Staff work schedules can now be set from any device

What is new

The Staff section now has a Work schedule tab: a month table with staff in rows and weeks in columns. Tap a week next to a staff member to open the window where days and hours are set. Tap a week in the table header to set the schedule for everyone at once.

• Two modes: By days of the week, where working days are ticked, and shift patterns 5/2, 2/2, 2/3 or 1/3, where you only pick the day the shift starts.
• Each day has its own working hours, breaks and booking time step. Apply to all working days copies the settings to the other days.
• Save period: This week or Whole month.
• A schedule for the whole team or only for ticked staff: tap a week in the header or tick the people you need. If their schedules differ now, the window warns that they will become the same after saving.
• Days of the neighbouring month in the same week are shown with their own schedule and are edited in the same place.
• A filter by position and status, to see only the people you need in a large team.

How it affects online booking

A work schedule is the days and hours when a staff member sees clients. Free slots for that person appear on the booking page only within these hours. Breaks are closed for booking, and the booking step defines which times the client sees: the smaller the step, the more options. An accurate schedule means correct free slots for clients, without extra calls and rescheduling.

As easy on a phone as on a computer

On a phone the week window opens as a sheet from the bottom: days as a list, hours change in one tap, the sheet closes with a swipe. On a tablet and a computer you get the full month table. The iOS and Android apps set the schedule the same way as the browser, so changing a shift on the way to work or closing a day for a holiday takes a minute, with no need to wait for a computer.

How to set it up

1. 1Open the Staff section and switch to the Work schedule tab.
2. 2Tap the week cell next to a staff member. To set the schedule for everyone, tap the week in the table header; for part of the team, tick those people first.
3. 3Choose the mode in the Work schedule block: by days of the week or a shift pattern, and tick the working days.
4. 4Tap the hours of a day: set the start and end of work, breaks and the booking step. Apply to all working days copies the settings.
5. 5Choose the period, This week or Whole month, and tap Save.

Plan

The work schedule is available on all plans, including the free Start plan. You can add staff without limits, and the price does not depend on their number.