Changing Working Pattern

Hi - I don’t think you can add any more than a rolling four week pattern currently, and even that is a relatively new feature.

We have an employee on a completely variable working pattern (three days per week, the days change each week), and we have used our ‘full time’ Work Schedule for her, plus a Time Off type that is actually used to show which days she will be working on each week.

When she books holiday, she has to book each day individually (if she wants to book off a full week, she has to book three individual days for that week, to avoid booking 37.5 hours off).

It’s not ideal to have to do such a convoluted workaround, to be honest - the addition of the rolling 4 week work schedule option is great, but doesn’t cover fully flexible working patterns, or even patterns that are more than 4 weeks!

Hi,

Thanks for the reply, and yes when I saw the 4 week pattern was there I got excited, but realised I needed a 5 week one. 

With the time off type would you mind sharing what you did, please? I am just worried what we are using isn’t sustainable for long. She uses an excel to record her leave which she has shared with me, so I can ensure the AL balance will be right at the end of the year - but it’s complicated… for everyone!

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Thanks so much - I’ll have a look at this. As she does 4 days some weeks and 5 days the next I am not sure if this will work, but I will  have a look. I note there are flexible working patterns now too, but again as some weeks she works 28 hours over 5 days, and other weeks 28 hours over 4 days I don’t know if I can apply it. Thanks for all the help!