Offer Up a Shift (for Employees)

Updated August 01, 2024 02:14

Offering up a shift allows you to request a shift swap directly through the 7shifts mobile or web app.

Here's a detailed guide on how to offer up a full or partial shift for your team members to bid on.

⚠️ To offer up a partial shift, this feature must be enabled by your Employer. Contact them for more details.

Offer Up Your Full Shift
Offer Up a Part of Your Partial Shift

Offer Up Your Full Shift

Use the tabs to change your viewing preferences through the mobile or web app:

Log in to the mobile app.
Click on the Schedule icon at the bottom of your screen.
Tap on the shift you'd like to offer up:
Tap Find Cover.
Tap Offer Up.
Next, choose to:
- Offer up the shift to coworkers who share the same role.
- Offer up the shift to a specific Employee.
- Leave a message for your coworkers about this shift.
Tap Offer up. You'll be notified when a co-worker takes your shift and it has been approved by a Manager. Until then, its your shift.
If you change your mind and want to keep this shift, head to the shift from the Dashboard (or the Schedules and Dashboard pages) > tap Take back.
We'll send you a notification once your shift has been taken:

Log in to the web app.
Click on the Schedule tab in the left navigation bar.
Click Offer up shift under the shift you'd like to offer up:
In the pop-up window, choose to:
- Offer up the shift to coworkers that share the same role.
- Offer up the shift to a specific Employee.
- Leave a message for your coworkers about this shift.
When you're ready, click Offer Up. You'll be notified when a co-worker takes your shift and it has been approved by a Manager. Until then, its your shift.
If you change your mind and want to keep this shift, head to the Schedules tab > select Take back (or, head to the Dashboard / Shift Pool tabs > select Take back).
As you wait for updates on this shift, you can check in on its' status in the Shift Pool tab in the left navigation bar.
We'll send you a notification once your shift has been taken:

Use the tabs to change your viewing preferences through the mobile or web app:

Log in to the mobile app.
Click on the Schedule icon at the bottom of your screen.
Tap on the shift you'd like to offer up:
Tap Find Cover.
Tap Offer Up.
Next, use the slider to disable Full Shift, and choose to:
Tap Offer up. You'll be notified when a co-worker takes your shift and it has been approved by a Manager. Until then, its your shift.
If you change your mind and want to keep this shift, head to the shift from the Dashboard (or the Schedules and Dashboard pages) > tap Take back.
We'll send you a notification once your shift has been taken:

Log in to the web app.
Click on the Schedule tab in the left navigation bar.
Click Offer up shift under the shift you'd like to offer up:
In the pop-up window, toggle Offer up part of shift and:
- Offer up the shift to coworkers that share the same role.
- Offer up the shift to a specific Employee.
- Set the time frame for which you'd like to offer.
- Leave a message for your coworkers about this shift.
Click Offer up.
You'll be notified when a co-worker takes your shift and it has been approved by a Manager. Until then, its your shift.
If you change your mind and want to keep this shift, head to the shift from the Dashboard (or the Schedules and Dashboard pages) > tap Take back.
We'll send you a notification once your shift has been taken: