Complex Occupancy

Calculating FTE for multiple shifts is not as complicated as you think, butdo an excel spreadsheet can make it a lot easier. If all the shifts are 8 hours, then the calculation is simple: three 8hr shifts per day with 10 people per shift equates to 30 FTE. Now, if the shifts are more than 8 hours, or people work for than 5 days per week, the calculation gets a little more complicated. I use this formula to calcute the FTE for each type of employee: (# of people in shift group X hours worked per day X days worked per week) / 40. You divide by 40 as that is the typical work hour week used by LEED. So, 4 persons working 9 hr shifts 6 days per week equates to 5.4 FTE for that shift group. Use the formula for each working group and add them up for the total FTE. 9 hour shifts also mean shift overlap. So, your peak FTE would be 8 FTE, when the two 4 person shifts overlap. Does this make sense? You should also include a narrative describing the shift patterns and upload the spreadsheet with your calculation.