Scheduling resources
Guides and free tools for building work schedules: how the common shift rotations work, how to plan coverage and how to put a team schedule together.
Shift patterns
- Rotating shift schedules: what they are and how the common patterns compare
What rotating shifts are, and how DuPont, 2-2-3, Pitman, 4 on 4 off and southern swing compare on hours, days in a row and time off.
- 2-2-3 schedule: how the rotation works, with a calendar
The 2-2-3 schedule explained: a 14-day rhythm of 12-hour shifts, 4 crews for 24/7, 42 hours a week on average. See the cycle and build your own calendar.
- DuPont schedule: the 4-week rotation, with an example calendar
How the DuPont schedule works: 4 crews, 12-hour shifts, a 28-day cycle and 7 days off in a row. Example week by week, hours, overtime and a free calendar.
- Pitman schedule: the 14-day, 12-hour rotation explained
The Pitman schedule explained: 12-hour shifts on a 14-day cycle, 4 crews, every other weekend off. How police use it, overtime, and how it differs from 2-2-3.
- 12-hour shift schedules: four rotations for 24/7 coverage
12-hour shift schedules for 24/7 coverage: DuPont, 2-2-3, Pitman and 4 on 4 off compared on days in a row, time off, weekends and overtime.
- 4 on 4 off schedule: four 12-hour shifts, then four days off
How a 4 on 4 off schedule works: four 12-hour shifts, four days off, four crews for 24/7. Hours per week and year, weekends off, and a free calendar.
- Swing shift schedule: evening hours and the southern swing rotation
Swing shift hours explained: the evening shift, usually 3pm to 11pm, and the southern swing rotation of days, swings and nights on 8-hour shifts.
Guides
- Restaurant Staff Schedule Template
Free restaurant schedule template: set servers, cooks and hosts for every lunch and dinner shift, then see weekly staff-hours and the team size you need.
- How to Make a Work Schedule for Employees
Seven steps to an employee work schedule: coverage, shifts, availability, rules, assigning, posting and changes. With a free editable coverage template.