Microsoft Teams: Additional manager-controlled privacy settings in Shifts

We are thrilled to announce exciting product enhancements on frontline managers-controlled privacy settings for frontline workers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 152119

When this will happen:

We will roll out in November 2023. 

How this will affect your organization:

Manager-Controlled Privacy Settings for Frontline workers

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Frontline managers now have the power to manage shift information visibility for their employees through the newly available privacy controls in Shifts settings. Here’s what this feature includes:

  • Team Shifts View: Managers can enable or disable the Team Shifts View, giving frontline workers the ability (or not) to see their co-workers’ shifts. 

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  • Limited Past Views: Managers can restrict how far back frontline workers can view their co-workers’ schedules, ensuring historical data privacy. 
  • Generic Time Off View: Frontline workers can see their co-workers’ time off in a generic way, without viewing the specific reasons and notes. 

What you need to do to prepare:

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  • Limited Shift Details: Managers can limit the level of detail frontline workers can access about their co-workers’ schedules, excluding sensitive information like Shift notes and break durations.   

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There is nothing you need to do to prepare for these changes, besides you may want to notify your frontline managers about these updates.

Message ID: MC683659


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