Online Employee Scheduling Software – Online scheduling REPLACES EXCEL spreadsheets and other outdated and inefficient scheduling methods. Do your scheduling in one place, using our easy to use web-based software, and let your managers and staff update and view the schedule from anywhere. ShiftHound online scheduling lets managers set up schedules, templates, rotations, and handles multiple facilities and departments, lets them customize shift lengths (8, 10, 12 hour, or any length) and start times, and provides real-time notification of all schedule changes (online, email, cell phone). Allowing staff members to go online to request time-off, swaps, and extra shifts, as well see when they are working, saves everyone time. In addition to the cost savings, ShiftHound increases efficiency and creates better quality of life for managers and staff.

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We have created scheduling tables for hundreds of people who have asked us to help them set up their Series 3 Template Schedulers. We present some of them here for your consideration.

Employee Scheduling

All of these examples can be used in our Series 3 template schedulers to create schedules for up to 52 weeks.

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The examples are arranged by the number of people to be scheduled with tables for 3 people at the top and tables for 98 people at the bottom. You may be able to adapt some of these tables for a different number of people. For example, you may be able to use one of the 11 person tables for 22 or 33 people by doubling or tripling the number of rows in the tables. To the right of the scheduling situation description are links to download them.

In addition to these free examples, we offer hundreds of different schedules for 8, 10 and 12 hour shifts covering 1, 2 and 3 shifts a day for 5, 6 and 7 days a week including several schedules that use a combination of 8 and 12 hour shifts. Click here for details.

3 People on 8 Hour Shifts Working 37.3 Hours a Week Provide 2 People a Day working 6 Days on and 3 Days Off. Download the Tables for Example 8
3 People Working 10 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide 2 People Per Shift for 6 Days a Week. Download the Tables for Example 7
3 People Working 24 Hour Shifts and an Average of 56 Hours a Week Provide 24/7 Coverage in a 9 Day Rotation. Download the Tables for Example 2
3 People on 8.5 Hour Shifts Averaging About 40 Hours a Week Provide 7 Days a Week Coverage for 2 Shifts a Day with 35 Days Off in 15 Weeks Using a 105 Day Cycle. Download the Tables for Example 17
Dupont-12 – 4 People and 12 hour Shifts Averaging 42 Hours a Week Provide 1 Person per Shift by Working 3 Weeks and Having One Week Off in a 4 on, 3 off, 3 on, 1 off, 3 on, 7 off pattern. Download the Tables for Example 49
4 People Working 24 Hour Shifts and an Average of 42 Hours a Week Provide 24/7 Coverage by Working 1 Day On and 3 Days Off. Download the Tables for Example 42
4 People Working 12 Hour Shifts Take Turns Providing 2 Shift Weekend Coverage by Working Every Other Weekend. Download the Tables for Example 30
5 People Working 24 Hour Shifts in a 16 Day On, 4 Day Off Rotation Provide 24 Hour On-Call Coverage. Download the Tables for Example 9
5 People Working 12 Hour Shifts and About 41 Hours a Week Provide 1 Person per Shift Plus Extra Person on Fri, Sat & Sun Nights Download the Tables for Example 37
5 People Working an Average of 38 Hours a Week Cover 2-10 Hour Shifts on Weekends and 3-10 Hour Shifts on Weekdays. Download the Tables for Example 27
6 People Working 10 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide 4 People Per Shift for 6 Days a Week. Download the Tables for Example 6
6 People Working 8 Hour Shifts Provide 2 on Days, 2 On Swing and 1 On Nights During the Week and 1 per Shift on Weekends by Working an Extra Shift Every 6 Weeks. Download the Tables for Example 43
6 People Working 40 Hours a Week Provide 1 Person per 8-Hour Shift on Swing and Nights and 2 to 4 People on Days with 1 person Always Working Swing Shift, 1 Always Working Nights and 4 People Work Days and Providing Relief for Swing and Nights. Download the Tables for Example 13
7 People Working 8 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide 3 Shift Coverage at One Location and 2 Shift Coverage at a Second Location for 7 Days a Week. Download the Tables for Example 11
8 People Working 12 Hour Shifts Take Turns Providing 2 Shift Weekend Coverage by Working One Day Every Other Weekend Download the Tables for Example 29
8 People Working 12 Hour Shifts and an Average of 43.5 Hours a Week Provide Weekday Coverage of 3 on Day Shift and 2 on Night Shift and Weekend Coverage of 1 on Each Shift. Download the Tables for Example 41
8 People Working 8 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide 4-5 People on the Day Shift and 2 People on Swing Shift on Weekdays and 2 People per Shift on Weekends. Download the Tables for Example 4
9 People Working 24 Hour Shifts and an Average of 56 Hours a Week Provide 3 Per Shift for 24/7 Coverage in a 9 Day Rotation. Download the Tables for Example 1
9 Police Officers on 12 Hour Shifts Working an Average of 40 Hours a Week Provide 2 Officers per Shift with Extra Officer on Friday and Saturday Nights. Download the Tables for Example 33
10 Music Teachers Working 8 Hours a Day and 40 Hours a Week Provide 30 Minute Lessons to 160 Students on the Same Day but a Different Time Each Week. Download the Tables for Example 32
11 People Assigned to Perform 8 Half-Day Tasks in a 5-Day Workweek Download the Tables for Example 38
11 People Cover 8 Tasks in One 8-Hour Shift by Working an Extra Day Every 11 Weeks. Download the Tables for Example 31
11 People Provide 2 People at 2 Locations for 2-8 hour Shifts per Day by Working an Extra Day Every 11 Weeks. Look at the Tables for
Download the Tables for Example 3
11 People Working 8 Hour Shifts Provide 3 People on Days and Swing Shift and 2 on Nights by Working an Extra Shift Every 11 Weeks. Download the Tables for Example 34
12 People on 10 Hour Shifts Working 40 Hours a Week Provide 6 People on the Day Shift on weekdays and 3 on the Day Shift on Weekends with 1 on the Night Shift All Week. Download the Tables for Example 28
12 People Working 8 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide 5 per Shift on 2 Overlapping Weekday Shifts and 10 on a Single Saturday Shift with Two Sat/Sun and 2 Sun/Mon Days Off Every 12 Weeks. Download the Tables for Example 15
14 People Provide 2-3 People Per Task as They Rotate Through 5 Different Office Tasks 5 Days a Week Download the Tables for Example 45
14 People Working 40 Hours a Week Provide 1 Person per Location, 7 Days a Week, for 10 Locations for 8 Hours a Day with Rotating Location Assignments. Download the Tables for Example 14
14 People Working 12 Hour Shifts and an Average of 41 Hours a Week Provide 6 People on Weekdays and 2 People on Weekends on the Day Shift and 2 People Each Day on the Night Shift. Download the Tables for Example 22
14 People Working 9 and 12 Hour Shifts and About 45 Hours a Week Provide 12 Hour Weekday Coverage for 7 Rotating Tasks Plus 1 Person 24 Hour Coverage on Weekends. Download the Tables for Example 19
15 People Working 10 Hour Shifts Averaging 42 Hours a Week Provide 3 People per Shift, 7 Days a Week with Rotating Days Off. Download the Tables for Example 47
16 People Working 8 and 10 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide 12 People on Weekdays and 4 People on Weekends for 13 Hours a Day at a Laboratory. Download the Tables for Example 10
17 People on 8 Hour Shifts Working 40 Hours a Week Provide 2 People per Shift at 2 Locations. Download the Tables for Example 44
18 People on 12 Hour Shifts Working an Average of 42 Hours a Week Provide 5 People on Days and 4 People on Nights While Rotating Through 5 Different Locations on the Day Shift. First 2 People Always Work the Day Shift, Others Switch from Days to Nights. Download the Tables for Example 23
18 People Working 40 Hours a Week Cover 3 Shifts a Day, 6 Days a Week with 5 People per Shift. Download the Tables for Example 5
20 People Working 12 Hour Shifts and an Average of 42 Hours a Week Provide 24/7 911 Call Center Coverage at 5 Desks/Locations. Download the Tables for Example 25
21 People Working 8 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide 24/7 911 Call Center Coverage at 5 Desks/Locations. Download the Tables for Example 24
22 People Working 10 Hour Overlapping Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide 2 People on Nights and 5 or 6 People on Swing and Days with at Least One Male and One Female On Duty at All Times. Download the Tables for Example 39
33 People Working 8 Hour Shifts Provide 8 per Shift for 3 Shifts a Day by Working an Extra Shift Every 11 Weeks. Download the Tables for Example 26
36 People Working 8 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours Every 6 Weeks Provide 2 People per Shift with a 1 Week On and 5 Weeks Off Rotation. Download the Tables for Example 21
42 People Working 8 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide 24/7 Coverage with 5 people per shift at 2 locations. Download the Tables for Example 16
45 People Working 8 Hour Shifts and 40 Hours a Week Provide Staff Coverage for 2 Shifts on Weekdays and 3 Shifts on Weekends for 14 Group Homes. Download the Tables for Example 20
56 People Working 12 Hour Shifts and an Average of 40 Hours a Week Provide 15 People Per Shift for 6 Days a Week Download the Tables for Example 46
98 People Working 8 Hours a Day and 40 Hours a Week Provide 1 Shift Coverage for Airport Gate Screening While Moving from One Location to Another Each Day with a Required Minimum Number of Female Screeners at Each Location. Download the Tables for Example 18