Manage Employee Breaks

Manage Employee Breaks

You want to define scheduled and unscheduled break times, such as lunch, tea breaks, or short intervals, for your employees within SalaryBox. Configuring breaks ensures that punch-in/out calculations account for these intervals automatically. This helps maintain compliance and provides accurate work-hour reports.

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Customizable Breaks

Admins can set up multiple types of breaks to meet various employee needs, such as:

  • Lunch Break

  • Tea/Coffee Break

  • Any other custom break types

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Types of Breaks

Paid Breaks

  • Time spent on a paid break is counted as part of the employee's working hours.

  • Example: If an employee takes a 30-minute paid break, they will still be compensated for those 30 minutes.

Unpaid Breaks

  • Time spent on an unpaid break is excluded from total working hours.

  • Example: If an employee takes a 30-minute unpaid break, that time will be deducted from their working hours, and they will not be paid for it.

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How to Set Up Breaks

  1. Tap on Settings (top right corner of the screen)

  2. Select Manage Breaks

  3. Tap on Add Break

  4. Fill in the following fields:

    • Break Name: Enter a name for the break (e.g., Lunch Break, Tea Break)

    • Break Type: Choose either Paid or Unpaid

Once saved, the break type will be available to employees within the system.

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Employee Experience

  • Additional Button After Punch-In:
     When breaks are enabled for a company, employees will see an extra option after punching in.

  • Starting a Break:
     Once an employee is punched in, they can either:

    • Start a break

    • Punch out

This setup provides employees the flexibility to manage their break timings while ensuring accurate attendance and payroll processing.

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