Commercial Fixed Wing
Dispatch Dispatcher
Workload; Situational Awareness; Distraction; Confusion
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Staffing; Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related; Company Policy
At the end of the midnight shift; in an effort to not call in overtime; X dispatch desks were closed and the flights on those desks moved to other dispatch desks.  The flights were forced over without proper turnover and without notice to either dispatcher.
Dispatcher reported improper turnover of flights during shift.