In Centralized Schedules, you can configure and post unfilled shifts so that employees can bid to pick them up. You can also review and approve shift bids. When shift bidding is enabled in Dayforce, the Add Schedule dialog box contains the post unfilled schedule icon (
) when you create unfilled shifts. To make unfilled shifts eligible for bidding, you must post them.
Role feature access: Schedules > Post Unfilled Shifts > Mass Publish and Unfilled Shift Bidding
When you post unfilled shifts for bidding, you can review the unfilled shifts and employee bids in the Manage Shift Bids panel. To open this panel, click Manage Shift Bids in the toolstrip. The panel contains information on all of the posted unfilled shifts for the week:
The panel shows standard shift information (like the date, job assignment, and start and end times) and the total number of qualifying employees, the total number of bids on each shift, and the number of unfilled shifts on the specified day.
To send employees a notification about the available unfilled shifts, click Send Shift Available Alert. Dayforce updates the panel to show when a notification was last sent and by whom.
Click the down arrow (
) to view employee bids. Dayforce shows additional information that can help you make a decision, such as employees' base rates, current weekly hours, and seniority dates:
To change the columns that Dayforce shows in this section, click View. The Column View dialog box opens, where you can select columns and their order.