{"id":7533,"date":"2010-11-08T19:07:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T00:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2010\/11\/from-grids-to-grins-labor-scheduling-tips.html"},"modified":"2010-11-08T19:07:49","modified_gmt":"2010-11-09T00:07:49","slug":"from-grids-to-grins-labor-scheduling-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2010\/11\/from-grids-to-grins-labor-scheduling-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"From Grids to Grins: Labor Scheduling Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From a high school job managing a gas station to a 120 room hotel, from a restaurant serving thousands of people day to a 1200 room resort, as well as in retail, my travels through my career have included time doing labor scheduling for employees and managers.<\/p>\n<p>Download a complimentary copy of my PDF, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.braatheenterprises.com\/fromgridstogrins\/\">From Grids to Grins: Labor Scheduling for Business<\/a>, for some of the tips and best practices that have been employed in developing labor schedules for business of any size.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it proprietary software that the company provided to as an online tool such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeforge.com\/site\/\">TimeForge<\/a>, or something as simple as a schedule written out on paper, putting together processes and best practices for labor scheduling are so important to running a tight ship and an efficient and effective labor team.<\/p>\n<p>There are no excuses these days for managers and businesses to keep their HR team happy through effective scheduling done with enough notice for employees. 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