How to Schedule 100 Employees in 60 Seconds

    December 15, 2025
    Kyle Bolt
    Employee Scheduling / Rosters

    How to Schedule 100 Employees Across Multiple Locations in Under 60 Seconds

    If you run a business with multiple locations, departments, and shift patterns, scheduling can quickly become one of your biggest weekly headaches.

    Spreadsheets break.
    Last-minute changes cause chaos.
    And trying to keep schedules fair across weekday, weekend, and role requirements feels nearly impossible.

    Here’s how CrewHR lets you schedule 100 staff across two locations, multiple departments, and different shift patterns — in under 60 seconds.


    The Problem Most SMBs Face

    Most small and medium-sized businesses deal with the same challenges:

    • Multiple locations with different staffing needs
    • Departments that require different roles per shift
    • Weekday vs weekend patterns
    • Fair distribution of hours
    • Managers spending hours manually fixing schedules

    CrewHR was built specifically to solve this — without adding complexity.


    Step 1: Set Up Your Real-World Structure

    Before scheduling, CrewHR mirrors how your business actually operates:

    • Employee database with roles and availability
    • Multiple locations, each with:
      • Multiple sections or departments
      • Different staffing requirements based on demand

    Each location and section defines:

    • What roles are required
    • How many staff are needed
    • When those shifts need to be covered

    Once this is set up, scheduling becomes automated.


    Step 2: Create a Full Month Schedule (In Seconds)

    To build a schedule, you simply:

    1. Open the Scheduler
    2. Choose your date range (e.g. the full month of January)
    3. Select:
      • All locations
      • All sections
      • All roles
      • All employees
    4. Click Auto-Schedule

    That’s it.

    CrewHR’s auto-scheduler does the heavy lifting.


    Step 3: Review the Schedule Instantly

    In seconds, you get a complete schedule summary:

    • Full date range covered
    • Multiple locations included
    • Over 2,000 shifts filled automatically
    • No manual drag-and-drop required

    When you apply the schedule, it appears instantly on your calendar view.

    From there, you can:

    • Drill down into each location
    • View schedules by department or role
    • See coverage status at a glance

    Green indicators show that every required role is fully covered.


    Step 4: Check Fairness & Coverage with Analytics

    Scheduling isn’t just about filling shifts — it’s about fairness.

    CrewHR includes built-in analytics so you can instantly see:

    • Total hours scheduled (e.g. 17,000+ hours)
    • Average hours per employee
    • Shift distribution across staff

    If you remove a shift, CrewHR immediately flags the issue — for example:

    “Missing 1 Manager”

    This makes gaps obvious before they become real-world problems.


    Why This Matters for SMB Owners & Managers

    With CrewHR, you can:

    • Build complex schedules in under a minute
    • Avoid burnout and unfair hour distribution
    • Spot coverage gaps instantly
    • Scale across locations without extra admin time

    And once the schedule is live, your team can:

    • View their shifts in real time
    • Clock in and out
    • Request time off
    • Reduce back-and-forth messages

    More Than Just Scheduling

    CrewHR is an all-in-one workforce platform for SMBs, including:

    • Employee scheduling
    • Time tracking & attendance
    • Time-off management
    • Location & role management

    If scheduling is slowing your business down, it doesn’t have to.

    👉 Learn more at crewhr.com

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