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title: "Assign or Unassign a Shift to an Employee"
slug: "assign-or-unassign-a-shift-to-an-employee"
updated: 2026-09-21T17:41:44Z
published: 2026-09-22T05:00:03Z
canonical: "docs.restaurant365.com/assign-or-unassign-a-shift-to-an-employee"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Assign or Unassign a Shift to an Employee

The 'Employee' field is not required when [creating the Shift](/doc/docs/create-or-edit-shifts). If no Employee is assigned to the Shift, the new Shift will be grouped in the 'Unassigned' category at the top of the [Schedule Calendar](/doc/docs/schedule-calendar-category).

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## Assign Employees

When viewing the schedule by 'Employee', shifts can be assigned in the following ways:

****Create a new shift** in the desired employee’s calendar row.**

The shift details form will open pre-populated with the employee and date. Learn more about [creating shifts](/doc/docs/create-or-edit-shifts#create-a-new-shift).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/539c041c-1423-4318-a3fc-340ec566063f.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A28%3A10Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A28%3A10Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=L2aMQ%2FUlOF3Z7%2Fka54U9tA%2BRyLyAzHWpfDcp2YvYR0E%3D)

****Paste** a copied shift into the desired employee's calendar row.**

Learn more about [copy and pasting shifts](/doc/docs/create-or-edit-shifts#copy-and-paste-a-shift1).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/2ac5a17e-f5b7-4450-b097-b9f4fced5752.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A28%3A10Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A28%3A10Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=L2aMQ%2FUlOF3Z7%2Fka54U9tA%2BRyLyAzHWpfDcp2YvYR0E%3D)

****Drag and drop** an existing shift onto the employee's calendar row.**

> Shifts can only be dragged to Employees who have the associated Job assigned to them on their [Employee Record](/doc/docs/employee-record).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/32f9258c-3d5e-421f-bb4d-e276f3163495.gif?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A28%3A10Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A28%3A10Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=L2aMQ%2FUlOF3Z7%2Fka54U9tA%2BRyLyAzHWpfDcp2YvYR0E%3D)

Employees can also be assigned to Shifts via the [Shift Details form](/doc/docs/scheduling-shift-details-form).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/da53266f-18dc-4993-861f-3e640a1e3d87.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A28%3A10Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A28%3A10Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=L2aMQ%2FUlOF3Z7%2Fka54U9tA%2BRyLyAzHWpfDcp2YvYR0E%3D)

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## Unassign Employees

Employees can be unassigned from a shift in the following ways:

**Right-click on the shift, then select 'Unassign'**

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/15162c58-f16e-4c2c-bac5-60c7ac263bd1.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A28%3A10Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A28%3A10Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=L2aMQ%2FUlOF3Z7%2Fka54U9tA%2BRyLyAzHWpfDcp2YvYR0E%3D)

**Open the Shift Details form, highlight the Employee drop-down menu, then clear the text.**

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/c1081485-ef7c-4382-9530-816f19004034.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T21%3A28%3A10Z&se=2026-11-01T22%3A28%3A10Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=L2aMQ%2FUlOF3Z7%2Fka54U9tA%2BRyLyAzHWpfDcp2YvYR0E%3D)