Step 3
Review your warehouse scheduling and employee hours. Unless your company’s shipping and receiving occurs on a 24/7 schedule, you may be able to create compressed schedules that accommodate your business needs as well as warehouse employees’ needs to achieve work-life balance. Reducing the number of shifts you run will significantly cut labor costs. Maximizing your employees’ work times can improve job satisfaction and, consequently, reduce turnover. Reducing turnover will save a considerable amount on labor costs — the cost to recruit, hire and train new employees can eat up a chunk of your warehouse budget.