Floating Break - Started after a duration of time

 

This type of punched break allows you to define how much time must pass before a break can be started. For example, the employee can punch Out to start a 30 minute break anywhere from 4 to 6 hours after the start of the shift.

  1. Choose Setup from the navigation list.
  2. From the slide out menu select Breaks.
  3. Choose + New.
  4. Enter an identifier for the break at the Name field.
  5. Under Punched Break Type, use the drop down menu to select Duration (Floating)ClosedSelect this option if you wish to define the amount of time that must be worked before the punched break can be started. For example, the employee can punch out to start their break anywhere after 4 hours and up to 6 hours after the shift starts..
  6. Under Paid Break Type, select whether the break is paid or unpaid.
  7. Under Break May Start Between, enter a value for both Earliest and Latest that the break can be punched from the first In punch.
  8. Under Break Length, enter an amount of time that the break is allowed to be. For example, if the break should be 30 minutes enter 0:30.
  9. Under Extended Break Length, enter the maximum amount of time that the break is allowed to be. If this time is exceeded, the punches will not be considered break punches but as normal In and Out punches.
  10. Under Rounding Rule For Extended Break, select how the total time of the break will round if it exceeds the break length but is less than the Extended Break Length.
  11. Select Save to keep the changes.

For this example, a paid break is defined with a 30 minute break length and a 45 minute extended break length.

1. The employee punches out for lunch at 12:30 PM and back in at 1:00 PM (30 minutes). The punches are considered break punches so the entire 30 minutes will be paid because the Break Length was not exceeded.

2. The employee punches out for lunch at 12:30 PM and back in at 1:15 PM (45 minutes). The punches are considered break punches so 30 minutes will be paid and 15 minutes will be docked because the employee took longer than the Break Length of 30 minutes but did not exceed the Extended Break Length of 45 minutes.

3. The employee punches out for lunch at 12:30 PM and back in at 1:30 PM (60 minutes). The punches are not considered break punches because the break exceeds the Extended Break Length of 45 minutes, which cancels the break and the employee is docked the entire 60 minutes with no amount paid.

 

Wed 12/05/2018