Shift Rosters

Preparing shift rosters is very important in respect of employees’, performance, health, attendance, outside and family life and retention

The design and implementation of a shift roster is vital to achieving best practice and takes into consideration many factors in their design.

The design shift rosters can involve; –

• 8 hour shifts;
• 10 hours shifts;
• 12 hour shifts;
• Combinations of the above and also shifts of shorter duration.

Rosters may provide for a 42, 38 or 33.6 hour average weekly number of hours per employee depending on the number of crews employed and the hours of coverage during the week, 7 days @24 hours or 168 hours per week.

Shifts including hours of work of varying duration may be rostered on the following basis; –

• 5 day rosters
• 6 day rosters
• 7 day rosters
• 28 day rosters
• Longer (e.g. 3, 6, or 12 months)

Shifts may involve commencing or finishing at different times of the day, including –

• Day and afternoon;
• Day, afternoon and night;
• Day and night;