The break rules ensure that break times will be automatically calculated when you create a shift, so you don't have to set them manually!
1. Click on Time and attendance > Breaks
2. Click on Create a break or Edit to make a change to an existing break
3. Then enter the relevant information on the right side of your screen
The break name should be as precise as possible so as not to be confused with that of another break
The break duration must be entered in minutes
The department for which you want the pause to be active.
Choose the type of Automatic assignment:
You can choose not to automatically assign the break to each shift. Employees will not have a break by default on the platform, but it can easily be added when creating a shift.
Alternatively, you can set a minimum threshold duration in minutes.
Finally, you can set a scheduled start break time for your employees.
Finish filling in the information:
Choose if the break is paid or not, it will be accounted for in the payslips
Decide whether you want to prevent punching for employees at break time.
Click on Submit
4. Create a shift
If, according to your break rule, 8-hour shifts contain one one-hour break and two 15-minute breaks, these breaks will be automatically displayed when you create an 8-hour shift in the Schedule. Here is an example below :
5. Change breaks in the schedule
Even though the break rules are automatically displayed, you can change them if you wish.
Click on the text field Break Duration if you want to change it
Click on Break name if you want to edit it
Check or uncheck the Paid break option depending on your internal and union rules
Click on the trash can icon if you want to delete a pause
Click on Add break to generate an additional break
If you change the duration of the shift, click Recalculate Breaks to have them automatically adjusted to a different break rule :
Our tip: To recalculate the breaks when you change the duration of a shift, you can also click on the yellow message indicating Click here to re-calculate breaks, start or end time has been changed.