Scheduling

This section of the program allows you to create and maintain schedules for your employees, and contains many different options, each designed to allow maximum flexibility and ease of use.

Click on the main "Schedule" navigation tab at the top of the screen.

Shift Policies

Shift Policies allow you to create standard sets of rules which can be applied to your shifts and schedules. Create rules specifying the number of required hours, automatic meal break deductions, rounding and base pay code assignments, etc.

Shifts

This option allows you to create the shifts that your employees will be assigned to. Shifts define starting and ending times, Shift Policies and assigned department levels.

Schedule Templates

A Schedule Template allows you to create the schedules that your employees will be assigned to. A schedule defines the number of days or days of the week that the schedule will be in effect, as well as the shift that assigned employees will be scheduled to work.

Scheduling Employees

Once your policies, shifts and templates have been created, the following methods of assigning employees to schedules are available.

  • Schedule Employees walks you through scheduling employees from the main "Scheduling" section of the program.
  • Spreadsheet Schedule gives you instructions on using a spreadsheet for scheduling on a mass basis.
  • Employee Schedule walks you through viewing and maintaining scheduling from the "Employee" section of the program.

Schedule Functions

This section provides instructions on various functions pertaining to the maintenance of the schedules in the TimeForce II system. Topics such as editing and deleting schedules, employee availability, and shift swap features are included in this group.

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