In plain English
This is used to show that a time slot cannot be used for work or booking. It applies to a person or another resource, and it refers to a specific time or period shown in an availability calendar.
In context
Here, it means indicating in the availability calendar that the employee is not free to work during that time.
- Situation
- Managing schedules, shifts, attendance, leave, timesheets, and availability
- What it communicates
- Option for recording that the employee cannot work at that time.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say why the person or resource is not free during that period.
Examples
“In the availability calendar, they marked the van unavailable from noon to three.”
“Please mark Jordan unavailable for Saturday's opening shift.”