24/7 Shift Calendar Preset

2-2-3 Shift Calendar Generator

Generate a repeating 2 work days, 2 off days, 3 work days shift schedule. Preview upcoming duty blocks, customize your anchor start date, and export directly to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, or CSV.

4-Crew Biweekly Split

60h / 24h

5 Shifts Wk 1 • 2 Shifts Wk 2

14-Day Total Hours

84 Hours

42 Hours / Week Average

Long-Week Overtime

20 Hours

Built-in FLSA OT (Mon–Sun wk)

Full Rotation Cycle

28 Days

4 Teams (A, B, C, D) Day/Night

7-Day Preset vs. 14-Day Alternating Cycle: The interactive tool right below repeats the 7-day 2 ON, 2 OFF, 3 ON sequence. If your facility pairs Week 1 (2 ON, 2 OFF, 3 ON) with Week 2 (2 OFF, 2 ON, 3 OFF) for alternating 3-day weekends off, open our Pitman Shift Schedule (14-Day Cycle) → or read Understanding 2-2-3 Rotating Shift Schedules → .

Configure schedule

Set the first day, date range, and labels for this pattern.

Start date

Range

Work label

Off-day label

Include off days in exports

Upcoming events

The first 20 generated rows are shown here before export.

Date	Label	Type
2026-05-10	Work shift	Work
2026-05-11	Work shift	Work
2026-05-14	Work shift	Work
2026-05-15	Work shift	Work
2026-05-16	Work shift	Work
2026-05-17	Work shift	Work
2026-05-18	Work shift	Work
2026-05-21	Work shift	Work
2026-05-22	Work shift	Work
2026-05-23	Work shift	Work
2026-05-24	Work shift	Work
2026-05-25	Work shift	Work
2026-05-28	Work shift	Work
2026-05-29	Work shift	Work
2026-05-30	Work shift	Work
2026-05-31	Work shift	Work
2026-06-01	Work shift	Work
2026-06-04	Work shift	Work
2026-06-05	Work shift	Work
2026-06-06	Work shift	Work

1. Biweekly Hours Breakdown & Built-In FLSA Overtime Math

In 24/7 continuous operations running 12-hour shifts (commonly 06:00–18:00 or 07:00–19:00), the 2-2-3 schedule pairs a high-density 5-shift week with a recovery-focused 2-shift week. When evaluated against a standard Monday 00:00 through Sunday 23:59 payroll workweek, the hours and statutory overtime break down with exact mathematical symmetry:

Week 1 (Long Week)

5 Shifts = 60 Hours

Work Mon–Tue (24h), rest Wed–Thu, work Fri–Sat–Sun (36h). For FLSA non-exempt hourly workers on a Monday–Sunday workweek, this produces 40 regular hours + 20 built-in overtime hours paid at 1.5× regular rate.

Week 2 (Short Week)

2 Shifts = 24 Hours

Rest Mon–Tue, work Wed–Thu (24h), then enjoy a 3-day Fri–Sat–Sun weekend off. Contains 24 regular hours and 0 overtime hours, allowing physiological recovery from the 60-hour week.

14-Day Pay Period Total

84 Hours (42h/Wk Avg)

Across 14 days, employees work 64 straight-time hours + 20 overtime hours (equivalent to 94 straight-time pay hours!). Note: Law enforcement agencies adopting an FLSA Section 7(k) 28-day period assess overtime only above 171 hours per 28 days (where 2 × 84h = 168h).

2. Complete 28-Day 4-Crew (Teams A, B, C, D) Day/Night Coverage Matrix

To staff every hour of a 168-hour week without coverage gaps, facilities divide staff into four balanced crews: Teams A, B, C, and D. On a 28-day rotating 2-2-3 (Panama) cycle, Teams A & B cover 12-hour Day shifts (D) during Weeks 1–2 while Teams C & D cover 12-hour Night shifts (N); on Day 15 (Weeks 3–4), the pairs rotate Day ↔ Night so every team works 50% days and 50% nights annually. (Fixed-shift Pitman operations simply repeat Weeks 1–2 without swapping Day and Night.)

Block & Crew	M	T	W	T	F	S	S	M	T	W	T	F	S	S	14d Hrs
Days 1–14 (Weeks 1 & 2): Teams A & B on Day Shift (D) • Teams C & D on Night Shift (N)
Team A	D	D	-	-	D	D	D	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	60h+24h
Team B	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	D	D	D	24h+60h
Team C	N	N	-	-	N	N	N	-	-	N	N	-	-	-	60h+24h
Team D	-	-	N	N	-	-	-	N	N	-	-	N	N	N	24h+60h
Days 15–28 (Weeks 3 & 4): Day ↔ Night Rotation (Teams A & B Night • Teams C & D Day)
Team A	N	N	-	-	N	N	N	-	-	N	N	-	-	-	84h (168h/28d)
Team B	-	-	N	N	-	-	-	N	N	-	-	N	N	N	84h (168h/28d)
Team C	D	D	-	-	D	D	D	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	84h (168h/28d)
Team D	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	D	D	D	84h (168h/28d)

*Notice how Team A & Team C finish Day 14 with a 3-day Fri–Sun break before rotating onto their opposite Day/Night assignment on Day 15, providing a 72-hour circadian reset window.

3. Operational Pros & Cons Across Manufacturing, Nursing & Law Enforcement

Continuous Manufacturing & Plants

Pros: Cuts shift handovers from 3 per day (8h shifts) to 2 per day (12h shifts), reducing machine setup drift and quality defects while giving technicians 26 three-day weekends per year.

Cons: The 60-hour long week creates 20 hours of mandatory FLSA overtime unless HR sets a Sunday 07:00 or midday workweek boundary (which trims overtime to 8 hours in a 48h/36h split).

Hospital Nursing & Acute Care

Pros: Caps consecutive 12-hour bedside stretches at 3 days maximum, improving continuity of patient care over weekend admissions without 4-day or 5-day exhaustion runs.

Cons: Many hospital RNs work 36-hour full-time contracts (3 × 12h); an 84-hour biweekly 2-2-3 template adds one extra 12-hour shift per pay period unless an 8-hour short shift is substituted.

Law Enforcement & 911 Dispatch

Pros: Squad integrity stays intact (the same sergeant and patrol squad work identical days), court dates are predictable months ahead, and 168 hours per 28 days fits cleanly below the FLSA § 7(k) 171-hour police overtime cap.

Cons: Mandatory court appearances or late arrests during the 2-day mid-week off block severely compress sleep recovery on night squads.

Frequently asked questions

How does the 7-day 2-2-3 preset relate to the 14-day / 28-day 4-crew rotation?

In workforce scheduling, '2-2-3' refers both to the 7-day long-week sequence (2 work days, 2 off days, 3 work days = 5 shifts) modeled in the generator above and to the full 4-crew Pitman/Panama cycle where Week 1 works 2 ON, 2 OFF, 3 ON (5 shifts / 60 hours) and Week 2 flips to 2 OFF, 2 ON, 3 OFF (2 shifts / 24 hours). If your facility alternates the long 5-shift week with the short 2-shift week, you can also generate the full 14-day cycle on our Pitman Shift Schedule page (/shift-calendars/pitman).

How many hours do employees work per week and biweekly on a 4-crew 2-2-3 schedule?

Assuming standard 12-hour shifts on a Monday-through-Sunday workweek, Week 1 (the long week: Mon–Tue ON, Wed–Thu OFF, Fri–Sun ON) totals 5 shifts or 60 clock hours. Week 2 (the short week: Mon–Tue OFF, Wed–Thu ON, Fri–Sun OFF) totals 2 shifts or 24 clock hours. Across the 14-day biweekly pay period, every crew completes 7 shifts totaling 84 hours—an average of 42 hours per week.

How much FLSA overtime is built into a 60-hour / 24-hour 2-2-3 workweek?

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 207), private-sector overtime must be calculated within each standalone 168-hour workweek—employers cannot average 60 hours and 24 hours across two weeks. On a standard Monday-to-Sunday payroll week, non-exempt workers earn 40 regular hours plus 20 overtime hours (at 1.5x) in Week 1, and 24 regular hours in Week 2. Note: some plants split the statutory workweek on Sunday at 07:00 or midday to create alternating 48h/36h payroll weeks instead.

What is the difference between a fixed 2-2-3 (Pitman) and a 28-day rotating 2-2-3 (Panama) schedule?

On a fixed Pitman 2-2-3 schedule, Teams A and B stay permanently on 12-hour Day shifts while Teams C and D stay permanently on 12-hour Night shifts. On a 28-day rotating 2-2-3 (Panama) schedule, the four crews swap between Day shifts (Days 1–14) and Night shifts (Days 15–28) every four weeks so night-shift burden is shared equally.

Can I export my generated 2-2-3 shift calendar to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook?

Yes. Choose your first shift date in the generator above, optionally include off-duty markers, and click Download ICS to import into Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, or Apple Calendar—or download CSV for spreadsheet payroll verification.