The Labour Groups/Departments feature allows you to organize workers into departments or organizational groups based on how your workforce is structured.

A Labour Group helps you manage:

Department ownership

Work Calendar inheritance

Workforce reporting

Labour planning

Group-based filtering and administration

Unlike a Crew, which represents workers who operate together under a fixed shift or rotation, a Labour Group normally represents the worker’s department or organizational category.

Examples include:

Cutting Department

Welding Department

Painting Department

Maintenance Department

Quality Control Department

Logistics Department

🔍 What Is a Labour Group/Department?
A Labour Group/Department is an organizational classification used to group workers who belong to the same department, function, or reporting structure.

A Labour Group can contain workers with:

Different Labour Titles

Different skills

Different default shifts

Different workstation links

For example, a Welding Department may include:

Welding Supervisor

MIG/MAG Welder

Welding Helper

Fabricator

Grinding Operator

Labour Groups are also part of Fabritec’s Work Calendar inheritance structure. A group can either:

Follow the default production calendar

Use a specific Work Calendar

Individual labour records can still use their own Work Calendar when a different schedule is required.

Where to Find Labour Groups/Departments

Navigate to:

Workforce → Labour Groups

The page displays the Labour Groups/Departments currently configured in Fabritec.

The grid includes:

Name

Work Calendar

Labours

Actions

You can also:

Export Labour Groups to Excel

Export Labour Groups to PDF

Search for a group or worker

Filter grid columns

Show or hide columns

Clear active filters

Reset cached page information

What You See on the Labour Groups Page

Name

Displays the name of the Labour Group or Department.

Examples:

Cutting Department

Welding Department

Surface Treatment Department

Maintenance Team

Quality Control Department

Use clear department-based names that can be understood by supervisors, planners, and administrators.

Work Calendar

Shows the Work Calendar currently applied to the Labour Group.

The column may display several pieces of information:

The effective Work Calendar name

Whether the group follows the default calendar

The source of the inherited calendar

For example:

Main
Follow default
Shop default (production)

This means:

Main is the Work Calendar currently applied.

Follow default means the group is not pinned to a specific calendar.

Shop default (production) means the calendar was inherited from the production scheduling default.

How Work Calendar Inheritance Works

Fabritec resolves the Work Calendar from the most specific available configuration.

For a labour resource, the normal resolution order is:

Labour-specific Work Calendar
→ Labour Group Work Calendar
→ Shop default Work Calendar
→ Company default Work Calendar

This means:

A calendar selected directly for a labour takes priority.

Otherwise, the labour can inherit the calendar assigned to the Labour Group.

If the group follows the default, Fabritec uses the Shop default.

If no Shop default is available, Fabritec falls back to the Company default.

The effective Work Calendar determines:

Working weekdays

Available shifts

Working hours

Holidays

Special working dates

Non-working exceptions

Labours

Shows the workers currently assigned to the Labour Group.

Each displayed label may contain:

Labour Code

Labour Name

Example:

550 Sayed Ali
145 Naser Ahmed
765 Mohamed Sayed Ali

This allows administrators to review department membership directly from the grid.

Actions

The Actions column provides the available management options.

Edit

Use Edit to update:

The group name

The selected Work Calendar

The workers assigned to the group

Delete

Use Delete to remove a Labour Group that is no longer required.

Important: Before deleting a group, review its members and move them to the appropriate department where necessary.

Add a New Labour Group/Department

Navigate to:

Workforce → Labour Groups

Then click:

Add Labour Group

The Add Labour Group/Department window opens.

The form contains the following fields.

Name — Required

Enter the name of the department or organizational group.

Examples:

CNC Cutting Department

Forming Department

Welding Department

Painting Department

Maintenance Department

Site Installation Department

Use department-based names rather than individual job-role names.

For example:

Record Type	Example
Labour Group	Welding Department
Labour Title	MIG/MAG Welder

Work Calendar

Select the Work Calendar that should normally apply to the group.

This field is optional because the group can follow the organization’s default scheduling configuration.

Follow Default

Select Follow default when the group should automatically use the configured production scheduling default.

This is suitable when most production departments work according to the same:

Working days

Shifts

Holidays

Working-hour rules

When the Shop default calendar changes, groups using Follow default automatically follow the updated configuration.

Select a Specific Work Calendar

Select a specific calendar when the group follows a different working schedule.

Examples:

Labour Group	Work Calendar
Maintenance Department	Maintenance 24/7 Calendar
Office Department	Office Calendar
Site Installation Department	Site Operations Calendar

A specific calendar is useful when:

The department works different weekdays

The department follows a different shift pattern

The department works during normal holidays

The department has special site or project schedules

A Work Calendar assigned directly to an individual labour still takes priority over the group calendar.

Labours — Required

Select the workers who belong to the Labour Group.

You can select multiple labour records.

The selection list allows you to choose workers using their available labour information, such as:

Labour Code

Labour Name

Example:

LAB-001 Ahmed Hassan
LAB-002 Mohamed Ali
LAB-003 Mahmoud Ibrahim
LAB-006 Youssef Samir

Labour records must already exist in:

Workforce → Labours

before they can be added to a Labour Group.

Saving the Labour Group

After completing the required fields, click:

Add

The new Labour Group will appear in the grid with:

Its name

Its effective Work Calendar

Its calendar inheritance source

Its assigned workers

Complete Example

Field	Value
Group Name	Welding Department
Work Calendar	Follow default
Effective Calendar	Main
Calendar Source	Shop default (production)
Selected Labours	LAB-001 Ahmed Hassan
	LAB-002 Mohamed Ali
	LAB-003 Mahmoud Ibrahim
	LAB-006 Youssef Samir

In this example, the selected workers belong to the Welding Department and inherit the production Shop default calendar unless an individual worker has a specific Work Calendar.

Example with a Specific Work Calendar

A Maintenance Department may require a different schedule from the main production workforce.

Example:

Field	Value
Name	Maintenance Department
Work Calendar	Maintenance 24/7
Labours	LAB-020 Maintenance Supervisor
	LAB-021 Mechanical Technician
	LAB-022 Maintenance Electrician

The selected workers inherit the Maintenance 24/7 calendar unless one of them has a more specific individual calendar.

Labour Groups, Labour Titles, and Crews

These Workforce concepts serve different purposes.

Labour Group/Department

Answers:

Which department or organizational unit does the worker belong to?

Example:

Welding Department

Used for:

Department organization

Calendar inheritance

Reporting

Workforce planning

Filtering

Labour Title

Answers:

What job or role does the worker perform?

Example:

MIG/MAG Welder

Used for:

Role classification

Responsibility definition

Workforce allocation

Reporting

Crew

Answers:

Which operational team does the worker currently work with?

Example:

Crew A

Used for:

Fixed crew shifts

Shift rotations

Team scheduling

Operational workforce organization

A labour record may therefore include all three:

Field	Value
Name	Ahmed Hassan
Labour Group	Welding Department
Labour Title	MIG/MAG Welder
Crew	Crew A

Recommended Implementation Steps

1. Review Your Department Structure

Identify the main organizational departments in the factory.

For example:

Cutting

Forming

Welding

Assembly

Surface Treatment

Quality Control

Maintenance

Logistics

Site Installation

2. Configure Labour Titles

Create the job roles used inside each department from:

Workforce → Labour Titles

For example, the Welding Department may contain:

Welding Supervisor

MIG/MAG Welder

Welding Helper

Grinding Operator

3. Configure Shifts

Create the working shifts used by the organization from:

Workforce → Shifts

Examples:

Day Shift

Night Shift

Morning Shift

Evening Shift

4. Configure Work Calendars

Create the required Work Calendars from:

Workforce → Work Calendars

Configure:

Working weekdays

Shift patterns

Holidays

Special working dates

Non-working exceptions

5. Configure Scheduling Defaults

Set the appropriate:

Company default Work Calendar

Shop default Work Calendar

Groups that use Follow default will inherit from these settings.

6. Add or Import Labour Records

Create workers from:

Workforce → Labours

Ensure each worker has the correct:

Code

Name

Labour Title

Default shift

Work Calendar behavior

7. Create Labour Groups

Navigate to:

Workforce → Labour Groups → Add Labour Group

Enter the group name, select the Work Calendar behavior, and choose the group members.

8. Verify Calendar Inheritance

Review the Work Calendar column.

Confirm that each group shows the correct:

Effective calendar

Inheritance method

Default source

Example:

Main
Follow default
Shop default (production)

9. Configure Crews Separately

Use Crews and Shift Rotations when workers operate together as a scheduled team.

Do not use Labour Groups as a replacement for Crews.

A department may contain several crews.

Example:

Labour Group: Welding Department

Crews:

Welding Crew A

Welding Crew B

Night Welding Crew

10. Review Workforce Reports

After the Workforce setup is complete, Labour Groups can support:

Department-level filtering

Scheduling review

Productivity analysis

Best Practices

Use Labour Groups to represent real departments or organizational units.

Use Labour Titles to represent individual roles.

Use Crews to represent operational teams.

Assign specific Work Calendars only when a department follows a genuinely different schedule.

Use Follow default for departments that follow the normal production calendar.

Keep department names clear and consistent.

Review group membership when workers transfer between departments.

Avoid creating duplicate groups with slightly different names.

Verify calendar inheritance after changing scheduling defaults.

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/Departments#

What You See on the Labour Groups Page#

Name#

Work Calendar#

How Work Calendar Inheritance Works#

Labours#

Actions#

Edit#

Delete#

Add a New Labour Group/Department#

Name — Required#

Work Calendar#

Follow Default#

Select a Specific Work Calendar#

Labours — Required#

Saving the Labour Group#

Complete Example#

Example with a Specific Work Calendar#

Labour Groups, Labour Titles, and Crews#

Labour Group/Department#

Labour Title#

Crew#

Recommended Implementation Steps#

1. Review Your Department Structure#

2. Configure Labour Titles#

3. Configure Shifts#

4. Configure Work Calendars#

5. Configure Scheduling Defaults#

6. Add or Import Labour Records#

7. Create Labour Groups#

8. Verify Calendar Inheritance#

9. Configure Crews Separately#

10. Review Workforce Reports#

Best Practices#

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Where to Find Labour Groups/Departments

What You See on the Labour Groups Page

Name

Work Calendar

How Work Calendar Inheritance Works

Labours

Actions

Edit

Delete

Add a New Labour Group/Department

Name — Required

Work Calendar

Follow Default

Select a Specific Work Calendar

Labours — Required

Saving the Labour Group

Complete Example

Example with a Specific Work Calendar

Labour Groups, Labour Titles, and Crews

Labour Group/Department

Labour Title

Crew

Recommended Implementation Steps

1. Review Your Department Structure

2. Configure Labour Titles

3. Configure Shifts

4. Configure Work Calendars

5. Configure Scheduling Defaults

6. Add or Import Labour Records

7. Create Labour Groups

8. Verify Calendar Inheritance

9. Configure Crews Separately

10. Review Workforce Reports

Best Practices

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