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# How do you unlock shifts in bulk?

To unlock shifts in bulk in haddock HR, follow these steps:

1. **Open the Group Planning**
2. In the **upper right** corner, you will find a **button with a lock icon**.
3. Click it and select one of the two available options:

### 🔓 Unlock all shifts

This action **unlocks absolutely all shifts**, including:

- Work shifts
- Vacations
- Absences

### 🔓 Unlock work shifts only

If your goal is to **reschedule only work shifts without losing absence information**, choose this option.
This is the recommended option when you want to recalculate the plan while keeping absences intact.

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### ❗ Important about approved absences

**Absences approved through the approval flow** **cannot be deleted** from planning.
They can only be managed or modified from the **Absences** module.