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One of the most important parts of running a business is understanding which of your employees are able/unable to work at any given time. Our Job Scheduler feature has the capability to set users’ unavailability. This generates a visual indication in your schedule, giving you an easy way of understanding who can be scheduled and who cannot.
In this article we will cover:
General Recurring Unavailability
In order to set up recurring unavailability follow these simple steps:
Click on the Job Scheduler feature on the left sidebar
Access the Scheduler
Click on the Add tab and Add Unavailability
Set the date, and the user
Click Repeat
Choose the frequency you want the unavailability to repeat
Set after how many shift the repeat should end, or the date at which it should end
Press Save Unavailability
Now that we know how to set recurring unavailability, let's go over all the options and settings the platform gives us
Daily Recurring Unavailability
If you have a user who can not work certain hours every day, then using the daily setting is the option for you. Toggle off the all-day option, set the hours the user is unable to work, and select the daily option.
In the example below we have a user who is unable to work everyday from 7 pm to 11 pm.
Pro tip: you can also set the daily recurring unavailability to occur two days, three days, or any other option for your company’s needs.
Weekly Recurring Unavailability
If you have a user who is unable to work every Monday and Wednesday then you should set their unavailability to occur weekly. Set the repeat to be weekly. Select the relevant days and make sure they are displayed in blue, then save unavailability.
Pro tip: Like all the recurring unavailability settings the weekly unavailability can be completely customized, besides selecting the days you want to reoccur, you can also set the unavailability itself to reoccur every week or every two or three weeks. The options are endless!
Monthly Recurring Unavailability
Monthly unavailability is a great option if, you have unavailability which occurs every month on a certain date. For example, this can be used if a Manager of a store has a corporate meeting on the first Monday of every month and therefore is unable to work every first Monday of the month. By setting their unavailability to occur monthly this will never get overlooked.
Monthly Recurring Unavailability can reoccur either on a specific day of the week during the month, such as the first Monday or second Monday, or, on a specific date of the month such as the 10th or the 15th of the month.
Options for Ending the Recurring Unavailability
When setting the unavailability, there are two options for ending the unavailability.
The first option is ending it after a certain number of repeats.
The second option is ending it at a certain dates. Simply select your date and when this date arrives- the recurring unavailability will end.
Please note that Recurring Unavailability can only be set by an Admin or an Owner, and not by users.
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