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title: "On-call shifts"
description: "An on-call shift describes a period during which an employee is on call (for example, reachable by phone outside working hours). Each on-call shift belongs to a type of on-call duty. After an on-call shift is saved, the attendance records of the affected people are recalculated automatically."
url: https://navody.aktion.cz/en/articles/110-on-call-shifts
updated: 2026-10-13
language: en
alternates: [cs]
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# On-call shifts

An on-call shift describes a period during which an employee is on call (for example, reachable by phone outside working hours). Each on-call shift belongs to a type of on-call duty. After an on-call shift is saved, the attendance records of the affected people are recalculated automatically.

An on-call shift describes a period during which an employee is on call (for example, available by phone outside working hours). Each on-call shift belongs to a type of on-call duty. After an on-call shift is saved, the attendance records of the people concerned are recalculated automatically.

## List

The list contains the columns **Name**, **Color**, **Abbreviation**, **On-call type**, **Start**, **End** and **Note**. Click a row to open the **Edit on-call shift** dialog. Delete selected shifts using the **Delete** button.

![The On-call Shifts screen displays search results for “maintenance”: day and night technical on-call shifts in a table. Visible: On-call Shifts, Search in menu, maintenance, Layout, Default, New.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/RLlTZ5FJIlUEO0YZkcKxWxrp0b73p9IX066dchpd7Vur8SonWUe3chHwzZBc6Udsx064Sf1Z8OV.png)

Figure 1: List of on-call shifts (01-pohotovost-seznam.png)

## Creating an on-call shift

1.  Click **New**. The **Create on-call shift** dialog opens.
    
2.  In the **Basic details** section, enter the **Name** and select the **On-call type**, and optionally add an **Abbreviation** and **Color**.
    
3.  Check the following as needed:
    

-   **Exclude from worked time** – worked time is not counted during the on-call period; the interval is deducted from worked time,
    
-   **Automatically ignore limits** – when clocking in during an on-call shift, limits are automatically ignored.
    

1.  In the **Times** section, enter the **Start** and **End**, and optionally the **Max. overlap at start** and **Max. overlap at end**.
    
2.  Optionally, fill in **Note** and click **Create**.
    

![The “Create on-call shift” form shows basic details and times for a technical night on-call shift, with “Cancel worked hours” checked. Visible: Create on-call shift, BASIC DETAILS, Name \*, Maintenance on-call – night, On-call type \*, Technical on-call.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/LMFSV2gzw7pZyKZp663cmpHKw4moOXzQ7FIgBKJPTBlS6Z2clAzr82J3GyUOxKHuNMnRPHP2fgW.png)

## On-call types

On-call types do not have their own agenda—you manage them directly in the **On-call type** field in the on-call shift dialog.

-   Add a new type by selecting **Add on-call type** at the end of the menu. In the dialog, fill in **Name**, optionally **Note**, and click **Create**. The type will be saved and selected automatically.
    
-   For an existing type, open the **⋮** menu and select **Edit** or **Delete**.
    

![The “Add on-call type” dialog shows fields for a technical on-call type name and note, with Cancel and Create buttons. Visible: Add on-call type, Name \*, Technical on-call, Note, Maintenance of machines and energy equipment outside working hours., Cancel.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/xwpw6X6iWhK36Zry40UnDZ70iAYQdw8kHtKR9eYtO929RWL6K4W3agVfxghdkmQbdCDXtqV2fpF.png)

![The “Edit on-call shift” dialog shows the night on-call settings; the expanded list of on-call types has Edit and Delete options. Visible: Edit on-call shift, Maintenance on-call – night, BASIC INFORMATION, Name \*, Abbreviation, On-call type \*.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/a1Jf9yubWAeY201lt04DN3ceh7B0oU6APteRXEsjmKO0g1FBpgZsQpLoBekmfzi6TMR2HUq5UuT.png)