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Q: Normally, my manager at work made the shift schedule, but she did a really bad job and kept scheduling people even when they said that they wouldn't be available at those times. I asked her if I can work on the schedule from now on and she said that I could.
I think scheduling people will be easy, but my question is, what should I do when somebody says they can't work a shift for a particular day? How much notice should I ask for? Should I have them take care of it by trading shifts with someone or should I find coverage myself? How often should I allow them to make modifications?
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Really, it all depends on how often the schedule is put out.
Ours is put out monthly. We need to give our availability by the 15th of the previous month. If we miss that deadline, it's our responsibility to find coverage. We don't really have restrictions on how often we can modify so long as nobody goes over their maximum weekly hours. If my manager notices someone constantly trading a certain shift, she'll move that person to a different day/time (after talking to them, of course!)
Depending upon how many people there are, how many hours you're given to work with and what the employee availability looks like, you might find that scheduling is more of a nightmare than it looks! Good on you for taking over, though, because there's nothing worse than a manager who refuses to accept availability requests.
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Great point about the maximum weekly hours. I think I should keep track of how many hours each employee can add to their schedule if they were to take over someone's shift. Thank you for the advice! =D
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