Overview

The Availability Management module enables users to record employees’ availability patterns for scheduling purposes. The Availability Management module does not schedule employees directly, but captures their availability data so supervisors or schedulers can consider the employee’s availability when creating schedules.

Within this module, a supervisor or scheduler can specify an employee’s default availability pattern, which defines when the employee generally expects to be available to work. They can also specify a temporary availability pattern for specific days or time periods when the employee’s availability changes from his or her default availability. In addition, they can override availability settings for a specific day when the employee will or will not be able to work outside of his or her default pattern. An employee can modify his or her own availability patterns, subject to the supervisor’s approval.

An employee’s defined availability (default or temporary) and applied overrides can be viewed using the Employee Availability Calendar.

Employees’ availability patterns captured by the Availability Management module can be used with the Availability Reporting module, the Staff Scheduler module, the Multiview Scheduler (MVS), or the Labor Forecasting and Schedule Optimization (LFSO) module to ensure accurate visibility of labor supply when creating employee schedules.