device for employees to clock in and out
- Reports
View reports of total hours worked and wages earned
- No-shows
Track and manage shifts employees miss
- Sick call-outs
Track and manage employee sick call-outs
- PTO management
Approve and track paid time off requests
Plus everything in Premium
Frequently asked questions
Is shift swapping right for my business?
The only way to answer that question is to give it a try.
Use the Sling software to allow shift swapping and see how you and your team like it. If it doesn’t work, it gets too complicated, or the resulting schedules are problematic, you can always switch back to using a static timetable.
Be sure to give your team (and yourself) plenty of time to get used to the shift swapping option. If you try it for a week and then quit, you might miss the benefits that come after you work out all the bugs.
What are the benefits of shift swapping?
Shift swapping offers advantages for both employers and employees.
Employers will enjoy:
- Smoother operations
- Proper staffing levels even when unforeseen circumstances arise
- Fewer disruptions
- Consistent customer service
- Improved employee retention
Employees will enjoy:
- Increased flexibility
- Autonomy over their work schedule
- Better work-life balance
- Less stress
- Reduced absenteeism
- Improved morale
- Higher engagement
How can I make shift swapping easier?
Shift swapping may seem complicated at first, but there are many ways to make it easier for you and your team.
- Create a clear shift-swapping policy
- Make the process easy and accessible
- Ensure a fair and transparent approval process
- Set time and qualification limits on shift swapping
- Encourage swaps that maintain an equal exchange of hours
- Encourage swaps that maintain the same skill set
- Keep everyone informed throughout the process
- Use employee shift scheduling software to track and streamline all swaps
Implementing these tips can help you create a system that makes shift swapping easier for you and your employees.
Why use Sling to help with shift swapping?
Shift swapping can simplify the way you schedule and the way your employees balance their work and personal lives. But if you try to implement a shift swapping system without the right technology, you may make the process more difficult for everyone.
That’s where Sling comes in.
The Sling app can help you manage all manner of shift swaps and even gives your employees the ability to make the switch themselves.
In addition to that, Sling offers a suite of features that help you:
- Create templates for easy scheduling
- Control labor costs
- Track employee work hours
- Set up geofences
- Assign and manage tasks
- Coordinate multiple work locations
- Communicate with your team
Sling even comes with advanced artificial intelligence that can remind you when you miss a time-off request, double-book an employee, or try to schedule a team member who’s unavailable.
Right now, you can get started with the essentials to help you organize and optimize your team, handle internal communication, and manage labor costs with just one click.
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