Working Schedule

This video explains the Working Schedule feature in Odoo18, demonstrating how to define and manage employee working hours to ensure accurate resource planning and payroll processing.

• Defining Working Hours: The video explains that a working schedule is the standard set of hours an employee is expected to work, such as a “Standard 40 hours/week” schedule.
• Navigating to Schedules: To manage these, the narrator navigates to Employees > Configuration > Working Schedules, where existing templates are listed.
• Creating a New Schedule: The demonstration shows how to click the New button to create a custom schedule, allowing you to define specific work times for different companies or departments.
• Setting Daily Time Slots: The video illustrates how to add time slots for each day of the week, including morning and afternoon shifts, as well as lunch breaks.
• Flexible and Full-Time Options: The narrator highlights that schedules can be configured as full-time or flexible, with options to specify the average hours per day and the relevant timezone.
• Assigning to Employees: Once a schedule is created, it can be assigned to individual employee contracts, ensuring that their available hours are correctly reflected in the system.
• Impact on Resource Planning: The video concludes by noting that these schedules are critical for planning leaves, shifts, and overall warehouse or project capacity.