Warning

Employee expenses are often the largest single category of operating expenses for a small business, and the costs can make the difference between profitability and going out of business. It is also difficult to hire and fire employees, both psychologically and legally. The small business owner should consider applying "just-in-time inventory" planning to employee usage as well, utilizing part-time employees or single-project contract labor (e.g., from temporary help agencies) to obtain additional help exactly when and for as long as needed.

Included among the Business Tools is a projected staffing schedule. This worksheet is an Excel template.

The worksheet is set up to be used for projecting and completing your new business staffing arrangements for a weekly time period. All you have to do is put in your employee names and the hours to be worked and it will show you and your employees at a glance the weekly staffing arrangements. This tool provides an example and a template for a weekly staffing schedule.

Once you've downloaded the worksheet, feel free to modify it to fit your own needs.