Two rotations. A clearer plan for days together.
Find leave requests for both partners, then check the proposed break against the dates that matter to your family.
Start with the family date, then work through both rosters
A birthday, a school event or a few quiet days together can be difficult to plan when two rotations keep moving past each other. Seeing a free week on one calendar is only half the answer. The other person may need several shifts off, or a slightly different week may need much less leave.
RotationLife is free, with no account needed. It picks leave requests for both people to help you make a concrete plan. Review the days together alongside both requests.
How it works in three steps
- Enter both confirmed patterns. Check each first working day and make sure the generated dates match both confirmed schedules.
- Give each person a leave budget. Add dates that must be inside your break, or use keep-free constraints where those dates need to remain available.
- Check the recommendation against family plans. Review both leave requests, travel arrangements and the school calendar before deciding which option to pursue.
Example: 8/6 and four-on, four-off
Search 1 Jan–31 Mar 2027. You work eight days on, then six days off. Your partner works four days on, then four days off. Both start work on 1 Jan 2027, and each has three leave shifts available. This example uses whole-day shifts, with no travel days, public holidays, locked dates or other exceptions.
You: request 1 shift — 5 Feb 2027
Partner: request 3 shifts — 5 Feb, 10–11 Feb 2027
You get 7 days together: 5–11 Feb 2027.
Needs employer approval.
Why this works: You already have 4 days together on 6–9 Feb 2027; both request 5 Feb 2027 and your partner also requests 10–11 Feb 2027 to make 7.
Without leave, your longest time together in this period is 4 days (6–9 Feb 2027); this plan gives you 7: 5–11 Feb 2027.
You are already off on 6–11 Feb 2027. Your partner is already off on 6–9 Feb 2027. Your partner needs leave for the last two dates; you do not. Your own request uses one of your three available shifts. These are proposed days off together. They do not establish that children are off school, childcare is covered or either person has completed their journey home.
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Keep the plan useful when arrangements change
Check travel time and whole-shift leave charges. If either roster changes, calculate again before relying on an older result.
Use Plan together for the joint request, or the homepage leave optimizer to check one person’s calendar. For a separate earnings estimate, visit the pay calculator. The flight-home countdown on the homepage can help you look ahead once a return journey has been arranged.
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Questions before you plan
Does this work when our rotations have different lengths?
Enter each supported pattern and its own anchor. Check that the generated working dates match both confirmed rosters before using the recommendation.
Can we plan around a birthday?
Yes. Use a date lock when the birthday must fall inside the proposed break. A lock can reduce the available options.
Does the result include our children’s school calendar?
Do not assume it does. Compare the proposed dates with your school’s calendar and your family’s other arrangements.
What if one partner has no leave available?
Enter a zero budget for that person. Any proposed break must respect their existing availability; the other person’s leave cannot replace it.
Does days together mean we will both be at home?
It means the proposed schedules allow time off together under the inputs used. Travel, approval and later changes still need checking.
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