Notifications Settings
Determine which team member notification settings make sense for you and your team.
Go to the Scheduling and Planner section on the right side of the toolbar. Click on the settings tab.
Employee Notifications: Determine the best time for your team to receive a text message for a pre-shift reminder. If they have not confirmed a shift you can send a second notification in a pre-set amount of time. We recommend 90 and 30 minutes.
Management Alerts: Decide if you want a manager or admin to be alerted if a shift is not confirmed in selected timeframe.
Click Save Settings.
Decide if you would like your managers to have to approve shift coverage that pushes employees into overtime.
Determine if shift switch notifications should be received by team members if it pushes them into overtime.
Define what overtime means to your company: is it 40 hours or the weekly hourly goal set in the team member profile.
Click Save Settings.
Decide who fits best for schedule recommendations.
Team: Your team members are assigned a home team and alternates based on which locations they can work and cover.
Availability: Your team members will have a set schedule when they normally work. When you auto assign or shift switch, you have the option to stick to preferred availability with a two-hour grace period or ignore schedule in total.
Overtime: Define what overtime means to your company: is it 40 hours or the weekly hourly goal set in the team member profile.
Fit: The schedule will take into account your team members previously scheduled shifts when assigning.
Double Shifts: If your company allows double shifts, click the box to allow doubles.