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How do roles and permissions work in Axial Shift?

Short answer

Axial Shift has a role manager that controls access to almost every page and action. Roles can be assigned automatically from a person's job or given to a specific person, and each user sees only the stores they're assigned to.

Common setups

  • Managers build schedules, and GMs publish them.
  • Pay rates and admin pages are hidden from roles that don't need them.
  • Regional leaders see all their stores, with reports rolled up by region.
  • A shift-leader role can view and print the daily roster and nothing else.
  • Only managers and above-store users can create messaging channels.

Who can assign roles?

Assigning roles is itself a permission, so you decide who can grant access.

What gets audited?

Axial logs:

  • time punch edits
  • tip pool changes
  • changes to employee jobs and pay rates
  • every schedule change, with who made it and when

Can stores belong to more than one group?

Yes. A store can sit in several regions or groups at once, for example a district and a state, and reports roll up each way.

Last updated October 7, 2026
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