Mark the shift as a sleepover
Flag a shift or a site shift template as a sleepover and set the segment times: when the first active period runs, when the sleepover starts and ends, and when the morning active period finishes.
Smart Rostering
Sleepover shifts handled correctly.
Overnight support has a shape: active hours, the sleepover, active hours again. BondiByte records that shape on the shift and the template, lets you override a single night when reality differs, and delivers it to timesheets already split so staff are paid right the first time.
What you get with Sleepover segments.
- Sleepover segments on shifts and templates
Sleepovers are modelled the way they actually work, so overnight support is rostered correctly.
- Segment overrides where needed
Adjust an individual sleepover when reality differs from the template, without breaking the rest.
- Sleepover line components in timesheets
The right sleepover pay components carry through to timesheets, so staff are paid accurately.
Why it exists
The problem it solves.
A sleepover is not a normal shift: there are active hours in the evening, the sleepover itself, and active hours in the morning, and each part is treated differently for pay. Systems that flatten a sleepover into one block of time push the problem onto payroll, where it becomes manual corrections, underpayments, and staff who stop trusting their payslips.
How it works
Templates carry it forward
Because segment times live on the site's templates, every sleepover shift generated from them is structured correctly without anyone re-entering times.
Override the odd night out
When one night genuinely differs, adjust that shift's segment times directly. The template and every other shift stay untouched.
Timesheets split automatically
Each sleepover shift lands in timesheets as three components: active hours before the sleepover, the sleepover allowance, and active hours after, each with the right pay treatment.
Review flows as normal
Staff review and submit their timesheets and managers approve them as usual, now with the sleepover structure already correct instead of hand-adjusted.
What you can do.
Sleepover structure on shifts and templates
Record the real shape of overnight support once, and have every generated shift inherit it.
Per-shift overrides
Fix the one unusual night without disturbing the template or the rest of the roster.
Automatic three-way timesheet split
Active hours before, sleepover allowance, active hours after, separated automatically with their own pay components.
Overnight-correct times
Shifts that cross midnight keep their real start and end, so the segments always add up.
Sleepovers shared fairly
Smart Rostering can balance who carries the sleepovers across the team, with a fairness priority you set per site.
You stay in control.
Segment times are set by you on templates and shifts, and an override on one shift never rewrites the template.
Sleepover timesheets go through the same staff review and manager approval as every other timesheet. The split saves the arithmetic, not the oversight.
Each site sets how strongly sleepover fairness weighs when shifts are being suggested, from barely to firmly.
Learn how to use this feature.
Frequently asked questions.
How does the sleepover end up paid correctly?
BondiByte separates the shift into active hours and a sleepover allowance component in the timesheet, so your pay setup applies to each part properly. The actual rates come from your own pay configuration.
What if one night runs differently from the template?
Adjust that shift's segment times directly. The override applies to that night only, and the template keeps generating the standard structure.
Do sleepover shifts work with automated rostering?
Yes. Sleepover detail carries through pattern-generated shifts, and Smart Rostering can spread sleepovers fairly across the team at the priority you choose per site.
Do managers have to do anything special at timesheet time?
No. The components arrive already split in the manager's review, in place of one flat block that would need manual carving up.
More in Smart Rostering.
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Smart Rostering overview
The full rostering cycle in one supervised workflow.
Smart RosteringRoster patterns & periods
Set up your roster calendar once, capture how each site really runs, and let every future period start from that shape.
Smart RosteringShift creation & site templates
Create a whole period of shifts from your configured patterns and site or period settings, including recurring shifts.
Smart RosteringStaff interest requests
Ask the whole team who wants the shifts, in one step, and get answers you can actually roster from. Staff respond from their own portal, unsuitable responses are filtered out automatically, and interest flows straight into the roster suggestions.
Smart RosteringSuitability & hard-block checks
Critical conflicts are blocked before staff are even considered, then suitability signals rank who fits best.
Smart RosteringSmart recommendations
Once blockers clear, BondiByte ranks and prepares assignment options using the signals that matter to your operation.
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