Shift scheduling and roster management, simplified.
Build weekly rosters in minutes, handle swap requests without the WhatsApp chaos, and compare planned shifts with actual attendance.
- Reusable shift templates
- Swap requests & approvals
- Linked to attendance
Plan the week with confidence.
Everything you need to staff every shift.
Weekly roster planner
Assign shifts by day, team and location in a clear weekly view.
Shift templates
Save common patterns such as day, evening, night or split shifts and reuse them.
Swap requests
Employees request swaps with colleagues, and managers approve them.
Rotating & night shifts
Plan rotating patterns for 24/7 operations and night teams.
Attendance comparison
Compare planned shifts with actual clock-ins to spot gaps and overtime.
Shift notifications
Let employees know when rosters are published or changed.
From roster to real hours.
A planning cycle that keeps everyone informed.
- 1
Choose templates
Start from saved shift patterns for each team.
- 2
Build the roster
Assign people to shifts across the week and locations.
- 3
Publish to staff
Employees see their shifts in the mobile app.
- 4
Compare with attendance
Planned versus actual hours show gaps and overtime.
Shift swaps without the back-and-forth.
Employees request swaps in the app, colleagues accept, and managers approve, with the roster updating automatically.
- Employee-initiated swapsRequests go to the right manager with full context.
- Approval controlManagers decide, so coverage rules are always respected.
- Instant updatesApproved swaps update the roster and notify both employees.
Know if the plan matched the day.
Because rosters and attendance live together, you can see late starts, missed shifts and overtime against the schedule.
- Shift adherenceSee who started on time against the planned shift.
- Overtime visibilityExtra hours beyond the roster are captured for review.
- Better planningUse real patterns to plan next week’s roster.
Made for retail, hospitality, healthcare and sites.
Employees
- See upcoming shifts on mobile
- Request swaps with colleagues
- Get notified of roster changes
Shift managers
- Build rosters from templates
- Approve swaps in a tap
- Keep every slot covered
HR & operations
- Consistent rules across branches
- Planned vs actual hours
- Overtime ready for review
Shift scheduling software helps managers plan who works when, publish rosters to employees, manage swap requests and compare planned shifts with actual attendance.
Yes. You can save shift templates such as day, evening, night and split shifts and use them to plan rotating patterns.
Yes. Employees can request a swap, and the manager approves it before the roster updates.
Yes. Published shifts are visible to employees in the Zapio mobile app.
Yes. Planned shifts can be compared with clock-ins to highlight late starts, missed shifts and overtime.
Yes. Rosters can be planned by team and location, which suits retail, hospitality, healthcare and site-based businesses.
Overtime captured against shifts can be reviewed and then included in payroll inputs.
Book a demo to see roster planning with your own shift patterns. Zapio is free for teams of up to 10 employees.
Works even better together.
Every Zapio HRMS module shares the same employee records, so information flows without re-entry.
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