Overview
Post-shift assignment rules determine whether staff can be assigned to specific shifts on the day after a shift ends.
These rules are defined for Global Shifts at the organization level and apply to departments where the shift is active.
They can be used to protect rest periods and prevent unsuitable consecutive shift assignments.
How to Access This Setting
To configure a post-shift assignment rule:
Go to Organization from the left menu.
Open the Global Shifts tab.
Click Create Global Shift, or click the edit icon next to an existing shift.
Open the Rules tab.
Select a rule under Select a rule to apply after this shift ends.
Save the shift.
Available Rules
No Restrictions for the Following Days
No additional post-shift restriction is applied.
Staff can be assigned to any shift on the following day if they are otherwise eligible.
Restrict Specific Shifts on the Following Day
Select one or more shifts that must not be assigned on the day following the current shift. You can restrict any number of available shifts.
For example, after a Night shift, assignments to the Morning and Full Day shifts can be prevented.
Selected shifts are excluded only for the following day.
Staff Is Unavailable the Next Day
Staff who work the selected shift are considered unavailable on the following day.
No shift can be assigned to them on that day.
This option may be useful after long, demanding, or overnight shifts.
Impact on Scheduling
Post-shift rules are evaluated during automatic scheduling.
Oplist prevents assignments that violate the selected next-day restriction.
These rules must be compatible with:
Staffing requirements
Staff availability
Leave entries
Other shift and working-time rules
If the restrictions leave too few eligible staff members, the schedule may become infeasible.
Important Considerations
Post-shift rules are defined separately for each Global Shift.
They apply to departments where that shift is active.
Restricting specific shifts affects only the following day.
Staff Is Unavailable the Next Day prevents all shift assignments on the following day.
Review the rules together with staffing requirements before generating a schedule.