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==Features==
Although employee scheduling software won't necessarily improve [[business practices]] by itself, it does automate typically tedious business administration. It can also have positive effects on aspects of the business indirectly, including [[employee engagement]], [[employee retention]], and lowered labor costs. By providing management with large amounts of data, this software can assist management in making decisions and automatically create a work schedule that fits as many constraints as possible.<ref>[https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/716f/f491fe8be17d8b4cb35bd9c5cfcee948e88a.pdf "Agents that Reduce Work and Information Overload"] (PDF). ''MIT Media Laboratory''.</ref> Also, the software may be a part of an [[ERP software|ERP package]] or other [[human resource management system]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mobile Technology: Transforming Workforce Management|last=IDC|publisher=July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Workforce Scheduling 2011: Automation Drives Accuracy, Efficiency and Business Outcomes|last=Aberdeen Group|publisher=April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Research Note: Mobile Technology Meets the Frontline Workforce|last=Nucleus Research|publisher=April 2011}}</ref>
*[[Gantt chart]] or calendar view of the schedule
*Approve employee requests for time off
* Reduce unproductive workforce due to over scheduling<ref name="NYT102812">{{cite news|title=A Part-Time Life, as Hours Shrink and Shift|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/business/a-part-time-life-as-hours-shrink-and-shift-for-american-workers.html|accessdate=October 28, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 27, 2012|author=Steven Greenhouse}}</ref>
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