Scheduling shift breaks

To schedule shift breaks:

  1. Select Maintenance > Schedule Settings > Shifts.
  2. Click Edit next to the shift during which you want to schedule a break.
  3. In the Shift Break section, click the new row link to add a row.
  4. Specify this information:
    Start
    Specify the earliest possible start time of the break period.
    End
    Specify the latest possible end time of the break period.
    Duration
    Specify the duration of the break in minutes.
    Time Code
    Select the time code that classifies the break time from the lookup. You should also confirm the time code’s is BRK designation to ensure that the time code has been configured to act like a break. See Labor and production metrics.
    Hour Type
    Select the hour type that specifies how to pay the employee for the break time from the lookup.

    For example, select REG to pay employees their normal rate on their breaks or UNPAID to not pay them for the break.

    Default Start (HH:MM)
    Optionally, specify a specific time to force the break to start at that time in the absence of actual break-related clock records.

    If this field is left blank, an employee can take their break any time after the Start time value.

  5. Click Save.

The application allows partial breaks for employees who start their breaks anytime within the time window that is specified for the break. The employee can start their break after the break’s specified start time and can end their break before the break’s specified end time. Employees who only take a partial break do not lose paid time. The application lets you modify the partial break setting with the Allow_partial_breaks registry parameter. If this parameter is set to NO, then employees are not paid for entire breaks when they only take portions of their breaks. See the Registry Parameter Reference Guide.