That's even a better reason to use a computer to set the schedules
that a human. If say in nursing you have a formula like a Nurse can
only work max of 7 nights shift every 28 Working days who would be
better than a computer to figure this out for you? I think a human
would have a lot of difficult
Its a good idea - but it has a catch - in healthcare, public transport,
airline teams, mining etc (worker risk or public safety) there is an
employer obligation called "fatigue rostering" so the business rules can get
complex and the system shifts focus from convenience to compliance.
On Mar 10,
Hi Aulay,
Great idea mate! I was just thinking about this the other day.
A market you might also want to look at is in Healthcare. My partner
is a nurse and she is always being stuffed around by being forced to
do lates (ending at 10pm) then early;s (Starting at 7am) constantly in
a row as peopl
Hi Dale,
Thanks for your feedback.
While I understand the point you are trying to make, most of the
features you have mentioned do not really fit with the vision we have
for this application, or our target market.
Think about your typical cafe, retail store or restaurant. 10-20 part-
time staff
Great advice Dale. I remember my days at Nick's seafood restaurant in
Darling Harbour, and how frustrated my manager was with the rostering
process. What you describe would be revolutionary in hospitality.
FYI Another piece of software that larger companies use is retain.
Piece of crap but it wor
Hi Aulay
Some things that are needed for all roster tools:
Abiltiy for staff to swap shifts (admins able to disable and enable, auto and
manual approval)
Rules to alert to when staff are being rostered for too much time causing them
to earn extra overtime
Able to forecast projected need
