Staff Shift Patterns

Staff Shift Patterns


Adding staff shift patterns into the Settings section of the system makes it much quicker to schedule staff shifts and create your rotas as the start time, end time and total hours will be automatically selected for you!

To add a shift pattern, do the following:
  1.  Click on the Settings button and select 'Staff Shifts':



    This will display the Staff Shifts page:



  2.  Click on the 'Add' button  . The form on the right-hand side of the page will be enabled to enter the shift details.



  3.  Enter a name for the shift. 
  4.  Select a start time for the shift.
  5.  Select an end time for the shift. 
     The value in the 'No. of Hours' field will be automatically calculated.
  6.  Enter any notes about the shift.
  7.  Click on the 'Save' button. The staff shift will be listed in the table on the left-hand side of the page. For example:



  8.  The shift pattern will now be available for selection when scheduling staff shifts. 

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