Is this weekly rota template free?

Yes. You can download and use the weekly staff rota template free of charge.

Can I customise the shifts?

Yes. Add or remove shifts to match your business needs, including morning, afternoon, evening, night, fixed, or flexible shifts.

Is it suitable for rotating shifts?

Yes. It works for fixed, rotating, and flexible weekly shift patterns.

Can I print the rota?

Yes. The template is designed for both digital use and printing.

Does it calculate total weekly hours?

The workbook includes a weekly hours area. You can use built-in Excel or Google Sheets formulas to total employee hours based on your shift rules.

Free weekly staff rota template

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Free Weekly Staff Rota Template

Create weekly staff rotas in minutes with a focused rota planner for Excel, Google Sheets, and print.

Planning weekly employee shifts does not have to be complicated. This free Weekly Staff Rota Template helps managers organise staff schedules, allocate shifts, track working hours, and keep teams informed in one easy-to-use spreadsheet. It is a simple starting point for restaurants, care homes, retail stores, hotels, warehouses, healthcare teams, and other UK businesses scheduling shift staff.

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Employee	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Total Hours
Amelia Carter	Morning	Morning	Off	Afternoon	Afternoon	Off	Off	38
Noah Patel	Off	09:00-17:00	09:00-17:00	09:00-17:00	Off	10:00-18:00	10:00-18:00	40
Grace Williams	Evening	Off	Evening	Off	Evening	Evening	Off	32
Oliver Khan	Night	Night	Off	Off	Night	Night	Night	40

Why use a weekly staff rota template?

Why use a weekly staff rota?

Weekly rotas give businesses the flexibility to adapt staffing levels based on customer demand, employee availability, rotating shifts, and seasonal changes. They make it easier to plan one week at a time while keeping staff informed.

Plan shifts one week at a time

Reduce scheduling conflicts

Manage employee availability

Balance workloads fairly

Improve communication with employees

Simplify last-minute rota changes

Keep weekly staffing levels under control

What is included?

Everything a small team needs to publish a simple rota

Weekly shift planner

Employee names

Daily shift allocation

Start and finish times

Break tracking

Total weekly hours

Notes section

Printable layout

How to use the template

From employee list to shared rota in 5 steps

Follow a simple rota-building workflow: add your staff, fill daily shifts, check planned hours, review coverage, and share the final schedule.

Built for UK shift-based teams

Use it for one location, one department, or a small rota team that needs a clear weekly view before moving to live scheduling software.

List employees for the week

Add every employee who is working that week, including role or department where helpful.

Assign shift types

Add morning, afternoon, evening, night, fixed, rotating, or flexible shifts for each day.

Record shift times

Enter start and finish times so weekly hours can be reviewed before publishing.

Check gaps and overlaps

Review overlapping shifts, understaffed periods, leave notes, and weekly workload balance.

Share the completed rota

Print, export, or share the completed weekly rota with your team.

Limitations of Excel staff rotas

Spreadsheets work well until schedules start changing

Spreadsheet templates are useful for planning, but they become harder to manage as employees, sites, shift types, and last-minute changes increase.

Multiple spreadsheet versions can appear when managers make separate updates
Manual changes take time every week
Employees do not receive automatic notifications
Shift swap requests happen outside the spreadsheet
Human error can create overlaps or missed coverage
Visibility across multiple locations is limited
Last-minute changes can be time-consuming

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