{"id":6411,"date":"2023-03-01T13:28:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/user_manual\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ab%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%ad%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%aa%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b8%d9%81\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:59:21","slug":"defining-the-second-shift-and-calculating-employee-attendance-for-two-shifts","status":"publish","type":"user_manual","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/defining-the-second-shift-and-calculating-employee-attendance-for-two-shifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining the Second Shift and Calculating Employee Attendance for Two Shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Often, shifts are not continuous hours but are divided into two periods, with the employee working the total required hours in two separate sessions interspersed with a break.<\/p>\n

For example, an employee may work from 8 AM to 12 PM and then from 6 PM to 10 PM. To implement an employee being assigned to two shifts, you should activate the feature within a specific period and follow certain steps, which we will review together in this article.<\/p>\n

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By navigating to attendance settings from the main menu and then going to basic settings, you can enable (allowing the second shift for employees).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This will display a new field for the second shift in the employee’s profile, distinct from the first shift field.<\/p>\n

\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Adding the first and second shifts in the account” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1703592513087{background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Before assigning the shifts to the employee, you need to verify the registration of the shifts in the system and adjust their times.<\/p>\n

As for the first shift, it is often the morning shift, followed by a break period, and then the second shift; the evening shift. To have two shifts do as follows:<\/p>\n

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And here appear the timings of the first shift (Morning shift).<\/p>\n

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And here are the timings of the second shift (Evening shift).<\/p>\n

Save them and proceed to assign them to the desired employee profile.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Explanation of assigning the two shifts in the employee file” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1703592918302{background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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By editing the employee file, from the “Manage Employee<\/strong>” section in the “Employees<\/strong>” dropdown menu, you can fill in the attendance details. Within this section, you have the employee’s shift and attendance timings. All you need to do is select the two shifts in chronological order for the work time and update the data.”<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Uploading attendance records for the employee” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%2304306b|line_height:2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1703593098396{margin-left: 120px !important;}”][vc_column_text]After preparing an Excel file containing the employee’s work start and end times during the two shifts, ensure that the data is matched and arranged in the following format:<\/p>\n