Mode 1
Standard
Each employee has a set number of hours to bid before the next employee in the list can bid. This number of hours is set by the administrator. The bidding schedule is set from the start and will not change regardless of how quickly an employee makes his or her choice.
Pre-bidding
You can also enable pre-bidding, where employees rank their preferred shifts before their turn arrives, and when their turn comes, the system places the bid for them automatically. This keeps the schedule moving even if an employee isn't available to bid during their window.
Mode 2
Sprint
Similar to Standard, except each employee's bid timer begins as soon as the previous employee makes his or her choice.
Pre-bidding
Pre-bidding can be enabled here as well, so an employee who won't be available when their turn opens can rank shifts in advance and have the bid placed automatically.
Mode 3
Ranked
Every employee can bid immediately, ranking the shifts in order of preference. Based on your current settings, bidding ends for everyone after a set number of hours after bidding starts. When bidding ends, administrators can see the final results where all employees have been assigned.
Mode 4
Phased
A single bidding schedule collects multiple choices from each employee and makes multiple assignments per bidder. Unlike Ranked, where each employee is assigned one shift, Phased fills several assignments per person in stages. For example, awarding a primary assignment in the first phase and a secondary or relief assignment in the next. Filters can prevent selections that overlap an earlier phase or exceed a set daily-hours limit, and employees see why an unavailable shift can't be selected.
Mode 1
Standard
Each employee has a set number of hours to bid before the next employee in the list can bid. This number of hours is set by the administrator. The bidding schedule is set from the start and will not change regardless of how quickly an employee makes his or her choice.
Pre-bidding
You can also enable pre-bidding, where employees rank their preferred shifts before their turn arrives, and when their turn comes, the system places the bid for them automatically. This keeps the schedule moving even if an employee isn't available to bid during their window.
Mode 2
Sprint
Similar to Standard, except each employee's bid timer begins as soon as the previous employee makes his or her choice.
Pre-bidding
Pre-bidding can be enabled here as well, so an employee who won't be available when their turn opens can rank shifts in advance and have the bid placed automatically.
Mode 3
Ranked
Every employee can bid immediately, ranking the shifts in order of preference. Based on your current settings, bidding ends for everyone after a set number of hours after bidding starts. When bidding ends, administrators can see the final results where all employees have been assigned.
Mode 4
Phased
A single bidding schedule collects multiple choices from each employee and makes multiple assignments per bidder. Unlike Ranked, where each employee is assigned one shift, Phased fills several assignments per person in stages. For example, awarding a primary assignment in the first phase and a secondary or relief assignment in the next. Filters can prevent selections that overlap an earlier phase or exceed a set daily-hours limit, and employees see why an unavailable shift can't be selected.
Questions we get asked
$500 per year
up to 50 employees bidding
+$10/year per additional employee