How can scheduling and communication impact employee retention?

Employees don’t like uncertainty and unfairness. When you have a transparent scheduling and communication platform that makes it easy for your staff to enter availability, request time off, and make their issues known, they feel valued and respected, which helps keep them on staff longer.

How could When I Work really help me retain staff?

When I Work makes it easy for you to retain staff with features like flexible self scheduling, where you give your employees the choice to select shifts that fit their lives best. Plus, When I Work shows you availability preferences and time off when you’re building the schedule, so you can respect your employees personal lives, which builds loyalty.

How much time can I save with When I Work?

Our customers tell us they save up to 15 hours a week building the schedule. The most common thing we hear is that they go from spending hours every single week to just a few minutes.

What sets When I Work apart from other employee scheduling software?

When I Work is designed for hourly workplaces, so it fits your business perfectly. Plus, it scales as you grow, allowing you to just add users as you need them, keeping costs down.

How can I get started with When I Work?

Sign up for your free trial and you could be building and publishing your schedule today! There’s nothing to lose, and no credit card required, so give it a try now.

IMPROVE EMPLOYEE RETENTION

Make scheduling a reason to stay

Use employee scheduling to give your team a voice in their work-life balance and create a workplace that values them as people. Boost employee engagement and retention.

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FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING TO IMPROVE RETENTION

Smart scheduling for stronger teams

Your employees are people with real lives that don’t always revolve around work. Use flexible scheduling to let your staff choose the shifts that fit best into their schedules, so you can reduce no-shows and increase accountability. When your team feels like you value them as people, you’ll boost employee retention and build a loyal crew.

TEAM COMMUNICATION APP

Communication that builds team loyalty and trust

Make it easy for your team to communicate with each other, right inside the app, with no phone numbers or email addresses needed. Communication is the foundation of trust, so giving your team a platform to talk to each other is key. Plus, it’s easy to send and receive messages one on one, in groups, or to the whole company.

EMPLOYEE RETENTION FOR ANY INDUSTRY

Glowing review from BlackStack Brewing

1 location

38 employees

Hours saved each week

How BlackStack Brewing uses scheduling for employee retention

1 location

38 employees

Hours saved each week

BlackStack Brewing started using When I Work from the very beginning, letting their staff test and choose which software they wanted to use.

"It's helped me maintain staff morale and make people feel comfortable in their positions just by the ease of it all. It really alleviates a lot of stress. It makes switching shifts easy. It makes requesting time off easy. And it's nice to be able to do it so far in advance, so people can work around it and plan accordingly."

– Olivia , BlackStack Brewing Taproom Manager

They started out with 8 employees, all friends and family. But eventually, they’ve grown to a staff of 38, and have very low turnover because everyone loves working there. They’ve built trust through employee scheduling, and that’s led to great employee retention through the years.

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EMPLOYEE RETENTION SUPPORT

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shifts confirmed in 24 hours

85%

employee engagement

reduction in no-shows

GET OVERTIME TRACKING

Spot burnout before it leads to turnover

Get overtime alerts as you build the schedule, so you don’t start the week assigned more hours than someone can handle. Plus, you’ll get notifications when an employee is about to go into overtime hours as they work, so you can check in on their well-being and make sure you’re not pushing them. Making sure your team is well-rested helps boost employee retention and loyalty.

Read reviews for our employee retention solution

Find out why When I Work is rated 4.5 stars on Capterra. Businesses just like yours rely on us every day to make them more successful:

My employees love it because they can swap and drop shifts easily. It keeps everybody accountable for clocking in and out on time and it makes team communication simple and swift.”

Lance Williams

YSU Mathematics Assistance Center

When I Work saves me time and puts the responsibility directly on the employee. Great for younger individuals to learn time management and self responsibility

Kristen Pelley

City of O’Fallon Parks and Rec

When I Work is a major time saver. I enjoy the ease of use, employee involvement and satisfaction, and the cost!

James Guerrini

Wake Forest Baptist Health - Urgent Care

My employees love it because they can swap and drop shifts easily. It keeps everybody accountable for clocking in and out on time and it makes team communication simple and swift.”

Lance Williams

YSU Mathematics Assistance Center