Shift Swaps: Let Staff Swap Shifts With Each Other
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Shift Swaps: Let Staff Swap Shifts With Each Other

3 min read16 May 2026

Summary

Shift swaps are one of the most common requests managers deal with. Staff need to change shifts for appointments, family commitments, or personal reasons — and until now, it meant a message to the manager, a phone call to find cover, and manual roster edits.

Today we're launching Shift Swaps — a built-in feature that lets staff request to swap shifts directly with colleagues, with admin approval before anything changes.

How It Works

  1. Staff A opens the Swaps tab in their dashboard, selects one of their upcoming shifts, picks a colleague, and submits a swap request
  2. Staff B sees the incoming request in their Swaps tab and accepts or declines
  3. Admin sees the agreed swap in the Leave & Swaps page and approves or rejects
  4. On approval, the roster updates automatically — no manual editing needed

Why Three Steps?

We designed it with three approvals for a reason:

  • Staff A confirms they want to give up their shift
  • Staff B confirms they're happy to take it
  • Admin confirms it works for the business (coverage, skills, etc.)

No surprises. No one gets a shift they didn't agree to. The admin always has final say.

What Admins See

Pending swaps appear in your Leave Management page with full details: who's swapping, which shifts, the dates and times, and the reason. You see that both staff have already agreed — you just confirm it works for the business.

Security

  • Staff can only swap their own future shifts
  • Can't swap past shifts
  • Admin approval required before any roster change
  • Full audit trail of who requested, who accepted, who approved
  • Staff can cancel pending requests at any time

Availability

Shift Swaps are available on the Professional plan and above. Staff see the Swaps tab in their dashboard automatically.

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📖 From the Guide

Step-by-step instructions for the features mentioned in this article.