How Do You Make A Shift Schedule?
If you have ever worked worked in retail you are probably familiar with the shift schedule. A schedule is a matrix which tells employees when they have to work and who they are working with. To management, however, a schedule is something completely different. The schedule has to ensure that there is enough staff to cover the work, while taking into account vacations and other time-off requests. One of the most important things a manager does each week is to make the schedule. List the days and dates of the week in a row across your spreadsheet or the top of your sheet of paper. List your employees in a column down the left-hand side of the sheet. You’ll have a matrix which graphs employees over the week. Read your employee shift and time off requests. Enter them into the spread sheet. For example, if John Smith wants off on Wednesday of the week you are making the schedule, write “OFF” in the row which corresponds to his name under “Wednesday.” Determine when the business levels will
