Working Time Administration
Working Times are used to define the standard working time rules applied throughout the system. Working Time administration allows users to configure working times, manage weekly working time parameters, assign basic shifts, configure planning and holiday rules, and define where working times are available within the organizational structure.
Defines whether working holidays are considered when evaluating the working time.
Defines whether non-working holidays are considered when evaluating the working time.
Units
SectionConfigures which organizational units can be assigned this working time.
Use Cases
Working Time for Different Weekly Workloads
Use CaseWeekly Working Hours and Shift Templates control how recurring shifts are generated throughout the week.
Split weekday shifts
Useful when morning and afternoon shifts follow a fixed weekly rotation without creating separate shift systems.
Days item 1
- Shift Templates: Morning Shift
- Week Work Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Days item 2
- Shift Templates: Afternoon Shift
- Week Work Days: Tuesday, Thursday
Separate weekday and weekend operations
Useful when weekday and weekend operations follow different recurring shift patterns within the same shift system.
Days item 1
- Shift Templates: Standard Shift
- Week Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Days item 2
- Shift Templates: Weekend Shift
- Week Work Days: Saturday, Sunday
Working Time for Planning Tolerances
Use CaseOverplanning Tolerance and Underplanning Tolerance fields control how much planned working time may differ from the configured workload.
Strict contractual compliance
Useful when planned hours must always match the employee's contractual workload.
- Overplanning Tolerance: 0
- Underplanning Tolerance: 0
Operational flexibility
Useful when planners may temporarily overplan or underplan employees to cover operational demand.
- Overplanning Tolerance: 2
- Underplanning Tolerance: 2
Working Time for Holiday Handling
Use CaseSkip Working Holidays and Skip Non-working Holidays fields control whether public holidays are treated as working or non-working days when calculating employees' required working hours.
Holiday-adjusted workload
Useful when employees are not expected to work on public holidays, such as office or administrative staff.
- Skip Working Holidays: Yes
- Skip Non-working Holidays: Yes
Holiday-independent workload
Useful when employees are expected to follow their normal working schedule regardless of public holidays, such as in logistics, production, customer support, or 24/7 operations.
- Skip Working Holidays: No
- Skip Non-working Holidays: No
Selective holiday handling
Useful when different public holiday categories should affect working time differently.
Retail example
Employees continue working on designated working holidays, while non-working holidays reduce their required working hours.
- Skip Working Holidays: No
- Skip Non-working Holidays: Yes
Healthcare example
Employees are not scheduled on designated working holidays, while non-working holidays are managed separately through public holiday staffing rules.
- Skip Working Holidays: Yes
- Skip Non-working Holidays: No
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