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Coverage refers to the amount and type(s) of employees required in a specific location and time to accomplish the anticipated workload.
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Coverage refers to the amount and type(s) of employees required in a specific location and time to accomplish the anticipated workload.
A skill is a specialized ability or attribute of an employee that can be tracked in the system to match the right employees with the right shifts, such as language fluency, communicate skill, and so on. Skills do not expire.
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A shift swap, sometimes called a shift trade, is a scheduling action that occurs when two employees exchange their scheduled shifts.
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In order to schedule employees appropriately to work, organizations use shifts. A shift is the specific start time, end time, and job for which an employee can be scheduled to work.
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When employees call out sick, or an unexpected need to cover extra shifts comes up in the schedule, managers and staffing officers need to identify and contact available employees quickly.
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Staffing refers to tasks related to maintaining work coverage during the current schedule period, especially in the current 24-hour period (Today/Tomorrow).
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Schedule rules are guidelines organizations enforce within employee schedules. These rules can come from company policies, union agreements, or legal regulations, and may apply to employees, locations, or the schedule itself.
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