Rotating roster
Workforce Management Glossary
Rotating roster
What is a rotating roster?
A rotating roster is a roster that regularly changes an employee’s shift patterns. For example, under a rotating roster, an employee might work day shifts for a set number of days before having time off and returning to work during the night shift.
What are the benefits of rotating rosters?
By opting for a rotating roster businesses are afforded with a range of organisational and personnel advantages. In one example, with a rotating roster, businesses can extend their opening hours to allow for seamless day and night operations.
In another example, rotating rosters are quite attractive to prospective and current employees. This is largely because this type of roster offers a level of flexibility. By working sometimes in the day and other times at night, employees get to experience greater work-life balance.
Can businesses use technology to implement rotating rosters?
Rotating rosters are complex. In fact, scheduling a rotating roster involves considering vast and varied company and individual factors. From there, shifts need to be allotted and published to staff, making the process involved and time consuming.
To make sure that employee schedules and things like PTO and minimum rest periods are taken into consideration, look to Roubler’s online roster software and app. Accounting for every scenario, the roster process is made more efficient and effective and employees can be notified of their schedule at the touch of a button.