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Shift Planning

Coverage modelling, shift templates and demand-matched scheduling for every branch.

Shifts this week
1,842
Coverage
93%
Gaps
28
Overtime hrs
658

Weekly coverage plan — Wuse 2

Mon
Morning 62
Evening 48
Tue
Morning 60
Evening 46
Wed
Morning 58
Gap ×2
Thu
Morning 61
Evening 50
Fri
Peak 74
Sat
Peak 82
Gap ×3
Sun
Reduced 38

Demand vs planned cover

Mon–Thu daytime97%
Friday peak88%
Saturday peak79%
Sunday95%
Night warehouse84%

Shift plans

Publish and adjust branch shift patterns · acting as HR Manager · click any row to open the record

ReferenceDateSiteShiftRequired staffAssigned staffStatusRecord
SHF-10002026-08-08Wuse 2 SupermarketOpening1414PublishedView record →
SHF-10072026-08-08Gwarinpa SupermarketClosing129UnderstaffedView record →
SHF-10142026-08-09Apo Pharmacy & StoreMid88DraftView record →
Shifts this week
1,842
Coverage
93%
Gaps
28
Overtime hrs
658
Weekly change
+2.4%vs last week
Shift coverage
91%+3pp

Operational workspace — what is happening

Shift Planning status board

Live
Shifts planned
1,842
Coverage
93%
Open gaps
28
Swap requests
17
Overtime shifts
94
Relief pool
34

Shift template coverage

This week
ShiftWindowSitesPlannedFilledGap
Morning06:00 – 14:00564261824
Afternoon14:00 – 22:00558857612
Evening close18:00 – 23:3032142086
Night pick22:00 – 06:00116815216
Weekend peak10:00 – 20:00319617818
Relief poolFlexible534340

Shift Planning activity feed

Live feed
  1. Rota published08:15
    Wuse 2 — week 32
  2. Gap flagged09:40
    Saturday peak short 3 cashiers
  3. Swap approved11:20
    Two afternoon cashiers — Gwarinpa
  4. Overtime approved13:05
    Night pick team +12 hours
  5. Template updated15:35
    Weekend peak extended by 1 hour

Shift Planning work queue

6 in queue
Fill 28 open shift gaps
People Ops
Open
Approve 17 swap requests
People Ops
Open
Rebalance Saturday peak cover
People Ops
Open
Review night pick overtime
People Ops
Open
Confirm relief pool availability
People Ops
Open
Publish next week's rota
People Ops
Open

Analytics workspace — why is it happening

Shift Planning trend — last 7 days

Last 7 days
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

Shift mix

Morning34%
Afternoon31%
Evening14%
Night11%
Relief10%

Gaps by day

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

Shift Planning ranking

Ranked
#1
Head Office
No gaps
99%
#2
Wuse 2
95%
#3
Warehouse
90%
#4
Gwarinpa
88%
#5
Apo
9 gaps
81%

Shift Planning heatmap — site × period

Heat map
MorningAfternoonEveningNightWeekendRelief
Wuse 2
44%
54%
70%
85%
85%
95%
Gwarinpa
53%
81%
45%
48%
83%
69%
Apo
94%
92%
81%
92%
71%
88%
Warehouse
55%
99%
47%
98%
98%
91%
Head Office
78%
91%
69%
70%
60%
89%

Shift Planning scorecard

Multi-factor
CoverageFairnessCostFlexibilityComplianceStability

Management workspace — exceptions & approvals

Exception centre

3 open
Saturday peak under-coveredPeople Ops
Nine gaps across three branches
Night pick overtimePeople Ops
Warehouse consistently 16 shifts short
Uneven weekend rotationPeople Ops
Same 24 staff work every Saturday

Pending approvals

Awaiting sign-off
  • 17 shift swaps
    Branch managers
    Review
  • 9 overtime blocks
    Finance
    Review
  • 4 template changes
    Workforce planning
    Review

Manager action queue

Assigned
ActionOwnerDuePriority
Recruit weekend relief poolRecruitment31 AugLow
Rebalance Saturday rotaWorkforce planning09 AugMedium
Cap night overtimeWarehouse Manager15 AugMedium

Escalations

Routed upward
Escalation — Saturday peak under-coveredEscalated
Nine gaps across three branches
Watchlist — Night pick overtimeEscalated
Warehouse consistently 16 shifts short

Executive intelligence — what to do next

Executive summary

Auto-generated · demo

Coverage across 1,842 planned shifts is 93%, but Saturday peak and warehouse night pick carry almost every gap. Overtime is filling the shortfall at a premium instead of new relief capacity.

72
Health score
Stable
65
Opportunity score
Stable
33
Risk score
Critical
94
Confidence
Strong

Key insights

  • Saturday demand is 34% higher than the current rota assumes.
  • A relief pool of 12 people would remove 80% of gaps.
  • Overtime costs 1.6× the equivalent relief hour.

Business risks

Peak service failure
Under-covered Saturday tills lengthen queues.
Fatigue
Repeat night overtime raises safety and error risk.

Growth opportunities

Weekend relief pool
Students and part-time contracts for peak windows.
Demand-matched templates
Rebuild templates from POS traffic data.

Performance highlights

Shifts this week
1,842
Coverage
93%
Gaps
28
Overtime hrs
658

AI recommendations

Confidence weighted
Build a 12-person weekend relief pool
Cheaper and safer than overtime.
88%
Rebuild templates from footfall data
Align cover with actual demand curves.
84%
Rotate weekend duty fairly
Spread Saturdays across the whole team.
79%

Forecast

Projected shift volume and coverage for the coming week.
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

Recommended actions

  1. 1.Review shift planning exceptions
  2. 2.Approve pending shift items
  3. 3.Publish shift planning update