# Mark can't work

![Mark can't work](/files/help/employee-availability-2.mp4 "Choose Can't work on days you cannot take a shift.")

An employee marks days they cannot work on **Availability** in the employee portal. The button is **Can't work**. Publishing a schedule does not create pay.

1. Open **Availability**. On Home, the schedule card also opens **Availability**.
2. Use **Today**, **Previous month**, and **Next month** if you need a different month.
3. Select one or more days that are still open. Past days are disabled.
4. In **Mark this day** or **Mark these days**, choose **Can't work**.

Days save on their own. Choose **Submit** when a scheduler should treat the month as submitted.

## What you should see

The day shows as Can't work. The month chip can say In progress. After **Submit**, the confirmation says Availability submitted and the chip says Submitted.

A scheduler reviewing the month sees the count in the Can't work column.

## If something looks wrong

Past days stay disabled, so the mark dialog does not open. A past month says This month has already passed. **Copy last month** and **Submit** stay unavailable.

A locked month says: This month is locked. Ask a scheduler to reopen it if you need to make a change.

If the save does not go through, the message is Failed to save availability. On a day you already marked, choose **Clear this day** or **Clear these days** to remove the mark.