The MakeShift Blog

Everything you need to know to schedule and manage your staff effectively.

Fri, Jun 27 2025 9 Strategies to Improve Retail Employee Engagement

Thu, Jun 26 2025 9 Best Retail Staff Scheduling Software: 2025 Edition

Thu, Jun 26 2025 5 Smart Labor Forecasting Strategies for Better Scheduling

Tue, Jun 10 2025 How to Extend SAP Time Tracking with MakeShift for Complex Scheduling

Tue, Jan 21 2025 11 Best Staff Scheduling Software (2025 Edition)

Tue, Jan 21 2025 7 Ways to Use Predictive HR Analytics (w/ Real Examples)

Thu, Dec 12 2024 7 Holiday Staff Scheduling Tips for a Stress-Free Season

Fri, Dec 6 2024 7 Steps to Schedule Staff Based on Skills & Roles

Fri, Nov 22 2024 13 Types of Work Schedules: Which One’s for You?

Fri, Nov 22 2024 10 Best Retail Store Software (Complete Tech Stack)

Thu, Oct 3 2024 9 Travel Tips For a Successful SAP SuccessConnect 2024

Fri, Aug 30 2024 7 Tips to Boost Your Nursing Home Quality Measures Rating

Fri, Aug 30 2024 9 Strategies to Improve Retail Staff Communication

Wed, Aug 21 2024 5 Steps to Optimize Labor with Staff Scheduling

Sat, Jul 27 2024 7 Ways to Master Multi-Location Staff Scheduling

Fri, Jul 19 2024 How to Reduce Labor Costs without Understaffing

Thu, Jul 18 2024 7 Ways to Optimize Sales with Smart Staff Scheduling

Fri, Jun 28 2024 8 Challenges Airlines Face That MakeShift Scheduling Solves

Sat, Jun 22 2024 How to Use ChatGPT for Staff Scheduling

Thu, Jun 6 2024 7 Ways to Use AI to Support Employee Wellness

Mon, Jun 3 2024 How to Make an Employee Schedule in 7 Steps

Sat, Jun 1 2024 11 Best Online Employee Scheduling Software (2025 Edition)

Fri, May 10 2024 11 Fatigue Management Strategies for a Happier Workplace

Fri, May 10 2024 56 Top Nursing Home Trends & Statistics of 2025

Fri, Apr 5 2024 11 Employee Engagement Strategies that Decrease Turnover

Thu, Mar 28 2024 9 Ways to Improve Staff Scheduling Software Adoption

Tue, Mar 26 2024 How to Solve Timesheet Fraud’s Root Causes

Thu, Mar 21 2024 9 Best Employee Scheduling Apps (2025 Edition)

Wed, Mar 20 2024 9 Best Caregiver Staff Scheduling Software (2025 Edition)

Fri, Mar 15 2024 How to Spot, Prevent, & Manage Retail Worker Burnout

Thu, Mar 14 2024 13 Tips to Improve Life for Night Shift Nurses

Wed, Mar 13 2024 How To Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace

Tue, Mar 12 2024 27 Retail Worker Statistics & Trends of 2025

Fri, Mar 8 2024 10 Predictive Scheduling Tips to Remain Compliant

Thu, Mar 7 2024 How to Prep for the New Era of AI in HR

Wed, Mar 6 2024 How to Use Workforce Forecasting to Plan Schedules

Tue, Mar 5 2024 How AI Staff Scheduling Is Putting People First

Mon, Feb 26 2024 How to Use AI to Prevent Employee Burnout

Fri, Feb 23 2024 5 Employee Retention Strategies To Hang On to Top Talent

Tue, Feb 13 2024 How To Create a Culture Change in Nursing Homes

Fri, Feb 2 2024 How to Automate Staff Scheduling to Put People First

Fri, Feb 2 2024 How to Spot Overstaffing & Prevent It

Fri, Jan 19 2024 7 Nurse Retention Strategies to Stop the Revolving Door

Tue, Jan 16 2024 The 5 Nurse Staffing Models: Which One is Right For You?

Tue, Dec 26 2023 How to Implement Nurse Self-Scheduling

Mon, Dec 25 2023 Best 9 Employee Time Tracking Software of 2025

Tue, Dec 12 2023 5 Ways to Use Staff Scheduling Software for HIPAA Compliance

Fri, Nov 10 2023 How to Create A Rotating Schedule Template

Thu, Oct 5 2023 How To Create & Use a Retail Staff Scheduling Template

Thu, Sep 28 2023 12 Strategies for Recruiting Nurses (Put Your Nurses First)

Thu, Sep 14 2023 How to Implement Self-Scheduling in Your Organization

Tue, Sep 12 2023 7 Best Long-Term Care Software (2025 Edition)

Wed, Aug 30 2023 How to Fill Open Shifts By Empowering Employees

Mon, Aug 21 2023 How To Create A Retail Schedule That Puts Staff First

Thu, Jul 13 2023 How To Create (& Use) an Employee Scheduling Template

Wed, Jul 12 2023 5 Best Nurse Scheduling Software (2025 Guide)

Thu, Jul 6 2023 How to Stop Time Theft In Its Tracks

Sat, Jul 1 2023 How to Streamline Employee Timesheets (Free Timesheet)

Thu, Jun 29 2023 3 Ways to Combat Nursing Home Staff Shortages

Tue, Jun 27 2023 5 Strategies for Handling Understaffing in Your Business

Wed, Jun 21 2023 How to Create a Home Health Care Schedule

Thu, Jun 15 2023 How To Manage On-Call Shift Scheduling Without Burnout

Wed, Jun 14 2023 MakeShift and SAP® SuccessFactors® Time Tracking — Better Together

Sat, Jun 3 2023 5 Steps To Create a People-First Attendance Policy

Fri, May 26 2023 How to Ensure Safe Nurse-to-Patient Ratios

Thu, May 11 2023 5 Tips For Handling & Preventing Overworked Employees

Wed, Mar 29 2023 71 Nursing Statistics You Need To Know

Thu, Mar 16 2023 How to Do Shift Planning with Software

Wed, Feb 22 2023 11 Best Staff Scheduling Software For Healthcare 2025

Fri, Feb 17 2023 How To Implement A Workforce Optimization Strategy

Tue, Feb 14 2023 Filling the Employee Experience Gap with SAP SuccessFactors and MakeShift

Sat, Feb 4 2023 7 Steps For Managing Employee Time Off Requests (+Free Form)

Fri, Feb 3 2023 How to Create and Use a Nurse Scheduling Template

Fri, Jan 20 2023 How to Use Employee Availability to Improve Engagement

Tue, Dec 13 2022 5 Best Nursing Home Staff Scheduling Software (2025)

Mon, Dec 12 2022 How to Trade Shift Swap Forms For People-First Scheduling

Fri, Dec 2 2022 How to Manage Mandatory Overtime For Nurses If You Can’t Avoid It

Fri, Nov 4 2022 The Ultimate Healthcare Software Techstack: 5 Must-Haves

Thu, Nov 3 2022 How to Put Staff First During a Healthcare Worker Shortage

Tue, Oct 11 2022 53 Essential Healthcare Staff Statistics & Trends in 2025

Fri, Oct 7 2022 7 Ways to Boost Staff Retention in Healthcare

Mon, Oct 3 2022 How to Reduce Overtime Scheduling For Good

Mon, Aug 29 2022 6 Perks of Integrating Your HR, Payroll & Staff Scheduling Software

Fri, Aug 26 2022 How to Use Medical Staff Scheduling Software to Decrease Burnout

Wed, Aug 17 2022 How to Create a Nurse Scheduling System (Step-by-Step)

Fri, Jul 8 2022 How to Prevent Nurse Burnout: 5 Powerful Tips

Tue, Jun 21 2022 5 Effective Ways to Prevent Buddy Punching and Time Theft

Wed, May 18 2022 Why the Healthcare Industry Needs Cloud-Based Staff Scheduling

Tue, May 10 2022 How to Create a Shift Swap Policy That Puts Staff First

Mon, Apr 25 2022 How to Set Up a Bulletproof Rotating Shifts Schedule

Wed, Apr 13 2022 How to Reduce Employee Absenteeism & Callouts

Mon, Mar 28 2022 Celebrating women who break biases: Meet Jennifer Gordon.

Mon, Mar 21 2022 Celebrating women who break biases: Meet Amelia Wong

Wed, Mar 16 2022 Celebrating women who break biases: Meet Lindsey Wilkins.

Tue, Mar 8 2022 Celebrating women who break biases: Meet Sally Henderson.

Tue, Nov 23 2021 Hollyburn implements MakeShift to reduce the stress of filling shifts and achieves predictable scheduling

Wed, Nov 10 2021 The Source trusts MakeShift to schedule the right people, at the right place, at the right time

Mon, Nov 8 2021 Supporting Alberta businesses as we get back to work

Tue, Oct 26 2021 Snow Valley Ski Club solves scheduling challenges while improving Employee Experience with MakeShift.

Mon, Oct 4 2021 Employee scheduling trends: Empower staff to boost retention and improve the Employee Experience

Fri, Sep 17 2021 Safer Workplace Scheduling with MakeShift's COVID-19 Vaccine Status Tracking Feature

Tue, Sep 14 2021 Looking for a time tracking and advanced scheduling solution that integrates with payroll?

Thu, Sep 9 2021 PeopleFirst, PainFree Employee Scheduling: Here's Our Why.