In this article you can find out how you can structure your departments and locations
Locations are a group of departments pulled together. Schematically here you can find an overview of the structure:
Using departments to structure your account is usually recommended, if you'd like to have more permissions on department basis. Meaning, that you can steer a lot more permissions if you split your employees into departments then if you're "only" making teams.
Companies from size 20+ employees are recommended to use departments.
Permissions that are set by departments are for example:
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Displaying Employee list
Using Teams will give you an easier overview over your schedule and have you set up with your employees faster so you can start scheduling. However it's important to note, that a lot less permissions can be given on Team basis.
Companies from size 5-20 employees are recommended to use teams.
Permissions that are set by teams are for example:
Locations and departments in general can be managed through: Settings > Organisation
If you'd like to get some more Information about managing locations and departments, click here.
Examples for setup per branch:
Below you can find some examples of how a setup account can look like for two of the most common branches using Shiftbase.
Example setup for a retail chain:
Example setup for a hotel chain:
