Shift plan

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The shift plan, rota or roster (esp. British) is the central component of a shift schedule in shift work.^[1] The schedule includes considerations of shift overlap, shift change times and alignment with the clock, vacation, training, shift differentials, holidays, etc. The shift plan determines the sequence of work (W) and free (F) days within a shift system.