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  Availability Change Blocks

  Many of my staff are students and we put out our schedules weeks in advance, so when school starts or they have a week off, they have to put each daily change into the future availability. It takes FOREVER so they don't do it at all. It would be great to have a weekly availability option with start/end dates tied into it so that if someone has differing weekly availability, it is in the system and easier to input/manage.

  

  Rebekah Wachholz
  Posted on 20. 09. 2017.

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Jordan Leach
Posted on September 21, 2017 at 05:03 PM

+1! This feature would be a huge plus as the current "future availability" route is cumbersome!

Elissa Lappenga
Posted on October 23, 2018 at 06:15 PM

Please consider a +1 to my similar request that may also benefit you:

https://community.humanity.com/FeatureRequest/Allow_managers_to_set_availability_effective_DATE

Phillip Stewart
Posted on September 21, 2017 at 05:04 PM

This is a huge headache for me! My workforce is mostly students as well. When there is a break (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring) our business increases substantially. Availability adjustments for these periods is very difficult when juggling 75 - 100 employees, but it is extremely important. The ability to set a temporary availability for a predefined date range using a weekly format would be immensely helpful and would save me precious hours during already busy times of the year.

Elissa Lappenga
Posted on October 23, 2018 at 06:15 PM

Please consider a +1 to my similar request that may also benefit you:

https://community.humanity.com/FeatureRequest/Allow_managers_to_set_availability_effective_DATE

Dan Campbell
Posted on September 21, 2017 at 06:05 PM

I oversee restaurants on a college campus.  We have close to 400 students on our roster.  3 times a year we have to change EVERYONE's availability, and it is a major headache.  

This feature would allow us to build schedules further out and with less disruption to the current schedule.  

Elissa Lappenga
Posted on October 23, 2018 at 06:15 PM

Please consider a +1 to my similar request that may also benefit you:

https://community.humanity.com/FeatureRequest/Allow_managers_to_set_availability_effective_DATE

THERESA JAMES
Posted on September 22, 2017 at 01:54 PM

Also being able to add "notes" into availability to know exactly why a given employee needs the days off so we know if it's for school, you can override it when school is out. 

Jordan Leach
Posted on September 25, 2017 at 04:34 PM

YES! +1

Elissa Lappenga
Posted on October 23, 2018 at 06:15 PM

Please consider a +1 to my similar request that may also benefit you:

https://community.humanity.com/FeatureRequest/Allow_managers_to_set_availability_effective_DATE

Christina Tardif
Posted on August 05, 2019 at 09:29 PM

Yes! +1
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Christopher Marlatt
Posted on October 02, 2019 at 05:33 PM

Yes to notes

Linda Ringler
Posted on September 22, 2017 at 06:06 PM

I agree completely!!!  Such a pain to remind them to change their available AFTER it has already taken effect so I can schedule them correctly until that time.

Elissa Lappenga
Posted on October 23, 2018 at 06:16 PM

Please consider a +1 to my similar request that may also benefit you:

https://community.humanity.com/FeatureRequest/Allow_managers_to_set_availability_effective_DATE

TINA PEEVYHOUSE
Posted on September 25, 2017 at 08:18 PM

Yes! I would love this feature.  My (part time) staff work full time for Fire and EMS services and they have a rotating schedule. Every employee has a different schedule and none of them have a consistent day of the week off.  This would definitely help them set and manage their availability. Bring it!

Elissa Lappenga
Posted on October 23, 2018 at 06:16 PM

Please consider a +1 to my similar request that may also benefit you:

https://community.humanity.com/FeatureRequest/Allow_managers_to_set_availability_effective_DATE

Trevor Kennell
Posted on November 24, 2017 at 08:54 PM

Just to add my support.

One of the issues we have is when a staff member, (mostly students) get their school schedules, the good ones input their new availabilty.  Only issue is that school hasn't yet started and they wonder why they are not being scheduled.   Inputting the new availabilty a day at a time is onerous!

 

Elissa Lappenga
Posted on October 23, 2018 at 06:16 PM

Please consider a +1 to my similar request that may also benefit you:

https://community.humanity.com/FeatureRequest/Allow_managers_to_set_availability_effective_DATE

Miroslav Sedláček
Posted on April 12, 2018 at 07:50 AM

I am adding my support to this too. I just posted a similar request.

Elissa Lappenga
Posted on October 23, 2018 at 06:16 PM

Please consider a +1 to my similar request that may also benefit you:

https://community.humanity.com/FeatureRequest/Allow_managers_to_set_availability_effective_DATE

Barbara Andersen (PROG)
Posted on July 31, 2019 at 04:16 PM

Yes this would be great.  Would love for staff to be able to set availability on a weekly basis for set dates.  We would also like to be able to adjust specific dates as well.  Example:
Enter weekly availability for Sep 1 - Dec 31, and this is valid for each week. 
But then be able to go into a specific date and adjust.  change hours on Oct 12 for example.

Christopher Marlatt
Posted on October 02, 2019 at 06:13 PM

My suggestion which I believe has already been made is to change the availability page so the daily availability function is the smaller piece on the page, as it does serve an important function for reoccurring days of the week throughout an employee's employment.  My solution for Humanity would be to create a feature that allows the employee to scroll through a monthly calendar so they can select the exact dates by either clicking on the individual dates, or by dragging and highlighting a series of dates.  If the employee needs to go further they should be able to double click the date, and pull up the hours they wish to select, vs. selecting the whole day.  In the double click feature Humanity could also add a comments field to help managers reference why they need the time off, aka doctors appt., temporary work opportunities, etc.    

The start and end date piece is very important to seasonal employers.  The current "future availability" feature requires way too much work to black out all the dates.  Currently we have to input/activate the employee into the system, then "black out" their availbilty till their start date, which could be a few days or weeks.  On the tail end the same holds true, when an employee gives notice we have to black out all dates one by one till the end of the pay period, till we can deactivate them in the system. This way they can continue to be scheduled for their two week notice, but will not be scheduled after this date.  Wish we could trust the employee to handle by themselves, but it just doesn't happen on their end.  The suggestion I posted above would also allow managers to easily manage start and finish dates on behalf of the employees. 

Chad Beadling
Posted on March 11, 2020 at 02:52 PM

Agree, +1 from me as well

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