All articlesOpen shifts: let your team fill the gaps
Posting a shift to the whole team is faster than calling around. How to set up open shifts so the right people pick them up.
When someone calls in sick, the usual fix is a manager scrolling through contacts. Open shifts turn that into a single notification to everyone who can do the job.
Set the rules once
- Only staff with the right role see the shift
- People close to overtime are skipped automatically
- The manager approves before it is confirmed
Most teams find that the same few reliable people pick up open shifts. Watch for that and make sure they are not burning out.
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