With the automatic break deduction you can decide how much break time is deducted depending on the recorded working time of your employees.
An automatic break is a break that is added to your employees' time records after a certain working time or at a certain time. This enables the automatic deduction of break time from the normal working time, e.g. according to the law.
To set up automatic break deduction, navigate to Time Tracking > Settings > Break Management and define the minimum and maximum length of working time.
The working hours and the break length can be defined individually.
In practice, you can have several breaks applied after certain working time for the same shift, e.g.:
- a break length of 30 minutes with a minimum duration of 15 minutes and a maximum duration of 6 hours
- a break length of 45 minutes with a minimum duration of 6 hours and a maximum duration of 9 hours.
The generally applicable legal situation in Germany, for example, stipulates that 30 minutes must be taken as a break if the work lasts six hours, and a total of 45 minutes must be taken if the work lasts nine hours or more, which is deducted from the gross working time.
FAQ
If the break rule is deleted, will all automatic breaks be retroactively deleted?
No. If a break rule is deleted, the break that has already been deducted will not be removed from the timer.
If the break rule is changed, will all automatic breaks be retroactively adjusted?
No. If an automatic break is changed, the changes will not retroactively affect the automatic breaks.
If the user accidentally creates a manual break, will the automatic break be deleted?
No. If the user records a manual break, the automatic break will be added as well. Manual breaks are rounded up if they are shorter than the defined break time, and kept as they are if they are longer. For example: if a 30-minute break is set and a user records 15 minutes, it will be rounded up to 30 minutes; if the user records 35 minutes, it remains 35.
Is an automatic break created according to the break rule if the timer is created manually?
Yes.
Timer created and ended, then a break rule is created. Will the break be applied?
No. The automatic break will not be applied. The break rule must be created before the timer is started.
Timer started. Break rule created. Timer ended. Will the break be applied?
Yes, the break will be applied.
If a break is taken over from the shift plan because the automatic link between the shift and time tracking has taken place, will both breaks be saved?
Yes. Both breaks will be added together.
If a break is also stamped (recorded) or a quick break is selected, will there then be a total of 3 breaks?
Yes. All 3 breaks will be displayed.