Stress-free shift & schedule planning for any working pattern

The most efficient way to manage staff shifts, create schedules, track attendance and fill open shifts

  • Create work schedules at the click of a button
  • Get instant alerts of shift acceptance or changes
  • Fill vacant shifts instantly with our open shifts feature
  • Copy, duplicate, and assign shifts and schedules in minutes
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Powerful online staff scheduling software—made simple

Forget complicated scheduling spreadsheets. Our smart staff scheduling software makes it quick and easy to create schedules for any industry and working pattern in minutes.

  • Choose from three template views—table, timeline or drag and drop layouts
  • Simply create schedules in your chosen layout and instantly notify your team
  • Duplicate shifts and schedules, and assign shifts across days and staff
  • Allow select staff to accept or decline shifts for ultimate flexibility
  • Easily find and edit shifts with real time updates for everyone
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Master last-minute changes with OPEN SHIFTS

Our Open Shifts feature takes away the stress of dropped shifts and last-minute no-shows.

  • Notify staff with real-time alerts when a shift opens up
  • Release unfilled shifts to your staff on a first come first serve basis
  • Give staff the option of picking up extra shifts without adding pressure
  • Get automated schedule changes for accurate timesheets
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What our customers say about BrightHR

Using BrightHR makes us much more organised and centralises our processes, making it quicker for us to manage sickness and vacations.

Nottingham Credit Union

What our customers say about BrightHR

BrightHR is a user-friendly system and the team are on hand to answer any questions we ever have. I would highly recommend BrightHR.

Deborah Gillespie @ Change, Recruitment Group

What our customers say about BrightHR

Our staff absolutely love using the system and the ease of booking vacations and clocking in using Blip. Customer service is amazing...

Steven Greenall @ Cornerstone Children’s Home

What our customers say about BrightHR

Always on the go? You need an app for staff scheduling

Our free employee scheduling app (on iOS and Android) helps you manage your staff shifts straight from your smartphone.

  • Manage and edit your entire work schedule at any time
  • Alert staff when their schedule is ready or if anything has changed
  • Notify staff as soon as an open shift needs picked up
  • Accept or decline employee time off requests in real-time
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See BrightHR’s staff scheduling software in action

Discover just how easy it is to make the most of our software for employee scheduling in our quick video demo or book a free product demo.

No matter what industry you are in, see firsthand how our staff scheduling software and scheduler app can transform how you manage your schedules and shifts—meeting the needs of your entire workforce.

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Carry your electronic filing system in your pocket with unlimited document storage space. Upload, store, and view documents in seconds.

Manage your staff’s overtime hours, approve or decline requests, choose between payable hours or time off in lieu, and keep your payroll accurate.

Get a real-time view of who’s clocked in, out, or on a break by letting staff clock their own hours on our Blip App.

Make your staff vacation management a breeze. Approve vacation requests on the go, get notified of clashes, and get a single view of your entire teams schedule.

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  • Save 45 hours on handling absence requests and managing overtime
  • Fill 40 open shifts and manage 24 schedules
  • Create 150 bespoke HR documents
  • Produce 14 custom reports or spreadsheets to manage HR and payroll

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Monday, November 4, 2024

Your guide to choosing the right HR software

The right HR software can become the backbone of your business. But there’s lots to consider when choosing your provider.

From a handy checklist of the features you need to look for, to the risks that software can help you avoid, our Guide to HR Software covers it all.

FAQs

Q. QuestionWhat is the process of shift planning?

Making sure you have the right people on the job every working day requires effective shift planning. The process involves assigning employees to work throughout specific slots of the day, and making sure they are informed of these times.

Our HR software makes this process easier with our smart shift planner that takes the manual hassle and wasted communication out of the equation. It also integrates with essential tools like vacation management and time-tracking to make the work faster, more accurate and ensure you’re never under or overstaffed.

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Q. QuestionHow do you organize schedules with BrightHR software?

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