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How to delete or restore Departments
How to delete or restore Departments

Learn key steps and factors to consider before deleting and restoring departments, including the effects on schedules and existing shifts.

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Written by Saad Saeed
Updated over 2 weeks ago

🔓 Access level in Planday: Administrator.

🌐 Subscription plan: Any.

⏱️ Reading time: 2 min.

✅ Required steps: Learn how to Create or edit a Department.

ℹ️ Important read: Learn about the structure of Planday or read the Getting started guide.

How to delete a Department

Deleting a department in Planday is straightforward, but it’s important to proceed carefully, as this action impacts schedules and shifts. Here's how:

  1. Go to People > Departments.

  2. Select the department you wish to delete.

  3. Click Delete. Confirm your choice in the pop-up by clicking Delete again or cancel to stop the action.
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Important:

  • Deleting a department will remove its schedules and associated information.

  • Shifts will not be deleted; they will remain visible under each employee’s profile in the Shifts tab.

  • Review all schedules linked to the department before deleting it to avoid losing important data.

How to restore a previously deleted Department

If a department was removed by mistake, you can restore it:

  1. Go to People > Departments.

  2. Click the Restore Department button, located next to the Create Department button.

Options during restoration:

  • Keep employee memberships: Select this to restore employees to the department along with their previous schedules.

  • If you don’t select this, employees will not be re-added to the department. Their previous shifts will remain visible in the schedule but appear crossed out until they are manually reassigned.

Department limits based on subscription plans:

  • Starter Plan: Limited to one department.

  • Plus and Pro Plans: Support up to five or more departments.

If you need additional departments, contact us to extend the limit or upgrade your subscription in the Account page. For more details, visit Account > Plans or Planday.com/pricing.

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