Articles - Staffing

Getting staffing right is one of the biggest challenges (or, if you’re an optimistic, biggest opportunities) in contact centre management. This page brings together expert guidance, templates, and best practices on planning, scheduling, and maintaining the right staffing levels to meet customer demand. Discover how to forecast accurately, manage peaks and absences, and build flexibility into your operation without losing control of costs. You’ll also find ideas for improving recruitment, retention, and workforce engagement, helping you create a stable, well-prepared team that delivers consistent service.

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How to Calculate Schedule Inefficiency
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What’s the Best Team Leader to Agent Ratio in the Contact Centre?
Staff qualifications: knowing your NVQs from your MBAs
How to Curb Call Centre Gossip
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How to Keep on Top of Training in a Short-Staffed Contact Centre
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Training Cheat Sheet – Effective Questioning
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The Best Ways to Schedule Contact Centre Agents
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50 Call Centre Training Tips
Call and Contact Centre Questions: Staffing – FTE Required
Staffing – FTE Required
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How to Manage Holiday and Vacation in the Contact Centre
The Best Ways to Deal with Lunch and Tea Break Requests
Four More Motivational Games for Call Centres
Shift Patterns – What are the Best Options?
Top Tips for Improving Contact Centre Shrinkage
Shift Planning Calendar
12 Shift-Planning Techniques
How to Tackle Call Centre Health Issues
Preparing Your Call Centre for the Olympics
I Already Coach. Why isn’t my Team Improving?
How to Deal with Long Queues in the Contact Centre
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How to Keep Morale Up in a Short-Staffed Contact Centre
25 Tips to Help Your Staff to Stay Stress Free
Turnover or Turnaround? Ten Tips to Help Retain your Staff
46 Tips for Managing Absence