Tracking your requests

Your swap, drop and cover requests appear on My shifts, with a status badge and a Withdraw option while they're pending.

Once you've sent a swap, drop or cover request, you can keep an eye on it right on the My shifts page. Two sections appear above your shifts when you have any activity.

Needs your response

This section lists requests other people have sent your way — a swap a colleague has offered you, or a cover request you could pick up. Each shows the shift and who asked, with Accept and Decline buttons.

Your requests

This section lists the requests you've raised. Each shows the request type, the shift, and a status badge so you always know where it's up to:

  • Awaiting colleague — your swap or cover is waiting for someone to accept it

  • Awaiting manager — it's accepted (or dropped) and now needs a manager's approval

  • Approved — the change has gone through

  • Declined — a colleague turned down your swap or cover

  • Rejected — a manager didn't approve the request

  • Withdrawn — you cancelled it yourself

While a request is still pending you'll see a Withdraw button to cancel it. Once a request is approved, declined, rejected or withdrawn, it can't be changed.

If you have no requests at all, these sections simply don't appear.

Tips
  • Withdraw a pending request if your plans change, or to free the shift up so you can try a different option.
  • You'll also get a notification each time one of your requests is responded to.
Last updated 1 June 2026 · by Carerealm · Suggest a feature or change to this article
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