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FREE employee scheduling software

Join Canadian businesses nationwide digitizing their employee scheduling, all without spending a penny. Introducing Bright Lite, a free people management tool.

Create and populate employee schedules in moments
Allocate shifts across your digital database of employees
View daily and total employee hours with a simple calendar view
Publish schedules for staff to access anytime, from anywhere

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Upgrade your workforce planning with digital scheduling

Creating an employee schedule with Bright Lite couldn’t be simpler. You can start from scratch or copy and edit previous schedules, saving you more time the longer you use the platform.

Our free employee scheduling software is designed to accommodate a wide range of shift patterns, making it suitable for businesses across different industries. From corporate offices to construction sites and cafés, Bright Lite can make your life easier with features like:

Custom schedule durations for weekly, biweekly or even irregular patterns
Break time indicators for more accurate total hour calculations
Notes and coloured labels for improved organization
A digital database of your employees, ready for shift allocation

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Add and edit team members in your employee hub

A primary benefit of a digital employee scheduling system is having a database of all your current employees ready to assign shifts to when you need them. This can help prevent employees from being left out of schedules by mistake or shifts being understaffed.

Quickly set up your team with names and email addresses to get started. Add further details to make employees easy to identify and give yourself the ability to better organize your schedules:

Job title
Profile picture
Start date
Phone number

Glowing testimonials from Canadian businesses

BrightHR takes the complexity out of human resources. It gives you the support and that peace of mind that you need as someone who may not be professionally trained in HR.

Lianna Mayer-Harman, Director of Corporate Affairs @ The MH Team

BrightHR has saved me multiple hours a week in processing HR Requests and allowed me to focus on the impact public art can have on communities.

Anjuli Solanki, Program Director @ Steps Public Art

The apps have been so good for the team. We were doing written paper timesheets before. That is such a waste of time.

Holly Singer, Founder @ MilkJar

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A shift scheduler ideal for small businesses

Our free employee scheduling software is ideal for small businesses and startups. Save on early overheads with a free and easy to integrate digital HR solution. Enjoy the benefits of reduced admin time and HR costs with a software that works for small businesses.

Join Canadian businesses benefiting from a free time-saving scheduling tool today to start improving your operations.

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