Shift Break Time

Updated At: 2021-10-19

Owners, Managers and Supervisors(restricted) can manage shift break time.
  • Automatic Break Time
    Break time is automatically added to a shift based on either total working hours or a local time range.

  • Shift Break Time Feature
    You can manually add a break time to the shift.

  Note

To use shift break time, set this feature from Company Settings - Breaks.
To add attendance break time, see Attendance Break Time.



Web


Use Shift Break time

If you have set Shift Break Times Feature from Company Settings - Breaks, you can add a shift break time when creating shift templates.

  Note

You can also add a shift break time when editing employee's shift.



Go to Manage > Shift Templates menu. Click on + Add Template button to create a shift template.


① Shift Break Time Feature

Uncheck the ‘Use automatically added break time’ option. You can manually add a break time to the shift. You can also either cut down on a added break time or add multiple break times.


② Shift Break Time Feature With Maximum Shift Break Time Limit

Uncheck the ‘Use automatically added break time’ option. You can manually add a break time to the shift. But, you can only add a break time up to the Maximum Shift Break Time Limit set from Company Settings - Breaks.

  Note

You can only use Maximum Shift Break Time Limit option when using automatic break time feature calculated by 'total working hours'.





Mobile


① Shift Break Time Feature

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STEP 1 ) Move to menu > Shift Templates, tap + button at the bottom and tap on Break Time.
STEP 2 ) Turn off the ‘Use automatically added break time’ option.
STEP 3 ) You can manually add a break time to the shift. You can also either cut down on a added break time or add multiple break times.

② Use Shift Break Time When Sending a Edit Shift Request

When sending a edit shift request, you can manually add a break time to the shift.

  • Tap on Break Time > Add Break. You can manually change a break start time and end time to the shift.
  • You can only add a break time up to the Maximum Shift Break Time Limit set from Company Settings - Breaks.



③ Use Shift Break Time in Custom Shift Template

When sending a create shift request using a shift template, you can manually add a break time to your custom shift template.

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  • Turn off the ‘Use automatically added break time’ option. You can manually add a break time to the shift.
  • You can either cut down on a added break time or add multiple break times.

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