The Labour Groups feature allows you to organize multiple workers into logical teams based on how work is actually executed on the shop floor.
Instead of planning production by individual workers, you can plan, assign, and track work by team.

This simplifies production planning, improves coordination, and reflects real-world fabrication workflows.

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With Labour Groups, you can:

Group workers who operate together

Combine workers with different job titles into one team

Assign work based on team capacity instead of individuals

Simplify scheduling and execution on complex stages

Improve visibility for supervisors and planners

🔍 What Is a Labour Group?

A Labour Group represents a working team, not a job title.

In real factories, work is often done by:

A welder + helper

A machine operator + assistant

A small crew rotating between tasks

Labour Groups allow you to model this reality inside Fabritec.

A Labour Group can include:

Workers with different job titles

Workers from different skills

Any combination that works together as a unit

Examples:

Fabrication Team

Assembly & Welding Team

Surface Preparation Team

Anchor Bolt Production Crew

Cold Forming & Bending Team

Where to Find Labour Groups

Navigate to:

Production Setup → Labours Groups

You will see a list showing:

Group Name

Labours (workers assigned to the group)

Actions (Edit / Delete)

You can also:

Export Labour Groups to Excel or PDF

Search by group name or worker

Customize visible columns

➕ Add a New Labour Group

Click Add Labour Group to open the creation window.

You will see two required fields:

Name (Required)

The name of the team or working group.

Best practice is to name groups based on how work is executed, not HR titles.

Examples:

Fabrication Team

Assembly & Welding Team

Surface Preparation Team

Anchor Bolt Production

Cold Forming & Bending

Labours (Required)

Select the workers who belong to this group.

The list shows:

Labour Code

Labour Name

Job Title (for reference)

You can:

Select multiple labours

Mix different job titles in the same group

Search by name or code

Important:
Labours must already be created in Labours before they can be added to a group.

Saving the Labour Group

Click Add to save the group.

Once saved, the Labour Group becomes available for:

Production planning

Work assignment

Capacity calculations

Team-based execution tracking

✏️ Editing or 🗑️ Deleting a Labour Group

From the Actions column:

✏️ Edit – Add or remove labours, or rename the group

🗑️ Delete – Remove the labour group

⚠️ A Labour Group cannot be deleted if it is currently linked to:

Active production tasks

Ongoing operations or logs

You must remove or reassign it first.

⭐ Best Practices

Create labour groups that reflect real shop-floor teams

Avoid creating too many small groups unless necessary

Use consistent naming across projects

Update labour groups when team compositions change

Combine complementary roles (operator + helper) for realistic planning

Review groups regularly to keep capacity calculations accurate

Labours – Manage individual workers

Labour Titles – Define skills and roles

Shifts – Control working hours and availability

Production Stages – Where labour groups are used

Labour Group

Where to Find Labour Groups#

➕ Add a New Labour Group#

Name (Required)#

Labours (Required)#

Saving the Labour Group#

✏️ Editing or 🗑️ Deleting a Labour Group#

⭐ Best Practices#

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