There are many different ways to create a 24-hour schedule. This will depend on the number of employees you have and the needs of your business.
As a result, shifts can vary by number of hours per shift (8-hour, 10-hour or 12-hour shifts), by number of days per week (4 days on/3 days off duty, 6 days on/1 day off, etc.), and by number of shifts per 24-hours (2 or 3).
Some of the more popular 24-hour shift schedules are:
5-2, eight-hour schedule
DuPont shift schedule
4-3, ten-hour schedule
4-2, 4-3 4-3, ten-hour schedule
6-4 6-4 6-4, ten-hour schedule
There are still other types of schedules you can use to ensure 24/7 shift coverage, such as the 24-48 shift pattern, also known as the ABC shift pattern. It runs on a 3-day cycle in which three teams work one 24-hour shift on duty followed by 2 days off duty. ABC scheduling is often used by fire service departments in the U.S.