What's the difference between a conventional staff planner and Staffcloud?

Traditionally, shift planners are used for permanent employees. The head of the division (planner) assigns employees to different shifts and then informs the employees of their assignment. In this setting, the planner can be sure that their employees will be available.

Clients who use Staffcloud deal with a completely different situation. Their planners usually have no information regarding whether an employee is available or not and whether or not they are even qualified for the assignment. This utterly different situation requires a different form of planning. In Staffcloud, employees are picked from a pool and asked to apply for jobs. Whoever is available and wants to apply for a job can do so and can then be assigned by the planner.