When I try and add a schedule, I receive the error ‘The maximum allowed scheduled time for this department is 8 hours , this schedule exceeds that.’

January 24, 2012

As part of the rule setup, one of the values you enter is the maximum shift time. This prevents supervisors from over-scheduling employees. If you need to make this change, go to

MANAGE MY BUSINESS->MANAGE DEPARTMENTS

and edit the department in question.

Let’s Work Together!

Don’t waste another minute – Try our 30 day trial.

Adding Drag and Drop Shifts

You can add common shift times easily by creating Timebands which will appear at the top of the schedule.  Just Drag and Drop the new button into the schedule to add the new shift.   To create a new Timeband click on the “+” button in the blue header section at...

read more

Sometimes I see negative hours, why is that?

This can happen in very specific cases, when you allow shift splitting and employees can clock in early. In normal cases, here is how a shift split works. Employee Scheduled - 12PM to 8PM Employee leaves at 3PM, arrives back at 5PM We calculate the schedule as 2...

read more

Scheduling and Time-clock Software for Today’s Needs

Quickly create, edit and oversee scheduling with ease.

No credit card required

Scheduling and Time-clock Software