The basic unit of scheduling is the shift. A shift code represents a period in time when an employee is scheduled to work. The definition includes information such as the starting time of the shift, ending time, and length of the shift.

QuatroTime Scheduling comes with the most common day and night shift schedules already built in. Users with Administrator access can easily create simple or complex schedules to accommodate new staffing requirements by build up sequences of shifts codes.

An employee can be assigned to any schedule for an effective date range.