Colorado · Optimization · Updated April 2026

Send your best open shifts to your best workers — silently.

Not every policy is a compliance rule. Some are operational optimizations: when a high-priority shift opens up, route it first to your top-rated workers with availability. Other workers don't see the shift until later (if ever). The kind of optimization that's easy to do — but rarely worth the manual effort.

Severity
Optimize
Visibility
Silent to non-routed workers
Use Case
High-priority shifts
Active

Top Performer Shift Routing

Soft-routes high-priority open shifts to your top-rated, high-availability workers first.

Prioritize qualified, high-rated workers
Always running

What the rule does when a high-priority shift opens.

The hero card configuration: Optimize, the softest severity — silent routing without interrupting any worker.

Optimize · silent routing

When a high-priority shift becomes available, Teambridge identifies eligible workers, ranks them by past performance and current availability, and sends the shift offer to the top tier first. Other workers don't see the shift unless top-tier doesn't accept within the time window.

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The rule, plainly stated

Optimization is a worker-experience choice, not a compliance one.

Top performer routing isn't required by law. It's an operational policy. The legal questions are only about whether the routing creates discriminatory impact.

Anti-discrimination considerations: Worker rating systems must not function as proxies for protected characteristics (race, sex, age, etc.). Performance-based routing is generally permitted when ratings are based on objective performance criteria, but operators should periodically audit for disparate impact.

What 'top performer' means

Configurable. Common inputs: average shift rating from clients/managers, on-time percentage, shift-completion percentage, customer satisfaction scores. Workforce-specific configurations vary.

Soft routing, not hard routing

Top-tier workers see the shift first, but the shift becomes broadly available if not accepted within the time window (e.g., 2 hours). No worker is permanently excluded from a shift.

On autopilot

Teambridge ranks, routes, and broadcasts — without manager intervention.

Every high-priority shift gets the same optimization, every time. Managers don't have to remember to route manually.

01 · Shift creation

Priority tag determines routing.

When a manager creates a shift and tags it as 'high-priority' (or it's automatically tagged based on pay rate, client tier, or role), the routing policy activates.

02 · Eligibility filter

Required credentials and availability filtered first.

Of all workers, Teambridge filters to those with required credentials, available during shift hours, and within geographic range.

03 · Performance ranking

Eligible pool sorted by rating.

The eligible pool is ranked by configurable performance criteria. Top tier (e.g., top 20%) receives the shift offer first.

04 · Time-windowed broadcast

Broader pool gets the shift if needed.

If the top tier doesn't fill the shift within the window (e.g., 2 hours), the offer broadens to the next tier, then to all eligible workers. Eventually all workers see it; the optimization just changes the order.

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FAQ

People also ask.

How does the system define a 'top performer'?
Configurable per operator. Common inputs include average shift rating, on-time percentage, shift-completion rate, and customer satisfaction scores. Operators can weight these inputs and add custom criteria.
Are workers told they're not 'top performers'?
No. The optimization is silent. Workers see shifts when they become available to them. They don't know about routing decisions or rating tiers.
Is this legal?
Performance-based routing is generally permitted, but operators should periodically audit ratings for disparate-impact patterns. Rating inputs that correlate with protected characteristics (race, sex, age) can create legal exposure even if unintentional.
Can a worker permanently miss out on shifts?
No. The routing is time-windowed — top-tier workers see the shift first, but the offer broadens to other eligible workers if not accepted within the window. No worker is permanently excluded.
Can managers override the routing?
Yes. Managers can always broadcast a shift broadly from the start, bypassing the performance optimization. The routing is a default, not a mandate.
Does this work alongside credential and OT rules?
Yes. Eligibility filtering happens first (must have valid credentials, must not be approaching OT cap), then performance ranking. The hard rules — credentials, OT, hour limits — always apply before the soft optimization.