--- description: Review of Scheduling Employees Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Scheduling Employees | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Employee Scheduling Software](/directory/497/employee-scheduling/software) > [Scheduling Employees](/software/300690/scheduling-employees) # Scheduling Employees Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/300690/scheduling-employees Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/300690/scheduling-employees?page=2) > Scheduling Employees is a Windows-based software that simplifies the process of employee scheduling. It enables managers to form schedules by manipulating time bars on a timeline. This software is particularly beneficial for businesses that require a straightforward method to arrange staff shifts and monitor labor expenses. It is suitable for a variety of industries with hourly employees, such as restaurants, retail stores, and healthcare facilities. Managers can efficiently construct schedules considering employee availability and shift needs. Once the schedules are finalized, the software can distribute them to the staff via email. The software offers features such as drag-and-drop scheduling, email schedule distribution, labor cost monitoring, and calculations for overtime and premium shifts. It also provides productivity reports, enabling managers to examine labor costs and staffing efficiency. Scheduling Employees is compatible with the most recent Windows platforms. The software's intuitive interface simplifies the task of creating schedules and distributing them to staff via email. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 10 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 10 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Guia International - **Founded**: 1898 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$189.99 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Individual license and site (one location) license available. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize and 188 more ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Automated Scheduling - Availability Management - Calendar Management - Customisable Reports - Data Import/Export - Employee Database - Employee Management - Messaging - Multi-Location - Online Time Clock - Overtime Calculation - Reporting/Analytics - Schedule Distribution - Shift Scheduling - Shift Swapping - Vacation/Leave Tracking ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Employee Scheduling Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/497/employee-scheduling/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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We recently trialed a new system to replace SEW but we ended returning to SEW within 2 weeks, purely down to the ease of rota construction and managing employees etc. > > **Cons**: I feel improvements can be made when it comes to the productivity screens, it is a big improvement on 3.5 but still a bit clunky and not quite as intuitive as it could be. I'd be happy to work this thru with someone on a virtual session.Some work could be done on the email functionality or possibly a secure webspace for the teams to access their schedules. But does work as intended so not a grumble. > > SEW is aiding us in producing accurate rotas and a user friendly fashion. It is adaptable to our business and I can see how lots of other sectors could utilize it. ----- ### "Great" — 4.0/5 > **Theodore** | *31 May 2023* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Makes it easy and quick to make schedules for all of our hourly employees. Having the times showing graphically as bars make it quick to check coverage. Printing of schedule is easy. > > **Cons**: Would be nice if it was online and could be remotely accessed. No automatic updating. > > Except for crashes or having to reinstall randomly to use software it has been a great asset. ----- ### "Freelancer/Contractors ideal time tracker" — 4.0/5 > **Simon** | *23 May 2023* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Working an hour or two here and another 30 min or 3 hours in the evening this is the only way I've found to easily record and report hours per week per job with confidence that it's accurate. > > **Cons**: It really needs to be web based so I can access it from more than just my PC. I've dealt with a couple data wipe outs because of computer failures without being able to restore backups. > > It's solved a complicated problem being contracted out to do services that require reporting of different types of work during the week. ----- ### "easy to learn for new employees" — 4.0/5 > **David** | *4 April 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: flat learning curve. it is like software companies never take into effect the turnover rate at small companies and think steep learning curves are ok. Integration with the ridiculously easy to use Picture Timeclock sealed the deal. > > **Cons**: Windows 10 version and later. The XP version allowed use over a network while someone could work on schedules. The new version forces you to shutdown Picture timeclock when using scheduling employees. What's the point of a network version\!?\!?\! > > easy to use and easy to read for employees, very intuitive. Most importantly, easy to teach someone to use\! ----- ### "SEW - Fantastic, easy-to-use scheduling program for Retail stores" — 5.0/5 > **Shannon** | *22 May 2023* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love how you can create a "master" schedule and then modify that to accomodate for time-off requests. Daytypes are great for coding "training", "requests" "vacation" "anniversary" "birthdays" "meetings" "special Events", etc.Budgeting is super easy with instant access to wage cost and hours per day/week.Easy to print a weekly schedule for all employees.Color-coded bar graphs make it easy to confirm we've got the RIGHT positions filled (ex. Cashier, Manager, Sales, Paint, Receiving, etc.) at all times. > > **Cons**: We want to include COST for vacations (and PTO) without it affecting hourly line-graph/coverage.We have a work around to input 8 hours (or whatever time) from midnight to 8 am so we know true COST per day week. (We don't open until 8am so this allows us to see our coverage for the day) > > We've been using this product for OVER 10 years. I've tried other products recommended by "corporate", but I've always come back to SEW. The ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/300690/scheduling-employees?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/300690/scheduling-employees) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data