Shift Planning: Build Your Rota Online

Plan shifts of any length, at any time of day or night, on a rota your whole team can see. Early, late, night and overnight shifts all work the same way.

A shift on the rota with its staff assigned
A shift on the rota with its staff assigned

Each shift can also have:

  • a name, such as Late or Kitchen
  • a description or notes for the people working it
  • a break length
  • clients and resources, such as rooms or vehicles

While you are still planning, shifts can stay as drafts. Confirm them when they are final. Draft shifts look different on the rota, and you choose whether staff can see them yet.

Choosing who works a shift
Choosing who works a shift

Copy shifts with drag and drop

Drag a shift onto another day to copy it, with or without its staff. You can copy a whole day of shifts in the same way, or a whole week from the month view.

Copying a shift to another day
Copying a shift to another day

Copying suits rotas that change from week to week. For shifts that follow a regular pattern, repeating shifts fill future weeks for you.

Avoid double-booking staff

If someone is already working at the same time, the assignment menu shows the clash. You choose whether double assignments are allowed, shown as a warning, or blocked, separately for employees, clients and resources.

A clash shown on the assignment menu
A clash shown on the assignment menu

Rotaville can warn you about shifts with nobody assigned, so gaps are not missed.

With shift interest turned on, staff can mark open shifts they would be willing, or reluctant, to work, which helps you fill them.