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Shift Swap Policy

Allowing employees to swap shifts can improve flexibility but needs clear rules. Here we outline how to create fair, compliant shift swap policies—and how to support them with digital tools.

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Shift Swapping in Supermarkets: Rules and Digital Solutions

Without clear rules and digital support, shift swaps can quickly become chaotic, leading to conflicts, staffing gaps, or legal issues.

TeamUltim is a web app for small and medium-sized professional teams in retail, hospitality, catering, services and any other businesses where people work outside a computer desk. It is a helpful tool for business owners to manage team schedules, vacations and other team-related routines.

TeamUltim strives to be pragmatic and helpful for business owners and managers who deal with shift planning, vacation planning and reporting on the personnel side of a business.