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Using an employee scheduling system will help ensure planning work shifts easy. [Fit Small Business]( Expert Insights on HR July 17, 2024 Employee scheduling is a critical part of running a business and managing workers. Having a well-communicated schedule will minimize absenteeism, reduce turnover, and improve team productivity. While you may need to comply with state and local laws that promote fairer work schedules, using an employee scheduling system will help ensure compliance and make planning work shifts easy. - Jennifer Soper, Robie Ann Ferrer & Genevieve Que   Stay Current   Los Angeles County is the latest jurisdiction to pass a “Fair Workweek” predictive scheduling law, joining other areas (like Oregon, New York, and Seattle among others) with similar regulations. Key highlights include: - Owners of retail businesses in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County with at least 300 employees worldwide are required to provide predictable work schedules. - This ordinance is nearly identical to the Los Angeles Fair Work Week Ordinance implemented in April 2023 but with a few new provisions, such as a penalty to employers who are “substantially deviating” from the good faith schedule estimate provided to new employees. - The new law is set to take effect on July 1, 2025. Here are the articles covered in today's edition. - [How to Schedule Employees]( - [On-call Scheduling: Implementation Steps (+ Free Template)]( - [Free Employee Schedule Templates & Instructions](   [How to Schedule Employees]( [How to Schedule Employees]( Deciding how to schedule employees requires you to be in tune with how your company operates, like knowing its busiest days and months and product sales trends. The best schedules are flexible, don’t underwork or overwork employees, maximize profits, and are published well in advance.   [On-call Scheduling: Implementation Steps (+ Free Template)]( [On-call Scheduling: Implementation Steps (+ Free Template)]( An on-call schedule is a type of employee schedule that ensures your business has enough of the right staff to respond to increased customer demand, day or night. Companies in certain industries use on-call scheduling for a variety of reasons, like keeping medical or technology services running and addressing customer concerns.   [Free Employee Schedule Templates & Instructions]( [Free Employee Schedule Templates & Instructions]( Staff scheduling software can simplify the process of creating work shifts. However, if you’re not ready to invest in an online system, then a schedule template can help. With our employee schedule templates, you can save time from creating daily, weekly, and 24/7 work shifts from scratch. Read our guide and download the schedule forms for free! Based on Your Latest Reads   [Behavioral Interview Topics & Questions [+ Free Template]]( Use this behavioral interview template to ask candidates about their past behavior and assess their suitability for a position. [How to Create an Employee Database in Excel (+ Free Template)]( An employee database holds all the important information about your employees. Create your own with our free Excel employee database template. [Free Time Card Calculator]( A time card calculator can be a great tool to help you calculate the total number of hours your employees worked in a given week.   Latest in HR   [9 Best Employee Scheduling Software for Small Businesses]( The best employee scheduling software is easy to use and affordable, with compliance solutions and an auto-scheduler to help automate the process. In addition to offering an intuitive schedule builder, it should have mobile apps to help managers save time while providing employees with self-service tools for requesting schedule swaps and viewing work shifts online.   [5 Best Free Employee Scheduling Systems]( For budget-constrained businesses, free scheduling systems provide the essential tools to create, share, and manage simple work shifts without paying software fees. For suitable options, check out our list of the best free scheduling software for small businesses.   [8 Best Restaurant Scheduling Software & Apps]( The best restaurant scheduling software and apps make it easy to create consistent schedules, alert employees about their shifts and news, and allow shift swapping. They also prepare payroll and sync with restaurant point-of-sale (POS) systems for labor forecasting. More FSB Resources   More Than A Newsletter   Written by Jennifer Soper, Robie Ann Ferrer, & Genevieve Que About Fit Small Business HR Newsletter: Providing you with newsworthy tips, tricks, and informational deep dives on all HR and Payroll topics relevant to small business owners. Delivered to your inbox every Wednesday. [Sign up today]( Visit the [Subscription Center]( to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from Fit Small Business communications. 0[Unsubscribe](