Accepting Shift Swap and Drop Requests
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Shift Requests
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If your coworker cannot work an assigned shift, they can invite you to cover their shift. They may ask you to trade shifts (swap) or take their shift (drop). This article reviews how to accept a shift from a coworker. If you are looking for a way to send your shift to a coworker, check out Getting Your Shifts Covered. If you are eligible to take or trade shifts: We’ll send you an email and/or a mobile alert based on your alert preferences. On the web application the in the top-left corner shows a count badge. Click for more information. On...
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Processing User Requests
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Processing Shift Requests
When users request to swap and drop shifts, you can use the When I Work web app to process the requests from your computer. You must have supervisor, manager, or admin access privileges to process employee requests. If you’re a supervisor, you can only process requests for employees that belong to your schedules. Swap and drop requests do not require approval if Require Manager Review for Swaps and Drops is turned off in the Scheduling Settings. All requests have a status. More about these statuses at the bottom of this page. When a request needs your attention: We’ll send you an email and/or a...From your Computer, iOS device, Android device
Applies to Admins, Managers, Supervisors
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Filtering Requests
Use the filters on your iOS device to find the requests that need your attention. You can also filter requests on Android. Time Off Requests: Schedule Status Time off type User Shift Requests: Schedule Status Shift request type User OpenShift Requests: Schedule Status User Not seeing a request? If you can’t see a particular request, try resetting the filters. To filter shift requests: From the When I Work Staff Scheduling app, tap a request type under Requests Needing Approval. Tap , then select the relevant filters. Tap Apply Filters to view the filtered results.From your iOS device
Applies to Admins, Managers, Supervisors
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Filtering Requests
Use filtering on your Android device to locate and respond to Time Off Requests, Shift Requests, and Openshift Requests. You can also filter requests on iOS. Time Off Requests: Schedule Status Time off type User Shift Requests: Schedule Status Shift request type User OpenShift Requests: Schedule Status User Not seeing a request? If you can’t see a particular request, try resetting the filters. From the When I Work Scheduling app tap Time Off Requests, Shift Requests or OpenShift requests on the Dashboard. Tap the Filter icon on the top right. Tap the type of Filter you want to edit. Tap...From your Android device
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Scheduling
Time Off and Shift Requests
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Accepting Shift Swap and Drop Requests
If your coworker cannot work an assigned shift, they can invite you to cover their shift. They may ask you to trade shifts (swap) or take their shift (drop). This article reviews how to accept a shift from a coworker. If you are looking for a way to send your shift to a coworker, check out Getting Your Shifts Covered. If you are eligible to take or trade shifts: We’ll send you an email and/or a mobile alert based on your alert preferences. On the web application the in the top-left corner shows a count badge. Click for more information. On...From your Computer, iOS device, Android device
Applies to Admins, Employees, Managers, Supervisors