Unassigned shifts

Auto-Assignment generates unassigned shifts to compensate for understaffing that occurs when there are not enough employees available to fully cover the workload. Similar to assigned shifts, an unassigned shift is only created if 50% or more of the shift covers a workload requirement. This is useful because a schedule is generated that provides full coverage, assuming the unassigned shifts can be filled by assigning employees from other departments, through Open Shift Billboard, or other methods.

When using the Maximum Schedule Budget rule, unassigned shifts are generated when the budget is too low to cover all the staff requirements. Unassigned shifts do not contribute to cost until they are assigned to an employee. Care should be taken when manually assigning these shifts, as the assignment may cause the schedule cost to exceed the budget.