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people to have a little more freedom in giving up shifts and picking up shifts .”
It also empowers employees to stabilize their schedules — and thereby their paychecks — in a previously unprecedented way , an immensely important point . “ If you have to call to cancel a shift , it ’ s really hard to also then say : ‘ but can you give me something else to get my hours ?’” Ostrega points out . “ You ’ re cancelling , but you ’ re also trying to get more hours to fill up your week . But with this someone can trade a shift or find another shift to pick up , so they can make sure that they ’ re meeting their financial obligation and not hurting their take-home pay . Sometimes there are weeks where people would rather give up a few more hours , maybe it ’ s exam time or there are other things going on in their lives , and other weeks they ’ re ready to take on a little more .
Again , it just creates a little more empowerment on the employee side to be in control of a certain limited amount of their work schedule .”
It ’ s a clear benefit for employees , but it ’ s a benefit for employers as well , and not just for the tremendous amount of work and effort that it takes off a beleaguered shift manager ’ s plate . By empowering workers , employers can foster a
By empowering workers , employers can foster a better environment and retain their employees for the long haul
12 September 2015