Attendance management
Shift scheduling and team rotations: a practical method
Fixed, flexible, split and night shifts, three-shift rotations, minimum staffing and weekly rest: building a schedule that keeps attendance figures right.
Shift scheduling
Shift scheduling and team rotations
The schedule is the reference for every calculation: Tempo compares each punch with the shift planned for that day. Fixed or flexible hours, split shifts, night shifts, three-shift rotations: you describe your organisation once and Tempo applies it to each employee.
Shifts that match your business
A shift is a working time band (for example 08:30–17:30) with its break, short code and colour. It can be fixed or flexible, run overnight, or be split into two services. For each shift you set the minimum number of people expected.
Standard weeks and rotations
A cycle repeats shifts: a standard Monday-to-Sunday week, or a rotation over N days from a first day (three shifts, 2 days on / 2 off, 4/3…). The “works on public holidays” option applies to teams that keep the service running.
A cycle is assigned to employees from a date: the previous cycle stops the day before and history is kept. Changing a cycle recalculates the days concerned.
The planner
- One- or two-week view; click, Shift+click for a block, Ctrl+click to add cells
- Assign a shift (with specific times if needed), set a rest day, or return to the cycle
- Copy a week onto the following weeks
- Coverage line: gaps against the minimum staffing
- Conflicts flagged: overlap, less than 11 h rest, more than 48 h in the week, work during leave
About the conflict thresholds
The thresholds (11 h rest, 48 h per week) are planning warnings, not an interpretation of labour law. Check the rules that apply to your company with your adviser.
Moroccan public holidays
Tempo offers Morocco’s public holidays for the year. Religious holidays depend on the lunar calendar: their dates are marked “estimated” and must be confirmed at the official announcement each year.
Legal time and time zone
Since 20 September 2026, Morocco’s legal time is GMT with no daylight saving (decree no. 2.26.530). Tempo calculates times from the offset carried by each terminal event and warns you if the terminal is set to another time zone.
Frequently asked questions
Does Tempo handle night shifts that cross midnight?
Yes. A night shift (for example 22:00–06:00) belongs to a single working day, and punches after midnight count in that day.
Can I change one day without changing the cycle?
Yes: in the planner, a cell can receive another shift or a rest day; “return to cycle” removes the exception.
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