rota

Hear this out loudPausecanon. In canon. … icumen in (also called the Reading Rota; “rota” was a medieval term for round). This unique six-part composition is based on a four-voice canon that can be derived from a single notated part according to verbal instructions, or canones (“rules”).

Hear this out loudPauseThe word “rota” comes from the Latin for “wheel”, most likely due to the fact that work schedules rotate week after week. In the past, rotas were usually drawn up by hand on sheets of paper.

Hear this out loudPauseA rolling rota is when your staff alternate things like their days off or whose turn it is to work the early, mid or late shifts. A simple example: Week 1: Anne works the early shift, Pete the mid-shift, and Asim takes the late shift.

wheel Hear this out loudPause-rota-, root. -rota- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "wheel.

Hear this out loudPauseA weekend rota pattern assigns a 12-hour shift to an employee over the course of a weekend. In this situation the employee will only work on weekends. This can be used in combination with a weekly shift rotation to give Monday to Friday workers a full weekend off.