Managers can keep scheduling within contracted hours by setting a working pattern for each team member—their expected days and hours. In Alkimii People, Working Patterns flag any shift added outside the agreed schedule, auto-calculate holiday balances and accrual, and populate leave requests with the correct paid hours, reducing rota conflicts and compliance risk.
Without a defined working pattern, managers risk scheduling outside agreed hours or approving leave without the correct deductions.
Working Patterns prevents this by making expectations visible and enforceable inside your roster. If a shift is added outside the pattern, Alkimii flags it instantly - giving you the choice to adjust or override.
Tip: Working Patterns can facilitate for team members who are regularly off on the same weekday, have sporadic days off, or only work certain hours depending on the day.
To set a working pattern in Alkimii People, open the team member's Staff Profile and go to the Contract section.
Once set, Working Patterns work in the background to:
Working Patterns suit anyone with non-standard hours—part-time staff, students, four-day week roles, and rolling shift patterns.
Examples:
👨🍳 Part-time employees
🎓 College students working around study schedules
🏨 Four-day week roles
📅 Rolling shift patterns in housekeeping, kitchens, or maintenance
With Working Patterns, rosters become faster to build, easier to check, and more accurate for everyone involved - freeing up managers to focus less on fixing mistakes and more on running the operation.
What is a working pattern in workforce scheduling?
A working pattern defines a team member's expected working days and hours, making contracted expectations visible and enforceable inside the roster.
How do you set a working pattern in Alkimii?
Open the Staff Profile, go to the Contract section, select + Working Pattern, then choose By Week, By Number of Days, or Days On/Off, and save.
How do working patterns improve compliance?
They flag any shift added outside the agreed days or hours with an orange warning, helping managers keep to contracts and labour regulations before shifts are published.
Do working patterns affect holiday calculations?
Yes. Leave requests auto-calculate against the pattern and holiday accrual is based on the days in the working pattern, removing manual edits.
Who are working patterns useful for?
Part-time employees, students working around study, four-day week roles, and rolling shift patterns in housekeeping, kitchens, or maintenance.
Working Patterns make contracted hours visible and enforceable inside the roster—flagging out-of-pattern shifts and auto-calculating holiday so schedules stay accurate and compliant.