Sickness, absence and cover
Register absence in one place, watch published shifts get flagged as needing cover automatically, and find a replacement for them quickly.
Last updated 8 August 2026
Absence is not just a note on a profile — it is something the schedule has to react to immediately.
Absence is registered where it has a consequence: open Drift → Vagtplanlægning and click Fravær at the top of the page.
Register the absence
Pick the employee, set the period — all day, or from and to a time — and choose the type. A comment is optional.
Sickness is treated as a statement, not a request. It is a fact that the employee is not coming, so it needs no approval. Other types, such as holiday, can sit as awaiting approval until the office approves or rejects them.
Shifts are flagged automatically
Published shifts in the period are automatically marked as needs cover. When you save the absence, Staffly tells you exactly how many shifts that affects — and if the absence is later cancelled, it tells you how many shifts were released again.
That is the whole point: you should be able to look at the schedule and see what still needs solving today.
Find a replacement
From here there are two routes:
- Staff it yourself — pick another employee directly on the shift.
- Offer the shift — send it out to several at once and let them reply. That is the fastest route early in the morning, when there is no time to call around.
Note: If a shift is cancelled rather than re-staffed, the employee gets both an e-mail and a message in the app. Cancellations are too important to travel only one way.