Overview
Your employer can set up annotations to communicate important announcements about your workplace that can be viewed in the When I Work app.
Annotations also display on the web and iOS apps.
Types of Annotations
Your employer can create three types of annotations.
Type | Announcement |
Description | General messages and workplace announcements. |
Type | Time Off Not Allowed |
Description | Indicates time off requests aren’t allowed on the selected days.* |
Type | Business Closed |
Description | Indicates the business is closed. |
Type | Description |
Announcement | General messages and workplace announcements. |
Time Off Not Allowed | Indicates time off requests aren’t allowed on the selected days.* |
Business Closed | Indicates the business is closed. |
* supervisors and managers can still submit time off requests on behalf of users.
Identifying Annotations
Annotations can be viewed several places within your When I Work profile.
Type | Announcement |
Dashboard | |
Schedule | |
Time Off Request | |
Type | Time Off Not Allowed |
Dashboard | |
Schedule | |
Time Off Request | |
Type | Business Closed |
Dashboard | |
Schedule | |
Time Off Request |
Type | Dashboard | Schedule | Time Off Request |
Announcement | |||
Time Off Not Allowed | |||
Business Closed |
Dashboard
On the Dashboard, scroll to the Important Upcoming Dates card.
Tap the annotation to view details.
Schedule
At the bottom of the screen tap Scheduler. Annotations appear under the My Shifts, All Shifts, and OpenShifts tabs. Tap the annotation to view details.
Time Off Request
Initiate a time off request. See Requesting Time Off for steps. If time off is not allowed on the selected dates, a message appears.