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Shift Schedule Planner — Excel Template

Monthly shift schedule with 2/2, 24h-on/72h-off, 5/2 and 6/1 patterns, hours, night hours, monthly norm, and highlighting of rest and coverage problems.

Shift Schedule Planner — Excel Template
390 ₽
≈ 4 USD
Blank template + filled-in example · Excel 2007+, LibreOffice, Google Sheets
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What it is for

A monthly shift schedule without placing shifts by hand. Give each employee a pattern (2/2, 24h on/72h off, 5/2, 6/1 or your own) and a cycle start date: the calendar fills in with formulas. Leave, sick days and swaps are entered separately, while Excel counts shifts, hours and night hours and highlights problem spots.

What is inside

  • Settings sheet: month and year, hours per shift, night time (start and end), D/N/F shift start times, editable cycle patterns, minimum people per shift.
  • Holidays sheet: non-working days for 2026 and 2027, used by the “5/2 by calendar” pattern and the hours norm.
  • Schedule sheet: up to 100 employees, a 31-day calendar, totals (shifts, hours, night hours, days off, absences), hours norm and variance, and a Check column.
  • Edits sheet: only exceptions are entered — shift swap, annual leave (AL), sick leave (S), business trip (BT), shift cancellation.
  • Coverage sheet: how many people are on shift each day, with understaffed days highlighted.
  • Highlighting: more than the set number of shifts in a row, overlapping shifts, and a lack of continuous weekly rest (approximate check).

Who it suits

Security managers, dispatchers, heads of duty services, hospitals and any organization with shift work, and HR staff who build shift schedules. The template builds the schedule from the chosen pattern, counts night hours and the norm, and highlights understaffed shifts and missing continuous rest (the check is approximate).

Compatibility

Excel 2007 and newer, LibreOffice. No macros. The file is in English. The rest check is approximate; working Saturdays and shortened pre-holiday days are not included in the hours norm.

Questions and answers

Can I add my own schedule pattern?
Yes. On the Settings sheet a cycle is written with symbols: D, N, F = shift, hyphen = day off.
How do I enter swaps and leave?
On the Edits sheet: only exceptions to the pattern are entered, everything else follows the pattern.
How are night hours calculated?
As the overlap of a shift with night time, whose boundaries are set in Settings.
How many employees does the file support?
Up to 100 rows; the formulas are already filled down.