Shifts
How to create and schedule shifts for my employees ?
Last Updated: August 21, 2024If you are running a plant, factory, or office that requires employees to follow shifts, you can set the shifts in Truein. Automatic allocation of shifts Automatic shift allocation is a very handy feature because shifts keep changing and admins don’t have to manually regulate it. Depending on the attendance time logged in by the...
How to bulk assign shifts ?
Last Updated: August 21, 2024You can bulk assign shifts as per different categories, departments or contractors in the following steps: Go to Web Dashboard in Workforce Plan > Scheduler Now select Month/Year and filter employees, Download the Excel sheet -> Populate the details -> Upload Now you can view the Shifts as per the uploaded plan ...
How shift assignment will happen if an employee changes shift?
Last Updated: August 21, 2024If you have enabled “Auto Assign” shift, then depending on the attendance time logged in by the shift employee, he will be automatically assigned a shift in the attendance log. For instance, if 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. is the general shift as defined by you. If he comes in at 9 a.m., he will...
If my employee punches out of his shift, Would his attendance be rejected?
Last Updated: October 13, 2021Employee will be able to mark attendance when punching out of shift timing. It will be marked as Out of shift punch which will be visible in the web dashboard > Attendance logs.
Is it possible to assign shifts based on the roster?
Last Updated: August 21, 2024Yes, You can assign shift according to the roster: Log in to Web Dashboard and go to Workforce Plan -> Scheduler -> Bulk Schedule Based on the roster, You can Select Month/Year and filter staff -> Download the sheet, schedule it, and upload Now you can view the shift schedule based on the roster uploaded....
How can we assign different shift timings as per different Department/Category in bulk?
Last Updated: May 16, 2023You can allocate various shifts in bulk on various Contractor, Department or Staff Category in the following steps: Login to Web Dashboard and go to Workforce Plan > Shifts & WO Plan Filter the staff accordingly then download the spreadsheet, allocate respective shifts & weekly off and upload it. Based on the...
How does auto shift assign work?
Last Updated: August 21, 2024Auto-Shift Assign will automatically assign the employee to the appropriate shift based on the closest punch time. As an example, if there are two shifts: First shift is from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m, General shift is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. If an employee punches IN at around 10 am then he will be...
If the grace period is 15 minutes and the employee has punched in for one of two shifts, which shift will be assigned?
Last Updated: October 20, 2021Including the grace period, the shift closest to the punching time will be assigned. For Eaxmple : Grace Time – 15 minutes Shift 1 – 12:00 pm Shift 2 – 12:30 pm Employee will be assigned the second shift.
If a worker punches in for a job/shift that is not assigned to him/her, what will happen?
Last Updated: April 24, 2023Shift setup- If staff punches in a shift that is not assigned to him, he will be able to mark his attendance. The difference between his planned and actual shift will be visible in the dashboard as well as the shift roster. Job setup- For staff marking clock-in from the kiosk app (terminal) – Staff...
Will the user be notified if the shift changes?
Last Updated: October 8, 2023Yes, the user will see his next upcoming shift on his User App.
Can I assign shift on department or category level?
Last Updated: October 8, 2023As of now, you cannot assign shifts on department or category level, it can be assigned individually via Excel sheet or dynamically while creating a shift policy
How will it show if staff in one shift needs to continue to work in the next shift?
Last Updated: October 8, 2023Firstly, staff needs to Clock out of previous shift in order to indicate the end of that shift and then do Clock-in again to indicate beginning of the next shift
Can a staff work for two consecutive shifts? In that case, how does shift allocation work?
Last Updated: October 8, 2023Yes, staff can work consecutive shifts. Staff needs to clock out for the first shift and then clock in for the next shift. Both shifts will show for that day against that staff.
What does grace time in shifts mean?
Last Updated: October 8, 2023It means a time window which is added to the start time of the shift after which rules like late mark etc come in the picture
Can we assign multiple shifts to staffs?
Last Updated: October 8, 2023No, you cannot assign multiple shifts to staff. Only one shift can be assigned to a staff member from Workforce plan -> Scheduler -> Assign Shift via bulk sheet or one by one