> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.simplifi.work/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to set up variable contracted hours Rostering Docs Image Rostering Docs Image 1. Click **Staff** (If you cannot see the ‘Staff’ button, then you will need to ask your store administrator to grant you access) 2. Select the staff member you'd like to set up new contracted hours for 3. Select **Rostering Details** 4. If if hasn't already been ticked, tick **Rostered for work** 5. **Tick Fixed/contracted daily hours** 6. Click **Variable**. 7. Press **Save / Update Details** Rosteringscehudle 1. Press Schedule to customise the staff member's schedule. Under A, you can see a selector for the different amount of weeks you'd like for there to be available to add to the variable schedule. For example, if I wanted a schedule where weekly hours template 1 ran for one week, then template 2 ran the next week, then 3 the week after, then I would need to select **3** available weeks, as there are 3 different templates (1, 2, 3). Rosteringgg Rosteringgg Under B is where you select which weekly hours template is used for each week. If I wanted to create the earlier example, with weeks 1, 2, 3, then I would select the week that I'd like that template to apply (A), then select that template on the right (B). After pressing **Save / Update Details** 2026 10 14 9 53 38 1. You can now see the amount of avaliable week templates that you've selected now appearing as tabs at the top. Click on one to edit it. 2. Press the small plus button to add hours to a particular day Contracted 1. Select a date that you'd like the contracted hours to start from 2. Press **Add Contracted Hours** to add contracted hours Toggle 1. Select the **Department** 2. Select the **Job Role** 3. Select the **Shift** 4. Select the **Start Times** 5. If you wish to set up multiple shifts, you can add one here **Press Save Details** Contractedhoursfinished 1. You will now see the contracted hours saved to your week 1 template. Whereever you place the week 1 template in the schedule, these hours will be used Note that Variable contracted hours are not self repeating like weekly or daily contracted hours. You will need to set up schedules yourself. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.