What is the difference between a schedule, a shift, and a sequence? What option is the most appropriate for my workers or my company?
A schedule determines the time each worker carries out their workday. By definition, schedules are fixed and do not change over time. We can use the typical office schedule from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday as an example.
When a worker has a cyclical schedule that repeats, for example, on alternate days or weeks, we talk about sequences. An example of this could be a schedule where one week is worked in the morning and the next in the afternoon, and this pattern repeats over time.
Shifts are a type of organization in which workers successively occupy the same work positions but without repeating in a cyclical manner. A typical example of shifts are retail stores, where the workers' schedules are organized week by week without following a specific order.
Options for shifts and sequences in TramitApp:
- Breaks are not clocked out: By selecting this option, breaks are automatically deducted without the need for employees to clock them out.
- This sequence/shift is exclusively for availability, and does not generate effective working time: By selecting this option, it becomes an availability sequence or shift (such as a localized guard) so that employees can clock in if needed.
- Not working on days off: By selecting this option, the sequence or shift will not mark as workable those days that are marked as days off, for example, by vacation policy.
- Not working on holidays: With this option, the sequence or shift will respect holidays.
- Replaces the schedule on the defined dates: so that if the employee had a schedule assigned, the programmed sequence or shift will prevail during the period in which it is active.
- Customize the color: by adding different colors to schedules, sequences, and shifts, you will make the schedule of your company more visual.