Swapping Shifts

A shift swap occurs when the supervisor exchanges two scheduled employees’ shifts. The shifts can be of different lengths, different days, and even different jobs, as long as both employees are eligible and available to work each other’s shifts.

The decision to swap shifts occurs outside of the system, before the actual swap is made in the MVS. For example, the supervisor might recognize an imbalance in the shift work hours, which prompts him/her to contact the employees and notify them of a shift swap that will ensure proper coverage.

Shift swaps can occur on a schedule in either pre- or post-published state. Upon supervisor approval, the swap is made in the MVS. When the supervisor saves the swap changes, the system validates the swap to ensure that it is eligible based on staffing requirements and shift rules. If the swap fails the validation, the system will reject the swap.