Welcome to Planday! This guide will help you familiarise yourself with the various features of the Planday mobile app.

If you still need to, download the Planday app for free from your device's App Store by searching for Planday Employee Scheduling. The app works on most Android and iPhone devices.

You can login to Planday app in two ways.
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Learn more about common logging in questions in this FAQs article.
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After logging in, you will see an overview screen with the information that matters most to you.
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You will use this screen to punch in when you arrive at work and punch out when you finish your shift.
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The overview screen also has a link to your profile, assigned shifts, available open shifts, company news, and any upcoming events.

Tap on your profile icon from the Overview screen to enter your Profile section. Here you can:

Read more about adding and modifying your personal information in Planday.

If your company is using the Punch Clock tool, you can punch in and out at the beginning and end of your shift, as well as during breaks (if your Planday admin has activated this function). This will track your actual working time down to the minute.

You can adjust notification settings to remind you when your shift is about to start and when it's time to clock out.​

Under the Your schedule section, you can easily view a brief summary of your upcoming assigned shifts. Simply tap on a shift to find out details such as your colleagues for the day, your work location, and any important notes from your manager. If your Planday admin has enabled it, you may also have the option to swap, handover, or sell your shift to your colleagues.

Open shifts are available shifts that are up for grabs. These can also include shifts put on sale by your colleagues. You can ask to take these open and available shifts by pressing Request shift. Usually, a manager has to approve your request before the shift can be yours.

To manage your shifts with colleagues, simply select a future shift and choose to swap it with a colleague's or hand it over to someone else. In the More > Requests section, you can easily see all the swaps and pending action requests from your colleagues. From here, you have the option to accept or decline the exchange, as well as check the status of your own requests.

Planday has a messenger built into the app, allowing you to communicate with your colleagues without remembering their contact details. You can use this system to send direct messages to your colleagues, communicate with your team or send company-wide messages.
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In addition to messages from your team, you will also receive Planday alerts here regarding updates to your shifts, changes to the schedule or swap requests.

The News area in the app informs you about news, general information or last-minute changes. Check the news regularly to stay up to date.

The Events section is used to organise parties, company outings, courses or other events. Depending on the event, your manager may ask you to confirm or cancel your participation.

Learn more in the News and Events article.
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By pressing More in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen, you'll find more options in your Planday app. In this section, you can manage your requests, see your shifts, your worked hours, register your holiday or availability and much more. ⬇️

To view an overview and total of your approved and scheduled hours and shifts, follow these simple steps:

If your Planday administrator has enabled this function, you can mark when you are available to work and when you are not. Availability makes it easier for schedule managers to offer you open shifts or see if you are free for work.

If your Planday administrator has enabled access to the People page, you'll see a comprehensive listing of your colleagues, along with their contact information. This page also provides insights into each person's department and assigned role on the schedule.

If your Planday admin has enabled this option, you can request leave directly from the app.

Under Leave, you can request leave and see an overview of your Absence accounts and their balances, as well as your pending and actioned requests.

In the Documents section, you can access general documents uploaded by your employer, such as the employee handbook. This area also contains your payslips, employment contracts, and any signed or unsigned documents requiring your attention.