Terms

These are common terms and how we use them in employee shift scheduling.

Term	Description
Employee	Employee that can be assigned to a shift.
Contract	Employee contract that defines settings specific to a group of employees (e.g. maximum number of minutes worked per month).
Shift	Unit of work that has to be covered by an employee. Each shift has a start and end time and can have various requirements (e.g. skills required).
Shift group	Group of shifts with different assignment criteria (e.g. single shift assigned within a group).
Planning window	Group of shifts with different assignment criteria (e.g. single shift assigned within a group).

Term

Description

Employee

Employee that can be assigned to a shift.

Contract

Employee contract that defines settings specific to a group of employees (e.g. maximum number of minutes worked per month).

Shift

Unit of work that has to be covered by an employee. Each shift has a start and end time and can have various requirements (e.g. skills required).

Shift group

Group of shifts with different assignment criteria (e.g. single shift assigned within a group).

Planning window

Group of shifts with different assignment criteria (e.g. single shift assigned within a group).