The Dupont Schedule Template (Rotating 12-Hour Shifts)
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What Is A The Dupont Schedule Template?
The Dupont work schedule template has four teams and two 12-hour shifts to provide 24-hour coverage. In this four-week rotating shift schedule, each team works…
- Type of schedule: Staff
- Duration: Monthly
- Daily business hours: 24 hours
- Shift length: 12 hours
- Average employee work hours per week: 42
- Other names for this template: Dupont shift schedule, Dupont 12-hour schedule, 12-hour shift schedule with 7 days off, Dupont rotating schedule, super 7 work schedule
- Typical industries: Manufacturing, police departments
Dupont Schedule Template Pros
- Each employee gets a week off every month
- Employees work no more than four days in a row
- Allows for just two shifts during the day rather than three (easier for planning)
Dupont Schedule Template Cons
- Inconsistent days worked and days off
- Requires one period with six 12-hour shifts and just one day off every month
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Definitions For This Work Schedule Template
At the top of this post, we provided seven pieces of information about the the Dupont schedule template. This is how we define each of those terms:
- Type of schedule: Every Buildremote schedule template fits into one of these main categories:
- Employee: Daily, weekly, or monthly schedules to plan which staff members will work for certain times and days
- Shift: Work schedules for teams that require shifts (8-, 10-, 12-, or 24-hour work blocks) each day
- Corporate: Common schedules used by companies with knowledge workers (desk jobs)
- Hybrid: Schedule templates for companies that have employees split their time in an office and remotely
- Entrepreneur: Work planners and unconventional work schedules for self-employed people
- Duration: The length of time that the schedule template covers:
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Daily business hours: The amount of hours that the organization will be open for business in a given day using this template
- Shift length: The amount of hours employees will work each block of time before ending work (this is used primarily for the shift schedule templates)
- Average employee work hours per week: The amount of hours each worker will log in a given week on this work schedule
- Other names for this template: Other ways people refer to the same work schedule
- Typical industries: The common types of organizations that typically use this schedule
Disclaimer: This template is not legal advice. Please advise your HR or legal team first to determine the right language and structure of your work schedule depending on your type of organization, employee status, and labor laws in your state or country.