Problem with shift planning

Hello, colleagues! I have encountered a problem with shift planning at our company. Previously, we did it manually, but it became too time-consuming. Do you think it is possible to optimize the shift schedule using automatic systems such as Shifton? I seem to have heard that both automatic and manual planning can be set up there, but I am not sure how this will work in real life. What examples do you have of using such systems, and how effective are they really?

Actually, https://shifton.com/shift-scheduling is a really interesting tool that can make life much easier when creating schedules. We started using it a couple of months ago, and I like the way it works. The main feature, in my opinion, is flexibility: you can combine automatic scheduling with manual adjustments if some unforeseen situation arises. What I liked is how the system automatically takes into account employees' working hours, their days off, and preferences. For example, if someone specifies in advance that they cannot work on weekends, the system immediately takes this into account when creating a schedule. This does not exclude the possibility of manually adjusting shifts if, for example, one of the employees suddenly gets sick or has some urgent situation. In addition, shifton helps with taking into account legally established norms, such as the number of working hours per week and minimum breaks between shifts.

Yes, the system can really be useful. We also tried to implement it at the enterprise, but there are points that need to be taken into account. For example, if you have very diverse shifts with non-standard conditions, such as business trips or frequent overtime, then it is worth setting up such moments in advance so that the system reacts correctly. Otherwise, there may be incidents. But if you have more stable conditions, then Shifton, of course, greatly speeds up the process of creating schedules.