# Assigning Employees to Shifts Assigning employees to a shift is really easy. ![Assign employee to shift](/pics/2qXfyQnfaAQLNme5iEZaEp-open-assignment-menu.png) _Click "Assign" to open assignment menu_ When you hover the mouse pointer over a shift, the _Shift Details_ box appears and in that box is the Assign link. Click the Assign link to open the pop-up list of employees in the _Assignment Menu_. ![select employees to assign to shift](/pics/4w3NGfvATj6CveAzE2n3GU-assign-employee-to-shift.png) Click on any employee's name to assign them to work that shift. Repeat this process to assign as many employees as you need. ![employees on shift](/pics/LkhbKywoF15KPR2MI9m62-employee-shift.png) _Two employees assigned to this shift._ #### ProTip Click the Assign link again to quickly hide the _Assignment Menu_. ## Employee weekly hours display on Assignment Menu The _Assignment Menu_ includes a running total of the hours each employee has already been assigned to in the current week. The current week is measured from the weekday listed as _First Day of the Week_ in the _Workforce Settings_. The hourly total is a decimal representation, so 32.5 hours on the menu is a total of 32 hours and 30 minutes already assigned that week. ![hours assigned to each employee for the week](/pics/7cYON2VDZDhRuYNQj12rgl-shift_hours_weekly_total.png) If an employee already has 10 hours assigned this week and now you're assigning them to a 6-hour shift then their new weekly total will be 16 hours. ## Assignment Menu Employee Search A large workforce might have dozens or hundreds of active employees. Use the mouse scroll wheel (or equivalent gesture) to scroll the list of employees shown on the _Assignment Menu_. Use the Employee Search field to quickly find employee names. Type any part of the employee name and it will be matched in the search results. ![searching employees](/pics/7dBGE3StMYzHIe4nuysn57-employee_search.png) ## Assignment Menu Sorting The order by which the employees are displayed in the _Assignment Menu_ can be changed by clicking the Sort button. The sort criteria are ordered from left to right. The leftmost criterion is used for the first sort. When two employees are equally sorted, then subsequent sort criteria are used for further sorting. Click on a criterion label to move it to the first position. Click the up/down arrow next to each criterion to change the direction of sort ordering for that particular criterion. Click the Sort button again to hide the sort order controls. ![sorting the employee assignment menu](/pics/56NxIf86e4jrLYHLo0ck05-assignment-menu-sorting.png) _Assignment Menu sort order_ #### ProTip Change the Sort order to make assigning employees quicker and easier. Depending on your business requirements, you might like to list first - _available_ employees - employees with the least hours - employees who have _pre-accepted_ shifts --- [Back to WorkRoster](https://www.fun.rt.workroster.com/)