Open Shifts Created Automatically From Approved Leave

When a staff member's leave is approved and they have rostered shifts during that period, the system automatically unassigns those shifts and creates open vacancies to be filled.

What happens

1. Leave is approved for a staff member
2. Each rostered shift during the leave period is unassigned
3. An open vacancy is created for each freed slot — appearing in the Vacancy Management Panel and on the Roster Command Center grid like any other open shift
4. Eligible staff see these on their Shift Deck and can request them

Managing these vacancies

Leave-triggered open shifts behave identically to manually created ones — you can view, approve requests, edit, and bulk edit them in the normal way.

Tip: After approving leave for a staff member covering a critical shift, check the Open Shifts panel immediately to confirm the vacancy was created, then notify eligible staff.