You can let your dispatcher know when you are going on a break or finishing your shift by changing your shift status directly from the vWork mobile app. This shows the dispatcher your shift status (on shift or off shift), in the Schedule. It also shows in your vWork mobile app on the Jobs screen.

You can set your shift status so that it automatially shows you are back on shift after a set period of time, or you can manually update your shift status at any time.

Before you can use this feature it must be enabled in vWork by your vWork Administrator in Settings>General under the Shift on/off section. You can read more about turning this setting on in your vWork account in the article, Customize vWork's General Settings.

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This article explains how to update your shift status through the vWork mobile app:

Topics include:

• Set your shift status to 'off shift'
  
  • 'Shift Off' until you manually shift on again
  • 'Shift Off' for a pre-set duration of time
• Set your shift status to 'on shift'

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Set your shift status to 'off shift'

When you go off shift in the vWork mobile app you let your dispatcher know that you are not available to accept more jobs. You are also not able to update your jobs while you are off shift.

You can go off shift until you shift on again, or go off shift for a preset amount of time. We explain both methods below.

'Shift Off' until you manually shift on again

1. Tap to show the 'Shift Off' options.
   
   
   
   
2. Tap to go off shift.
   
   
   
   
3. The shift status shows that 'you are off shift'.
   
   

'Shift Off' for a pre-set duration of time

When you a set a pre-defined period of time that you are off shift, vWork automatically updates your status to back on shift when that time has elapsed.

To set a pre-defined period of time that you are off shift, from the Jobs screen:

1. Tap to show the 'Shift Off' options.
   
   
   
   
2. Select the time period that you want to be off shift. The default is 'until I shift on'. You can also select a pre-defined time period or set your own time peirod from a list of options. When you select from this list your shift status will change to 'On Shift' when the selected time period has passed.
   
   To select a time period, tap to show a drop-down list of time period options.
   
   
   
   
3. Tap the time period you want to set. Once selected, the chosen time period displays next to the button.
   
   
   
   
4. Tap to go off shift.
   
   In this example, we have set a custom time period that will end at 11:00 am.
   
   
   
   
5. After tapping your shift status changes to show you are off shift and the time when you will go back on shift.
   
   

Set your shift status to 'on shift'

When you have set your status to 'Off Shift' your shift status will automatically change back to 'On Shift' when the period of time set to be off shift reaches the end.

You can override the set period that you are off shift and manually return your status to 'On Shift'. You will also need to do this if you selected the option 'until I shift on'.

To manually change your shift status to 'On Shift':

1. Tap next to your shift status to show the button.
   
   
   
   
2. Tap to change your shift status to 'On Shift'.