Lists of example shift patterns
Discontinuous systems are those which do not cover 24 hours a day but could be up to 7 days a week. There are an enormous number of options for discontinuous shift patterns. Some of the factors to take account of are:
 | Number of teams or individuals |
| Days of the week covered |
| Contracted hours per week |
| Shifts and shift lengths |
| Number of staff required per shift per day |
| Absence cover |
We have constructed lists of some of the more common shift patterns (rosters, rotas). For example, we have a list containing options based on:
| 3 teams |
| 1 team on early, 1 team on late, each day of the week, Monday to Sunday |
| Operating day of typically 16 hours depending on the early start and the late finish times |
Our lists of example shift patterns are available in the following formats:
| Microsoft Excel spreadsheet |
| Microsoft Word document |
| RotaBase - a database of shift patterns or rotas that can be opened by our two software products, RotaBase and RotaView |
Standard systems
There are a number of standard systems with well established shift patterns:
| Staggered days |
| Day and twilight |
| Two-shift overlapping |
| Double-day shift |
| Day and nights |
Out-of-hours shift patterns
Out-of-hours operations usually cover the full week except for the standard Monday to Friday day shifts. So, a shift pattern would typically include Monday to Friday night shifts and weekend day and night shifts.
Contact
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