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title: "Adjust post-booking buffer per staff member"
slug: "adjust-post-booking-buffer-per-staff-member"
updated: 2023-10-09T02:47:56Z
published: 2023-10-09T02:47:56Z
canonical: "support.bookingtimes.com/adjust-post-booking-buffer-per-staff-member"
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# Adjust post-booking buffer per staff member

The post-booking buffer is the amount of time reserved on your schedule after a service has been booked. Initially this is set up for each service, please see the article [Setting up services](/v2/docs/setting-up-services) for more details. However, you can modify the post-booking buffer per service, per staff member in case certain staff members require more or less time to perform that service.

### Steps

1. Navigate to **Setup** > **Accounts & Security** > **Staff & Admins**

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1. Select the staff member

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1. Click on the **Services** tab
2. Choose the post booking buffer from the dropdown list at the right of each service
3. Click **Save**

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Post buffer effect on booking restrictions and calendar availability   
It's important to note that a staff member's calendar availability takes into consideration any **b****ooking restrictions** that they have set up and the **smallest** post-buffer time that is set up on any of the publicly available to book services they offer (on either the service or the staff member).  
  
For example:  
  
Janette has a **Booking Restriction** set up that **Clients must book sequentially with a minimum 1 hour booking** for all her services which have a post-buffer of 30 mins set up. However, her calendar is only showing 4 x 15 min slots available and means her 1 hour service (+ 30 min post-buffer) won't fit and therefore won't be available to book.  
  
To avoid this, check the post-buffers on **all** the services that Janette offers publicly (and if she's overridden any post-buffers). There might be a new service that was added that has a post-buffer of **zero** mins set up, which is causing this scenario.  
  
In that case either increase the post-buffer, or mark the service as being an **Admin Only Booking,** which will then have her calendar show 6 x 15 min slots available.