Elevate Workforce Scheduling with Snap Schedule 365

A complete and comprehensive employee scheduling solution, with unmatched task scheduling, revolutionary automated shift callouts, and auto-schedule generation

Snap Schedule 365 capabilities

Transform your scheduling process with effortless precision and unmatched flexibility to propel your business forward.

Optimize shift and time off scheduling

Navigate complex shift arrangements and time off, enable effortless shift trading, and ensure precision in meeting your scheduling needs, all within a flexible and user-friendly platform.

Save time and headaches with automated scheduling

Unlock the ease and efficiency of automated scheduling. Align staffing seamlessly with your business needs, achieving operational efficiency while fostering employee work-life balance. Say goodbye to the complexities of traditional scheduling and welcome a smarter, more streamlined workforce management experience.

Automate shift bids and callouts, ensuring seamless operations

Revolutionize shift management by automating callouts and shift bidding for all demands, allowing your qualified employees to bid on shifts, and efficiently filling positions to maintain operational continuity with minimal manual effort and downtime.

Boost productivity with tailored task scheduling

Boost workforce productivity with advanced task scheduling, seamlessly assigning your employees to tasks within each shift and customizing timings for precise alignment with your requirements, enhancing overall efficiency.

Maximize efficiency with annual shift & time off bid

Streamline annual selection processes by prioritizing employees on a ranked list to select their preferred time off and shift patterns, ensuring transparency and efficiency.

Advanced time saving features

Scheduling

No-conflict scheduling Identify coverage gaps swiftly, address conflicts instantly, and avoid overtime expenses before they arise. Drag-and-drop or auto-generate shift schedules for an unlimited number of employees, locations, and shifts. Support fixed, rotating, split, multiple shifts, time off, and on calls. Auto scheduling Streamline scheduling with the auto-scheduling feature, which optimizes shift assignments and saves valuable time. Define shift patterns and rotate schedules with ease, promoting transparency and employee satisfaction while eliminating manual scheduling tasks. Find best-fit employees or substitutes Easily find qualified and eligible employees to fill open shifts based on availability, position, skill, labor cost, work hour limits, seniority and other criteria. Multi-location scheduling Define an unlimited number of locations and departments, and assign employees to specific sites. . Effortlessly manage multiple teams across job sites. Tasks & breaks scheduling Optimize daily operations by allowing managers to assign tasks to scheduled employees, enhancing precision and efficiency. Schedule multiple tasks, duties, and breaks within a single shift while ensuring coverage by skills and positions, and managing break compliance. Self scheduling Employees can check their schedule, determine what shifts work for them, request PTO, pick up extra hours by replying to open shifts and shift swap shifts with co-workers. Management can approve or reject shift swaps and PTO requests and can notify employees immediately in their preferred method.

Automated Callout

Let automation handle shift callouts Say goodbye to the slow, error-filled manual process, and welcome a new era of compliance, speed, and accuracy in scheduling. Snap Schedule 365 not only saves precious time with its advanced automated callout system but also adheres to labor and union rules, ensuring your operations are both efficient and compliant. Fill open shifts with ease Our Automated Callouts & Notifications feature leverages a powerful rules-based engine, allowing you to set specific criteria based on your operational needs and regulatory requirements. Once configured, Snap Schedule dives into your scheduling data, identifies the best-fit employees and automatically notifies them based on your predefined rules. This not only saves valuable time but also enhances shift coverage reliability.

• Identify best-fit employee candidates for open shifts
• Automatically invite employees to open shift opportunities
• Notify employees via SMS, in-app messaging, even voice calls
• Employee acceptances instantly turn into assignments Configure rules to meet your business needs We understand that every business has unique scheduling challenges. That’s why our Automated Callouts & Notifications feature offers the flexibility to create unlimited custom rules to address various operational demands. Snap Schedule provides the tools you need to tailor your callout process precisely.
• Adhere to regulatory compliance issues
• Satisfy union and collective bargaining agreements
• Manage overtime distribution
• Align with staffing policies Be transparent in awarding overtime Transparency and fairness in work distribution are paramount, especially in environments governed by strict union rules or collective bargaining agreements. Our automated system ensures that callouts are made fairly and equitably, thereby reducing employee grievances. Every action is logged, so you can prove equitable work distribution and compliance with organizational policies.
• Call employees in order, impartially and equitably
• Reduce grievances
• Foster a positive workplace culture
• Provide a clear audit trail Eliminate manual callout time and mistakes Embrace the future of employee scheduling with Snap Schedule’s Automated Callouts & Notifications. Say goodbye to manual callout processes and welcome an era of enhanced efficiency, transparency, and employee satisfaction. By automating the mundane aspects of scheduling, your management team can focus on what truly matters—growing your business and supporting your team.
• Replacing manual operations with automated processing
• Reduce grievances
• Reduce errors and improve efficiency

Open Shift Bids

Put open shifts up for bid Now you can invite employees to schedule themselves. Just post your open shifts and let employees choose the time slots that work for them. Snap Schedule will consider all of their preferences and assign the open shifts to right employee everytime. Fill open shifts through automation Snap Schedule’s automated Shift Bidding engine uses powerful rules based on your operational needs and regulatory requirements. It will find your open shifts and invite eligible and available employees to bid on them. This automation save you time and ensures compliance with labor contracts.

• Find open shifts based on coverage requirements
• Instantly identify employees based on their eligibility and availability
• Automatically invite qualified employees to bid on your open shifts
• Notify employees via SMS, in-app messaging, email or voice
• Award shifts based on employee preferences and labor agreements Configure rules to meet your business needs Every business fills open shifts differently. Snap Schedule offers the flexibility to follow your unique business processes. Let qualified employees bid on open shifts and award the shifts to the right employees every time.
• Adhere to regularity compliance standards
• Follow collective bargaining agreements
• Ensure internal staffing policies are met
• Apply different rules in different situations Award overtime fairly and uniformly Ensuring transparency and fairness in overtime distribution is crucial, particularly in environments governed by rigorous union regulations or collective bargaining agreements. Snap Schedule guarantees equitable assignment of open shifts to qualified employees who have bid on them, minimizing potential grievances. Every step of the process is meticulously logged, enabling you to demonstrate fair distribution of work and adherence to organizational policies.
• Award overtime impartially and equitably based on received bids
• Minimize grievances through fair allocation
• Cultivate a positive work environment
• Maintain a clear and comprehensive audit trail Banish manual mistakes and save precious time Step into the future of employee scheduling with Snap Schedule’s Automated Open Shift Bidding. Bid farewell to manual shift assignment processes and usher in an era of heightened efficiency, transparency, and employee engagement. By automating the open shift bidding process, your management team can dedicate more time to strategic initiatives, fostering business growth and team empowerment.
• Streamline operations through automated shift bidding
• Enhance accuracy and efficiency while minimizing errors
• Ensure fairness and eliminating bias in shift allocation

PTO Accrual & Tracking

Track, Accrue, and Manage Time Off Seamlessly Effortlessly process time off requests, manage accruals, track leave, and generate comprehensive reports—all integrated to streamline your operations and enhance compliance. Create Perfectly Tailored Time Off Accrual Policies Snap Schedule enables you to effortlessly create and manage time off accrual policies tailored to your organization’s needs. Whether it’s weekly, monthly, or annually, set accruals to start on specific dates, after a certain period post-hire, or on special occasions. Customize accrual rates and maximum balances based on employment duration, and easily define eligibility for different types of time off

• Fine-tune policies to your organization’s rhythm.
• Align accruals with your schedule, from day one or special milestones
• Set rates based on employment milestones for fairness and motivation
• Easily designate who gets what type of time off Monitor Time Off Accruals with Detailed Records and Insights Keep track of each employee’s time off balance with detailed transaction records, including automatic accruals and running balances. Snap Schedule provides a clear view of time off hours accrued and requested, ensuring transparency and ease of management.
• Monitor time off balances and transactions with ease
• Stay updated with seamless automatic updates to employee balances
• View requested time off hours for clear, informed management Empower your team with real-time PTO tracking at their fingertips Empower your employees by giving them access to view their time off accrual records and balances in real-time through the convenient mobile app. This feature enhances transparency and satisfaction by keeping employees informed about their time off benefits. Employees can:
• Access their time off balances anytime, anywhere on the mobile app
• See their accrued time off instantly, fostering trust and clear communication
• Plan and request their time off with confidence of approval

Time & Attendance

Flexible Punch Options Enable various punch-in methods through virtual time clocks, or the employee remote access app, Punch in and out of shifts remotely with GPS-enabled accuracy, ensuring accurate time tracking and attendance monitoring. Punch In/Out Against the Assigned Shifts Schedulers and managers can view real-time punch activities via dedicated screens, ensuring efficient oversight. Employees have exclusive access to their punch data through the remote access app, enabling seamless monitoring by both parties. Monitor Punch Activities in Real Time Whether through scheduler screens or the employee remote access app, stay updated with live punch data, enabling immediate oversight and timely management decisions Get Time Card Reports and Export to Payroll Access detailed reports that break down punch activities and work hours, providing valuable insights for payroll processing and workforce management.

Employee Self-service

Put the schedule in the hands of your employees Available on the Apple Store and Google Play, Snap Schedule’s Employee Remote Access app invites your employees into the scheduling picture. Employees can use their mobile devices to see their work schedule, request time off, respond to callouts and more. Give employees a front seat to their work schedule From home to business, from desktop to mobile, your employees have 24/7 access to their schedule. You control who gets to see it and which features to enable.

• Monthly calendar and co-worker shifts
• Time off requests and approvals
• Open shifts, shift trades and callouts
• Time cards and punch clock
• Task assignments and more Empower employees with self-scheduling Do you have shifts that need to be filled? Snap Schedule makes it easy by letting employees schedule themselves. Invite employees to bid on open shifts, and when they accept, Snap Schedule will automatically assign the best employee, according to your needs.
• Qualify employees by position, skill or location
• Invite everyone to bid at once or call each one in order
• Monitor the process from start to finish
• Approve or reject bids yourself, or let Snap Schedule do it automatically Requesting time off has never been simpler When employees need time off for vacation, illness or family emergency, they just request it right from their phone. Managers can quickly respond and convert the time off request to an open shift or callout to be filled. Instantly, employees have their answer and the day is not interrupted.
• Request time off, choosing the day, time and reason
• Receive the request and evaluate the impact
• Cover the shift with a callout or put it out for bid
• Seamlessly keep your operations on track Allow punch-ins remotely, be certain employees are at work Employees can punch in and out of their assigned shifts from the field. But how do you know they are actually at work? By setting a geo-fence around your locations, you can be sure employees are on site when they punch the clock.
• Customizable geo-fence ensures employees are at work
• Network restrictions by IP address if using location WiFi
• Historical records provide all punch activity with GPS coordinates
• Real-time punch view shows you who is currently working
• Comprehensive reports detail planned vs. actual hours Let employees swap shifts, but you maintain control Snap Schedule allows shift trades between employees with or without a manager’s approval. Employees can give away their shift or swap it for another. You decide how much you want to be involved.
• Require manager approval or let employees decide
• Allow shift give aways or insist on swaps
• Limit co-worker invitations to same position, team or location
• Restrict trades to within certain pay periods Review time cards anytime, anywhere to confirm work hours Per pay period, employees can see their time cards and compare planned vs. actual work hours so they can confirm their time.
• Includes regular, overtime, on call, and paid/unpaid time off
• Allows for manual entry or calculations from punch clock
• Requests employee approval and sign-off
• Exports time card data to payroll provider

Employee Communications

Keep everyone in the Loop Snap Schedule’s Employee Communication feature makes it easy for managers to coordinate with their teams. It’s built right into Snap Schedule, so managers can send messages and stay connected without any hassle. This tool ensures effective communication between managers and their teams, helping everyone work together smoothly. Customizable message topics Snap Schedule allows managers to initiate new message topics, keeping conversations organized and relevant. Customize these topics with various options.

• Ensure critical information is acknowledge with required confirmations
• Facilitate two-way dialog by enabling employee responses
• Promote transparency and team collaboration with visible co-worker responses Inclusive, yet selective, messaging When it comes to including employees in the conversation, Snap Schedule’s wizard makes it a breeze. Managers can effortlessly add participants with powerful selection tools.
• Target employees working a certain time frame
• Limit employees to those working specific shifts or locations
• Find employees with applicable positions or skills Real-time notifications As conversations evolve, employees receive instant notifications on their mobile devices via Snap Schedule Employee App. This application ensures employees stay in the loop and can contribute to conversations, fostering a responsive and engaged workforce. Employees engage with messages in a chat interface that feels familiar, allowing for intuitive and straightforward communication. Maintain oversight with complete history Schedulers have access to a detailed history of all communications, displayed in an accessible chat-style format.
• See who has confirmed receipt of the message
• Track the last activity date for each employee
• Monitor employee engagement and ensure accountability

Reports & Analytics

Data insights for maximum impact Use a comprehensive set of over 60 reports to analyze your scheduling data; prepare records for day-to-day management and planning; and track employee activities, work assignments, labor costs, coverage, and time-offs.. Configurable Filter, sort, and group report data in thousands of ways. Include or exclude specific information in your reports, drill-down for more details, and make changes to the report data. Stored Reports Reports can be saved with customized settings for quick recall and rerunning at a later time. All customized settings, including filters, sort orders, header/footer, and date range, remain intact, while the data is refreshed when the stored report is run. Flexible data exporting Snap Schedule offers multiple export options, letting you share insights in your preferred format—PDF for presentations, Excel for analysis, or CSV for integration—with just a few clicks. Real-time analytics Real-time analytics provide an up-to-the-minute view of the workforce and operations. Whether tracking attendance, overtime, or compliance, Snap Schedule 365 delivers the insights needed for timely and informed decisions.