How to disable a change request and set the notice period ?

Managing schedules requires both precision and flexibility. To control change requests submitted by your employees, a setting in your account allows you to decide:

• whether you want to enable or disable change requests,
• and define a minimum notice period (in days) for submitting a request.

Where to find this option in the settings?

To configure these settings, simply follow this path:

Settings > Schedules > Settings > Activate change requests.

How to disable shift change requests?

1. Go to the **Activate change requests **section.
2. Click the toggle button on the right to disable this option.

Once disabled, your employees will no longer be able to submit shift change requests through the app.

Setting the notice period in days for requests

You can also define a minimum notice period for employees to submit a request:

• By default, this period is set to 2 days.
• In practice, this means the employee must make the request at least 48h in advance.
• You can adjust this setting based on your organization’s needs (e.g., 1 day, 3 days, 5 days…).

Why use this option?

• More control: you decide whether shift change requests are allowed or not.
• Optimized planning: the minimum notice period helps with better anticipation in schedule management.
• Fewer last-minute changes: prevents last-minute scheduling changes that are difficult to manage.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions via email at support@shyfter.co, or through our chat. 🙂

Updated on: 20/10/2025