How can we help?
Short, plain-English articles. If you'd rather just ask, the in-app assistant (βK) can answer most things and do them for you.
Getting started
Your first week with ShyftForce
Building schedules
Create, publish, and adjust shifts
Publishing your schedule
Drafts vs published β when your team sees the schedule, and how to undo a mistake.
3 min readmanagerFilling open shifts (the marketplace)
How shifts get auto-offered to your team in waves, who claims them, and what to do if nobody bites.
4 min readmanagerUsing the AI assistant (βK)
The assistant doesn't just answer questions β it can build a schedule, send messages, create roles. What to ask, what it can do.
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For your team
What employees need to know
Installing the ShyftForce app on your phone
Add ShyftForce to your home screen so it works like a regular app β no app store needed.
2 min reademployeeClocking in and out from your phone
How clock-in works, why it asks for your location, and what to do if it won't let you punch in.
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Time off & PTO
Requests, approvals, and policies
How PTO and time-off categories work
Annual lump sum, unlimited, custom categories. What we ship by default and how to tailor it to your business.
3 min readmanagerRequesting time off
Submit a request from your phone in 30 seconds. What happens after you submit, and how to cancel.
2 min reademployeeApproving (or declining) time-off requests
The decision-in-one-minute workflow, conflict handling, and bulk approval.
3 min readmanagerSetting time-off blackout periods
Black Friday, holidays, peak season β tell us when you don't want to lose people. We warn you instead of blocking.
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Labor law & compliance
Fair Workweek, overtime, and breaks
Fair Workweek and predictability pay
If you publish a schedule with less than 14 days notice in NYC, Seattle, Oregon, Chicago, Philadelphia, or LA β you may owe extra. Here's what triggers it.
4 min readmanagerOvertime and meal breaks
Federal 40-hour rule, daily-overtime states like California, and the wildly different state break requirements.
4 min readmanagerState-by-state labor law reference
Overtime, meal breaks, rest breaks, predictive scheduling, tip credit, and minimum wage β federal default plus every state with stricter rules.
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Connections & integrations
Payroll, POS, SMS, and email
Connecting your payroll (Gusto, ADP, Paychex, and 60+ more)
Stop copy-pasting timesheets at end-of-period. We sync to your payroll system via Finch.
3 min readmanagerConnecting your register (cash register / POS)
Pull in sales so we can show you labor cost as a % of sales in real time β and tell you when to send someone home.
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Industry-specific features
Restaurants, security, healthcare, construction
Tip pooling for restaurants
Pool types (even / by hours / role-weighted), per-employee entry, POS sync, and auto IRS Form 8027 at year-end.
4 min readmanagerPatrol checkpoints for security teams
QR codes around the site, scan from the app, GPS-verified β proof of patrol for your clients and insurance.
3 min readmanagerTracking permits and licenses (RN, BLS, guard cards, etc.)
Per-employee permit tracking with auto-renewal reminders and auto-block on expiry. Required for healthcare, security, field service.
4 min readmanagerDaily safety briefings (toolbox talks) for construction
Pre-built 30-topic library aligned to OSHA's most-cited topics. Crew acknowledges before clocking in. Audit-ready PDF logs.
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Account & billing
Plan, seats, security, and data
Changing your plan, seats, or cancelling
Upgrade, downgrade, add seats, pause for the off-season, or cancel β all from Settings β Billing. Pro-rated to the day.
3 min readmanagerTurning on 2-step verification
Add a second password step to keep your account safe. Takes about 2 minutes with any authenticator app.
3 min readDownloading or deleting your data
How to export everything we have about you as a single file β and what happens if you delete your account.
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Something not working?
Common problems and how to fix them
My verification email isn't arriving
What to check first, common reasons it goes to spam, and how to ask us to resend it.
2 min readI can't clock in β the button is grey or it says I'm too far away
Usually a GPS permission issue or you're outside your clock-in zone. Quick fixes for both.
3 min reademployeeI forgot my password
Reset it from the sign-in page β no need to email support. Here's exactly what to do.
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