Summary

This tab page sets up the rules that clocks use for breaks. To learn how to set this page up, see Create a Clock Break.

This tab page sets up to three time zones in which employees are likely to clock in and out for their breaks. For example, an employee working 06:00 to 12:00 has a minimum break of 30 minutes set up in this tab page i.e. the employee must take a 30 minute break. The employee clocks out for their break at 10:02 and back in at 10:22. They have only taken a 20 minute break. PayGlobal deems the clock-in time to be 10:32 (10:02 + 30 minutes = 10:32).

Functions:

• Sets minimum break periods
• Sets when a break can occur
• Allows a grace period

Invalid Timebands

If changing the start time of a break causes an invalid Timeband, the Timeband is deleted.

The only way to tell a clocked break apart from a split shift is the amount of time between the clock out and the clock in. Always set the amount of time in Split shifts after a break of to an amount greater than the largest clocked break plus a small buffer.

Grace minutes

PayGlobal allows a grace number of minutes giving employees a chance to clock in without deducting an amount of time over and above the minimum break. This is in addition to the minimum break logic.

For example, the minimum break is 30 minutes. If Grace Minutes for that zone is set at 00:02 (2 minutes) and an employee clocks in 31 or 32 minutes later, PayGlobal will still only take a thirty minute break. For time after thirty minutes, PayGlobal deducts a larger (clocked) break.

Break or Split Shift?

PayGlobal looks at the value of Split shifts after a break of in Anchor Groups | Misc. It then deems any clock in and out within one of these time zones that is smaller than that value as a Break. The Break is forced to the minimum amount of time specified.