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Things to consider when making shift plans with part-time employees

Practical shift planning suggestions for availability in part-time teams, weekly hour target, last minute changes and fair distribution.

Part-time employees provide flexibility to the business; But if availability and hour expectations are not managed correctly, the plan constantly changes.

Collect availability in a regular rather than weekly format

Collecting availability with free messages every week tires the manager. It is necessary to get preferred, favorable and inconvenient times in standard format.

Make time target visible

Some part-time workers want less hours, some want more hours. If the target time is not visible, the perception of fair distribution is damaged.

Link change requests to approval

Change occurs frequently in part-time teams. Employees can resolve it among themselves, but final approval should remain with the manager.

Summary

Success in part-time teams is to maintain recording discipline without losing flexibility.