Employee Scheduler

A scheduling system comprising:

• a) a plurality of input devices each configured to receive an input;
• b) a plurality of output devices configured to provide an output in graphical form on an attached graphical user interface;
• c) a digital processor in communication with the plurality of input devices and the plurality of output devices via a network;
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• d) a permanent memory comprising computer readable instructions configured to physically cause the digital processor to carry out steps comprising:
• i) receiving, from one of the plurality of input devices, a list of workers qualified to perform one or more work tasks during a work shift;
• ii) receiving, from one of the plurality of input devices, one or more design constraints selected from the group consisting of:
• a coverage quota, an overtime limit, and a contiguity limit;
• iii) assigning each worker from the list of workers to one of a first work team and a second work team, wherein the first work team has about the same number of workers as the second work team;
• iv) automatically assigning the first work team and the second work team to a primary work schedule wherein the first work team and the second work team are assigned to alternating on-days and off-days;
• v) determining, based upon the primary work schedule, an assignment property associated with each worker, the assignment property related to the one or more design constraints;
• vi) displaying, on the graphical user interface of at least one of the plurality of output devices, a visual verification of assignments to the primary work schedule;
• vii) receiving, from a first input device, a request to change a first shift of a first worker;
• viii) determining one or more available first replacement shifts based at least on the primary work schedule associated with the first worker;
• ix) displaying, on the graphical user interface of a first output device, a selectable display of the one or more available first replacement shifts;
• x) receiving, via the graphical user interface of the first output device, a selected first replacement shift from among the one or more available first replacement shifts;
• xi) determining one or more available second workers based at least on the primary work schedule associated with the first worker;
• xii) displaying, on the graphical user interface of one or more second output devices each associated with a second worker of the one or more available second workers, an interactive prompt for the second worker to accept a shift change;
• xiii) receiving, via the graphical user interface of the one or more second output devices, an acceptance of the shift change;
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• xiv) responsive to receiving the acceptance of the shift change, updating the primary work schedules and the assignment properties associated with the first worker and the second worker.