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PLANNING AND FORECASTING

Smart Sched­ul­ing That Cuts Labour Costs

Eliminate scheduling guesswork with AI-powered forecasting. Reduce overstaffing costs, prevent compliance risks, and optimise labour spend—while keeping employees engaged and productive across your entire workforce.

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How digital planning handles fluctuating demand

Digital planning assigns the right people to every shift, predicts demand spikes, and eliminates manual scheduling errors.

Smarter Operations, Happier People

Boost employee engagement and retention while optimising labour costs and ensuring compliance. Strategy in one platform.

Schedules employees actually want

Empower your workforce by giving employees control over their schedules and improving flexibility

Streamline operational efficiency

Automate schedule creation, overtime alerts, and shift coverage. Free managers for strategic work.

Demand forecasts you can trust

Machine learning predicts staffing needs ahead, preventing costly over and understaffing scenarios.

Built for European complexity

Navigate labour laws, time directives and holiday rules across every European market.

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Everything you need for workforce optimisation

AI forecasting meets compliance rules

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AI-driven forecasting uses historical data and market trends to predict staffing needs accurately. Intelligent scheduling balances business coverage  with employee preferences and fariness. Built-in compliance automates labour rules, tracks certifications, and ensures regulatory alignment.

Self-service that employees love

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Mobile apps give employees control over their work-life balance. View shifts, swap with colleagues, request leave, and track hours—all from their phones. An AI assistant helps find open shifts and answers  queries, reducing manager interruptions, and improving satisfaction.

Real-time insights, better decisions

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Live dashboards surface issues before they become problems—monitor shift coverage, overtime trends, and break compliance with automated alerts. Consolidated views of attendance, skills gaps, and labour costs give leadership the visibility to optimise budgets and workforce planning.

Connected systems, accurate payroll

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Scheduling data flows automatically into time tracking and payroll systems, ensuring accurate payments. Native integrations with HR, finance, and operational tools create a unified workforce ecosystem.

Expert implementation, ongoing support

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Our 40+ certified consultants design tailored solutions using industry-leading tools—delivered on time and within budget. From implementation through ongoing maintenance, system updates, and incident resolution, we ensure your platform adapts to organisational needs.

Four best-in-class solutions

SD Worx Time

Manage availability, shifts, and compliance with smart scheduling tools offering conflict resolution and automated suggestions for efficiency.

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SuccessFactors Workforce Scheduling

Optimise shift planning for manufacturing and production with demand-driven, skills-based scheduling that improves coverage and compliance.

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ADP WorkForce Suite

Ideal for global and regulated environments, optimising shift patterns with flexible scheduling, strong compliance support, and self-service.

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UKG

AI-driven scheduling with real-time visibility into coverage. Balances shifts with labour demand, availibilty, skills, preferences, and compliance.

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Frequently asked questions

Staff scheduling software helps businesses plan and manage shifts through  fair, efficient workforce planning. It considers staffing needs, skills, availability, and preferences. Employees can access schedules and swap shifts, while managers get real-time visibility into coverage, absences, and overtime. SD Worx and partners deliver solutions that enhance employee experience for businesses of any size or complexity.

Workforce management forecasting software uses AI-driven analytics to predict staffing needs based on historical data, customer patterns, and employee availability. By identifying trends in customer behaviour and operational requirements, it helps you make smarter staffing decisions—preventing costly over and understaffing scenarios. This is particularly valuable in sectors like retail, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing where demand fluctuates. SD Worx solutions leverage advanced AI to deliver accurate demand forecasting tailored to your industry.

Workforce planning software delivers three core benefits:

  • For employees: Frontline workers access schedules, clock in/out, request leave, and swap shifts via mobile—often making it their most-used tool after operational systems. Greater schedule control and transparency significantly improves employee satisfaction and retention.
  • For managers: Automated schedule creation and shift management dramatically reduce admin time. Virtual assistants handle routine requests (time off, shift swaps, hour checks), freeing HR and operations teams for strategic work.
  • For compliance: Built-in rules automatically enforce break requirements, track certifications, and ensure adherence to working time regulations—reducing legal risk and manual oversight.

Yes. All SD Worx workforce management solutions integrate seamlessly with SD Worx payroll and HR systems, as well as major HCM platforms including SAP, Workday, and UKG. Employee data flows from your central HCM to workforce management tools, whilst approved shifts, leave, and hours worked automatically transfer to payroll—eliminating manual data entry and ensuring payment accuracy.

Yes. A comprehensive workforce management solution scales globally while adapting to local requirements—streamlining operations, reducing costs, and minimising admin burden.  You’ll also gain improved cross-country reporting and workforce visibility. Our certified consultants help multinational organisations select and implement the right tools to manage complex, multi-country workforces efficiently.

AI enhances both operational efficiency and employee experience through:

  • Intelligent forecasting: Analyses organisation-specific data, industry trends, employee skills and preferences, and market conditions to predict staffing needs accurately.: Analyses organisation-specific data, industry trends, employee skills and preferences, and market conditions to predict staffing needs accurately.
  • Personalised scheduling: Creates optimised schedules based on individual employee preferences, qualifications, and availability—particularly valuable in healthcare and shift-based environments.
  • Compliance automation: Proactively alerts managers about break requirements and monitors adherence to working time rules, reducing compliance risk.
  • Virtual assistants: Provide employees with instant, personalised support for requesting leave, finding open shifts, swapping schedules, or checking hours worked—reducing manager workload whilst improving the employee experience.