Pitman Shift Schedule

DESCRIPTION:

Schedule of 4 teams and two 12-hr shifts to provide 24/7 coverage

OBJECTIVE:

Very popular with police departments, law enforcement agencies, emergency medical services, EMS call centers and dispatchers to achieve 24/7 and providing better work life balance at the same time.

RULES:

1.	14 days cycle where each team works 2 consecutive shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 3 consecutive shifts, followed by 2 days off duty, works 2 consecutive shifts, followed by 3 days off duty.
2.	Two teams are assigned day shifts while the other two are assigned night shifts.
3.	On any given day, one team is on the day shift, one team is on the night shift, and two teams are off duty.
4.	Personnel are assigned to either day or night shifts for the 2-week cycle and work an average 42 hours per week

PROCESS:

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STEP 1

Select Clocking Schedule under the Schedule tab.

STEP 2

Click Add icon on the right corner of the page.

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You will see:

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STEP 3

1.	Fill up the Schedule No for example 110
2.	Describe the schedule: Pitman Shift Schedule for Team A - Day
3.	Select Schedule Type: Daily
4.	Set the time: Start at 7am and end at 7pm – 12 hours
5.	Make sure you properly select the other fields like Range, General, Rounding and etc, based on your company’s attendance’s rules and policies.

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6.	Repeat the steps for Team B – Night
7.	Give another Schedule No: 111
8.	The time for Team A 8 hours will start at 7pm and done at 7am
9.	Submit the Schedule.

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STEP 4

Now that the clocking schedules for Pitman Shift Schedule have been established, let’s proceed to the Group Duty Roster where you apply this daily schedule to a working yearly calendar.

Under Schedule tab select Assign Users to Duty Roster

Click button Add to add the new Pitman Shift Schedule of Team A to a new Group Duty Roster

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STEP 5

1.	Fill up Group No – Put any number for example 110.
2.	Describe the Duty Group
3.	Select Group Type: Shift
4.	Shifts/Day: 2
5.	Select the Day Type and its corresponding Shift. It has to follow this pattern of 14 days: Team A Day, Day, rest, rest, Day, Day, Day, rest, rest, Day, Day, rest, rest, rest Team B Night, Night, rest, rest, Night, Night, Night, rest, rest, Night, Night, rest, rest, rest Team C Rest, rest, Day, Day, rest, rest, rest, Day, Day, rest, rest, Day, Day, Day Team D Rest, rest, Night, Night, rest, rest, rest, Night, Night, rest, rest, Night, Night, Night

6.	Select your Effective Date to start the schedule and click Apply. Your Duty Group will look like the one below:

Team A Duty Roster

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Team B Duty Roster

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Team C Duty Roster

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Team D Duty Roster

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