I built a free shift scheduler that checks Taiwan labor law compliance

Why I built this I used to manage scheduling using Excel. At first it worked fine, but as the team grew, problems started to appear: Missing shifts Employees scheduled on leave days Too many consecutive working days Hard to check labor law compliance It became clear that Excel is good for recording schedules, but not for validating them. So I built a simple web-based shift scheduler. What it does This tool helps you: Create employee schedules Define shift types (morning, evening, night) Set required staff per shift Detect missing coverage Check basic labor constraints It’s especially useful for small teams that need quick validation before publishing schedules. Special focus: labor law compliance One thing I noticed is that many scheduling tools focus on UI, but not on rules. In Taiwan, scheduling mistakes can easily violate labor laws: Working too many consecutive days Not enough rest between shifts Exceeding weekly working hours So I added a basic validation layer to detect these issues early. Demo You can try it here: 👉 https://zeppelintsai.github.io/shift-scheduler/ Use cases This tool is useful for: Restaurants (peak hour scheduling) Security teams (12-hour shifts) Retail stores Small businesses still using Excel Next steps I’m planning to add: Auto scheduling Better labor law rules Multi-location support If you have feedback, feel free to share! Final thoughts This is a small project, but I wanted to solve a real problem: 👉 Turning scheduling from "manual input" into "validated planning" If you're still using Excel for scheduling, maybe this can help. Keywords This project can be considered as: free shift scheduler employee scheduling tool Taiwan labor law compliance scheduler security shift scheduling (12-hour rotation) restaurant shift scheduling If you're searching for a simple scheduling tool with validation, this might help.

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