# Announce a need for day labourers

> In Weplanify, announce in advance how many day labourers each site needs per job: the site manager sees the need and each arrival fills it in.

- Product: Weplanify (https://weplanify.io)
- Section: Day labourers
- Web page: https://weplanify.io/docs/journaliers.annoncer-un-besoin?lang=en
- Other language: https://weplanify.io/docs/journaliers.annoncer-un-besoin.md
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

In Weplanify, a need says for example "8 labourers tomorrow on the building site". The site manager sees it on their phone.

![Plan the needs: 8 labourers on 30 September at Chantier Résidence Horizon](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/weplanify/o/docs%2Fjournaliers%2Fmaj-2026-09-28%2Fjo-besoin-c7c429a9.webp?alt=media&token=7cd34469-966f-4cb9-aeed-328e7ff4b6e6)

## Steps

1. In **Day labourers**, click **Plan tomorrow**.
2. Check the **Day**, then choose the **Site** and the **Job**.
3. Set the **Number of people** with − and +, and the hours.
4. Click **Add the need**; the "Already planned for …" list sums up the day's needs.

## Good to know

- Each arrival for the same site and job fills a planned position: the counter goes down on its own.
- On the day, the chips ("Labourer 10 / 12") and "… positions to fill" show what is still missing.
- For extra employees rather than day labourers: an [open slot](https://weplanify.io/docs/planning.creneau-ouvert?lang=en) in the planning.

## Related guides

- [Offer an open slot](https://weplanify.io/docs/planning.creneau-ouvert?lang=en) — In Weplanify, publish a slot without a name, for example extra help on Saturday: the employees it is offered to can take it from their phone.
- [Manage day labourers: arrivals, days and payments](https://weplanify.io/docs/journaliers?lang=en) — In Weplanify, follow the workers paid by the day: need announced, arrivals on site, validated day, then payment in cash or by mobile money too.
- [Manage day labourers from mobile](https://weplanify.io/docs/application-mobile.journaliers?lang=en) — Record the day labourers who came to work on a site from the Weplanify app, with their position and daily rate.
- [Record a day labourer's arrival](https://weplanify.io/docs/journaliers.enregistrer-une-arrivee?lang=en) — In Weplanify, record that a day labourer came to work, on which site, in which job and at what rate; the site manager often does it from their phone.