Patent ID: 8788308
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for scheduling at least one of a plurality of employees to a work shift based on identified changes of a workload in the work shift, anticipated undesirability for the work shift, and adjusted workforce requirements, wherein said computer program product is recorded on a non-transitory computer readable medium and having one or more computer software written thereon that when executed by a computer hardware processor, causes the computer hardware processor to execute the steps of a method comprising: storing work schedules of the plurality of employees; checking attendance of the plurality of employees utilizing the work schedules and a presence of the plurality of employees during the work schedules; determining violations of the plurality of employees, wherein said violations comprise at least one of absence infractions of the plurality of employees and attendance infractions of the plurality of employees; identifying the changes of the workload in the work shift as either an attendance excess or an attendance shortfall and, anticipating whether the work shift is undesirable to the plurality of employees, and when the work shift is anticipated as undesirable to the plurality of employees, provide the plurality of employees at least one incentive selected from a group consisting of: an increase in pay, a time off at a later date, gifts and a sign up bonus to accept the work shift; adjusting the workforce requirements in the work shift at specific time intervals to ensure continuous availability of a workforce ratio from a total workforce of the plurality of employees; displaying said work shift to at least one of the plurality of employees; scheduling at least one of the plurality of employees to the work shift based on the identified changes in the workload of the work shift, the implementing of the at least one resolution and the at least one other resolution in response to the identified changes, the anticipated desirability for the work shift, and the adjusted workforce requirements.