The rostering glossary
Clear definitions for the terms that come up when you publish shifts, run a casual pool, allocate bids, and track attendance — from bid-based rostering and standby pools to reliability scores and dropout recovery.
This glossary collects the terms used across rostering, casual and shift-based employment, and the specific mechanics of bid-based allocation — the model where a business publishes the work available for a period and staff bid for the named positions they want, rather than being assigned top-down. Each entry is a short, neutral definition, written to be useful whether or not you use Chronomancer. Where a term touches employment law or entitlements, we've kept the language general and pointed you toward checking current NZ or AU guidance rather than offering advice.