--- title: What to do if an employee has vacation or a medical leave description: In this case, you should cover that shift with another colleague. 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There are two ways to cover the shift of that person who has taken vacation or a leave: reassigning the shift or releasing the shift and letting the AI suggest the appropriate person to cover it. 👉 **How to reassign shifts among colleagues:** In this link you can see how to do it. 👉 **How to release shifts that present conflicts with vacations or leaves:** - Go to the draft you are working on. ![draft1](https://ayuda.tramitapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/draft1.png?width=688&height=415&name=draft1.png) - Click on the *Actions* button, *Release shifts*. ![draft2](https://ayuda.tramitapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/draft2.png?width=688&height=415&name=draft2.png) - Once you are there, click on *Conflicts* and select the one you want: vacation, absence or leave. ![draft3-1](https://ayuda.tramitapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/draft3-1.png?width=688&height=417&name=draft3-1.png) - When you release them, they will immediately be highlighted above the draft as open shifts. - Go to the *Actions* button, click on the *Magic button* and TramitApp will suggest the appropriate people to cover that shift. ![draft4](https://ayuda.tramitapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/draft4.png?width=688&height=415&name=draft4.png)   - 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