Hi PhotosByOrion, I’m happy to help here. The basics of Shift Scheduling are available on the free tier of Team Management, and there are some premium features that are unlocked with Team Plus. Below I’ll highlight some of the key differences. Team Plus is available at a rate of $35/mo per location.
With the free tier of Team Management you can create, manage, and publish schedules for yourself and your team members. This includes having your team members set their availability via Team app (or you can set it for them in your Square Dashboard), building your team’s schedule for up to 10 days out by applying Shifts to each team member, and publishing the schedule making it visible to your team. Your team members will receive an email notification with their new schedule, along with the option to view their schedule from the Square Team App. Note: In order to minimize errors and confusion when team members are clocking in/out or viewing the schedule, it’s important to make sure you have the appropriate Work Period, Overtime and Breaks settings enabled for Timecards. You can review and edit all of these settings by visiting the Timecards section of your online Square Dashboard and selecting Settings.
With Team Plus, you unlock several features that provide more flexibility for both you and your team members. First, you can build schedules further than 10 days out (as far as you want). In addition, you can publish Open Shifts allowing team members with certain job titles to request shifts which you then review and approve or decline. Shift Swaps give team members the option to trade shifts with other members of the team if they’re unable to work due to a change in their availability, or just prefer the hours of another shift. Finally, Time Enforcement allows you to customize how early your team members can clock in and out on your point of sale.
For more on pricing, I’d recommend checking out this Support Center article.
