Meal Break Rule

The rule does not check for breaks during work periods that are shorter than the specified duration.

For example, assume the Minimum Length of Shift is set to 5, the employee has an 8 hour shift with 5 hours of work details with the WRK time code, a half hour break, and another 2.5 hours of work. If the New Period After Break check box is selected, the rule considers the 8 hour shift as two work periods: a 5 hour work period before the break and a 2.5 hour work period after the break. The 5 hour work period is examined, and since the employee does not have a break within the work period, the rule inserts an error or a premium. The 2.5 hour work period also does not have a break within the work period, but the work period is shorter than 5 (the Minimum Length of Shift value). In this case, the work period is not examined and the rule does not insert an error or premium.

Specify the number of consecutive minutes an employee must work before being entitled to receive a break. The rule ensures breaks are scheduled for each consecutive time frame. For example, specify 240 to have the rule check that employees receive one break for each consecutive 4 hours of work.

The Consecutive Worked Minutes functionality cannot be used in conjunction with the Relative to Actual Time or Minimum Length of Shift parameters. The rule cannot check that an employee receives a break for each consecutive 4 hours of work and ensure that the break occurs in the first 3 hours of the consecutive 4 hours. The rule also does not consider the Consecutive Worked Minutes parameter if the Minimum Length of Shift parameter has a value.

• Select this check box to configure the rule to count break minutes as time worked.
• Clear the check box to prevent counting break minutes as time worked.

• Select this check box to configure the rule to consider work details after a qualifying break as a new work period.
• Clear the check box to consider new work periods to start when any of the time codes that are specified in the Shift Divider Time Codes parameter occur.

• When this check box is selected, the break window must occur within the number of minutes that is specified in the Minimum Break Start Time and Maximum Break Start Time parameters. For example, the rule can check that a break occurs between the second and third hours of the shift.
• When the check box is cleared, the break must occur within the actual times that are specified in the Minimum Break Start Time and Maximum Break Start Time parameters, such as between 2:00 and 4:00.

By default, the value is -1 and breaks can occur anytime within shifts.

• When the Relative to Actual Time parameter is set to True, the start of the block of time that meal breaks should occur is relative to the start of the shift. The rule checks for a meal break after the number of minutes specified in this parameter. For example, if Relative to Actual Time is set to True and Minimum Break Start Time is set to 180, the rule checks for breaks within a block of time that starts 180 minutes after the start of employee shifts and ends at the time that is specified in the Maximum Break Start Time parameter.
• When the Relative to Actual Time parameter is set to False, the start of the block of time that meal breaks should occur is a specific time. The rule checks for a break starting at the time specified in this parameter. This parameter accepts the time as a number of minutes after midnight, so specify 660 to configure the rule to consider the work period that starts after 11:00. For example, if Relative to Actual Time is False and Minimum Break Start Time is set to 660, the rule checks for breaks within 11:00 and the time that is specified in the Maximum Break Start Time parameter.

By default, the value is -1 and breaks can occur anytime within shifts.

• When the Relative to Actual Time parameter is set to True, the end of the block of time is relative to the start of the shift.
• When the Relative to Actual Time parameter is set to False, the end of the block of time is a specific time.

• Select this check box to configure the rule to consider the time codes that are specified in the Shift Divider Time Codes parameter to represent time between multiple shifts.
• Clear the check box to consider any time code that is not specified in the Shift Divider Time Codes parameter to represent time between multiple shifts.

By default, this parameter does not have a value and the rule inserts an error on the timesheet when employees do not have appropriate breaks.

Specify a premium time code to configure the rule to insert a premium when employees do not have appropriate breaks. For example, if you have a time code named PML that you want the rule to assign to employees who do not receive appropriate breaks, specify PML. The rule creates a premium with the PML time code on the timesheet. The remaining rule parameters define the additional premium information (such as the premium's hour type, the rate, and the labor metrics).

By default, this parameter does not have a value and the rule inserts an error on the timesheet when an employee does not have the appropriate breaks.

By default, the value is -1.

• If a rate is specified in the Premium Rate parameter, the specified rate is multiplied by the premium's hour type multiplier.
• If a rate is not specified, the employee's base rate is multiplied by the premium's hour type multiplier.

This parameter is used only when you specify a value for the Premium Time Code and Premium Hour Type parameters.

By default, the premium's hour type multiplier is not applied to the specified premium rate/employee base rate.

By default, the value is -1.

This parameter is used only when you specify a value for the Premium Time Code parameter.

This parameter accepts one of these values:

• Default Labor: Uses the job code that is specified in the employee's default labor allocation.
• Work Details: Uses the job code that is specified in the work details that occurred when the employee should have received a break.
• Defined: Uses the job code that is specified in the Premium Job Name parameter.

This parameter is only used when you specify a value for the Premium Time Code parameter.

This parameter accepts one of these values:

• Default Labor: Uses the department code that is specified in the employee's default labor allocation.
• Work Details: Uses the department code that is specified in the work details that occurred when the employee should have received a break.
• Defined: Uses the department code that is specified in the Premium Dept Name parameter.

This parameter is only used when you specify a value for the Premium Time Code parameter.

This parameter accepts one of these values:

• Default Labor: Uses the project code that is specified in the employee's default labor allocation.
• Work Details: Uses the project code that is specified in the work details that occurred when the employee should have received a break.
• Defined: Uses the project code that is specified in the Premium Project Name parameter.

This parameter is only used when you specify a value for the Premium Time Code parameter.

This parameter accepts one of these values:

• Default Labor: Uses the docket code that is specified in the employee's default labor allocation.
• Work Details: Uses the docket code that is specified in the work details that occurred when the employee should have received a break.
• Defined: Uses the docket code that is specified in the Premium Docket Name parameter.

This parameter is only used when you specify a value for the Premium Time Code parameter.

This parameter accepts one of these values:

• Work Details: Uses the team code that is specified in the work details that occurred when the employee should have received a break.
• Defined: Uses the team code that is specified in the Premium Team Name parameter.