Creating
a Scheduled Break Policy
Click on the main "Admin" navigation
tab, and then on the "Break Policies"
link located under the Policies
section of the screen. The "Break Policies"
screen opens.
To create a new policy, click on the [ADD] icon
located at the bottom of the screen.
- Select "Scheduled" from the Type drop-down
menu.
- Enter a Name
for this policy as you would like it to appear
in the system.
- Enter the Start
Time of the break range and select
"AM" or "PM" from the
drop-down menu. This is the starting time
for the range of time during which employees
are allowed to take a break.
- Enter the End
Time for the break range, and select
"AM" or "PM" from the
drop-down menu.
- The Window
Duration is the length of the break
window. This field is automatically populated
when a start and stop time is entered.
- Enter the length of the scheduled break
into the Amount
field.
- Enter a break Grace.
This is the number of minutes that the employee
is allowed to go outside the scheduled break
before an error is generated on their Time
Card.
- With the Restrict
option enabled, if an employee exceeds the
specified break amount and grace, the exceeding
time will be deducted from their Time Card.
- Use the Minimum
Hours Deduction Policy to attach a
Minimum Hours Policy to this meal. With this
setting specified the system will award hours
in the amount specified on the Minimum Hours
Policy if the employee fails to punch for
a break. No more than one break award will
be given in a single day.
Click on the [SAVE] icon to add the policy to
the system.
Editing/Deleting Existing Policies
Each Break Policy that you have entered into
the system is displayed on the main "Break
Policies" screen.
The Active
Break Policies section contains the policies
that are active for use in the system. Click on
the setting in the Name
column to edit policy settings. Click on the 
icon to inactivate the policy.
The Inactive
Break Policies section of the screen displays
the policies that are not available for use in
the system, but have been retained for historical
purposes, or later reactivation. Click on the
link in the Name
column to edit policy settings. Click on the "Activate"
link to return the policy to active use in the
system. Click on the icon
to permanently remove the policy from the system.
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