Maximum Consecutive Days Rule

This rule defines how many consecutive days you can or should schedule employees per week.

Maximum Consecutive Days Rule settings

Setting	Description
Max Threshold	The maximum number of consecutive days that you can schedule employees per week.
Pay Codes Count as Shifts	The rule looks at the Included Pay Adj Codes and Excluded Pay Adj Codes settings to determine which pay codes count as shifts. If you don’t select any pay codes, then all pay codes apply.
Included TAFW Pay Codes Excluded TAFW Pay Codes	The time away from work pay codes that the rule includes or excludes when determining if you scheduled an employee to work.
Included Shift Trade Statuses Excluded Shift Trade Statuses	The shift trade statuses that the rule includes or excludes when determining if you scheduled an employee to work.
Always Include Holidays	Count holidays toward the maximum consecutive days threshold, even when the day doesn’t contain a scheduled shift or time away.
Max Severity	The response to a maximum violation: Critical: You can’t save or post the schedule. Error: You can save the schedule, but you can’t post it. Informational: You’re alerted to the problem, but no action is required. Warning: You’re alerted to the problem, but you can still save the schedule.
Run even if no shifts	Run the rule even when no shifts exist on the schedule. Select this checkbox and the rule can generate exceptions even if the only items on the schedule are time away.

Example

Employees can work up to four consecutive shifts. If you schedule an employee to more than four consecutive shifts, Dayforce should show a warning.

To configure the rule for this example:

1. In the Max Threshold field, enter 4.
2. In the Max Severity drop-down list, click Warning.

If you schedule an employee to work five consecutive shifts, Dayforce marks the shifts with the warning icon () in Schedules.