Easing Scheduling Stress
Harvey Schatcher
Malcolm Marcus, president of Toronto-based Worksmart Webware Inc., says
making sure the staff schedule is up to date is one of the simplest yet
most important things managers with hourly staff can do since it
reduces the stress of scheduling staff, and ensures staff are paid
properly and clients get invoiced properly.
The scheduling application
should be open, or open and minimized on your computer desktop, so
you're only a few clicks away from entering changes. As well, keep the
number of people who can actually enter and change shifts to a minimum
- one or two people.
Outlook tip
You can register a new appointment from any screen in Outlook by clicking Ctrl-Shift-A. Womack Co. newsletter
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