Dispatch Dispatcher
Time Pressure; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Environment - Non Weather Related
Workload is starting to reach critical mass for the current staffing level.  Between normal flights and adhocs; ZZZ desk had 31 flights load up with 15 to release (last week 30 flights with 15 to release).  Many flights between the XA00-XB00 hour were sent under the allotted time as stated per the Manual due to the vast geographic area; reroute around storm; numerous domestic flights tagged at the end of international flights; last minute ATC Zero; and COVID cleaning.  Other desks are also getting workload saturated due to charters and adhocs.  Management was notified last week to evaluate staffing levels and workload.Suggestions - 1) Increase staffing levels to account for the workload. 2) Keep current staffing level and send domestic legs to the Domestic desk.
Dispatcher reported concerns with current staffing levels; especially when workload is increased due to weather diverts; last minute ATC closures for sanitizing and  international plus domestic re-routes.