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New Year, New Employee Task View

Happy New Year from Snap Schedule!  While everyone else was watching the ball drop in Times Square, the dev team at Snap Schedule was finalizing a new employee feature to celebrate the new year. Employee Remote Access Task View Employees can now see a detailed view of the daily schedule, all the way down to individual tasks.  And this view is not only for their assignments, but for their coworkers… Read More »New Year, New Employee Task View

Panama Schedule for 24/7 Shift Coverage

The Panana schedule is is a slow rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. The working and non-working days follow this pattern: 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off. Each team works the same shift (day or night) for 28 days then switches over to the other shift for the next… Read More »Panama Schedule for 24/7 Shift Coverage

Fast 12 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

This is a fast rotating shift pattern that uses 4 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team works a sequence of 2 day shifts, followed by 2 night shifts, then taking 4 days off in each 8-day period. After 8 days, the same sequence starts over.   Characteristics Plan ID C4TR12-1 Name Fast 12 Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 4 Shifts Day (12-hr), Night (12-hr)… Read More »Fast 12 Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

21 Team Fixed 8 Hour 6D Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Covarage

Similar to the 21 Team Fixed 8 5D Plan, this plan is a fixed (no rotation) plan that uses 21 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. It maximizes the number of consecutive days off while still averaging 40 hours per week. Over a 7 week cycle, each employee has two 3 consecutive days off and is required to work 6 consecutive days on 5 of the 7… Read More »21 Team Fixed 8 Hour 6D Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Covarage

21 Team Fixed 8 Hour 5D Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

This is a fixed (no rotation) plan that uses 21 teams and three 8-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each employee is scheduled to work 5 days, 40 hours per week, and take 2 days off. On any given day, 15 teams will be scheduled to work and 6 teams will be off. Each shift will be staffed by 5 teams so the minimum number of employees per shift is… Read More »21 Team Fixed 8 Hour 5D Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

Medical Interns Shift Pattern

This shift schedule supports a combination of 14-hr day shift , 15.5-hr cross-cover shift , and a 14-hr night shift for medical interns. The day shift and the cross-cover shift have the same start time (7:00AM). The night shift starts at around 10:00PM and ends at 12:00PM on the next day. This combination allows a day intern and night intern to be present at the same time in the morning… Read More »Medical Interns Shift Pattern

5/4/9 Compressed Work Shift Pattern

This shift schedule supports the standard 5/4/9 compressed work schedule. Each full-time employee works eight 9-hr days and one 8-hr day for a total of 80 hours in a biweekly pay period. Two teams are required to provide coverage from Monday through Friday.   Characteristics Plan ID N2TF0809-1 Name 5/4/9 Plan Applicability Compressed work schedule Teams Required 2 Shifts Day (9-hr), Day (8-hr) Repeat Cycle 28 days Rotation Fixed plan,… Read More »5/4/9 Compressed Work Shift Pattern

4/10 Compressed Work Pattern

This shift pattern supports the standard 4/10 compressed work schedule. Two teams are required, with each team working 10 hours a day for 4 straight days. Team 1 works Monday to Thursday while Team 2 works Tuesday to Friday.   Characteristics Plan ID N2TF10-1 Name 4/10 Plan Applicability Compressed work schedule Teams Required 2 Shifts Day (10-hr) Repeat Cycle 7 days Rotation Fixed plan, no rotation Average Hours per Week… Read More »4/10 Compressed Work Pattern

9 To 5 Work Schedule

This is the basic 9 to 5 work schedule for office employees. Every employee works 8 hrs a day from Monday to Friday. Characteristics Plan ID N1TF08-1 Name 9 To 5 Plan Applicability 8 Hrs a day, 5 days a week Teams Required 1 Shifts Day (8-hr) Repeat Cycle 7 days Rotation Fixed plan, no rotation Average Hours per Week 40 Staffing Fluctuation Constant staffing level Monday to Friday. Weekends… Read More »9 To 5 Work Schedule

3 Team Fixed 24 Hour Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage

This is a fixed (no rotation) shift pattern that uses 3 teams working 24-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. Each team repeats the following sequence over a 63 day period: 1 day on, 1 day off, 1 day on, 1 day off, 1 day on, 4 days off.   Characteristics Plan ID C3TF24-1 Name 3 Team Fixed 24 Plan Applicability 24/7 operations Teams Required 3 Shifts Day (24-hr) Repeat Cycle… Read More »3 Team Fixed 24 Hour Shift Pattern | 24/7 Shift Coverage