How To Set Up Break Options For Advanced Breaks

Goal

• How to set up breaks for employees to choose from
• How to add a break type
• How to add a break option for my employees

Environment:

• Push Web App

Process:

1. Click the Company Name in the top right-hand corner
2. In the drop-down menu, click Company Setup
3. On the left-hand Navigation bar, click Breaks Setup
4. In the top right-hand corner, click + New Break
5. Under Break Name, input the title of the Break
6. Under Break Duration (Minutes), input the total amount of minutes of the break 
7. Under Pair or Unpaid, select the Radio Button icon that corresponds with the break being Paid or Unpaid
8. Under Positions, click the Radio Button icon that corresponds with either All Positions or Custom Positions 
9. Under Custom Positions, click Edit Positions
   1. In the pop-up, check/uncheck the box(es) that correspond with the specific Position(s) that will have access to the Break or click Select All
   2. Once done, click Select Positions 
10. Under Break Prompt, leave blank (required for California Break Compliance)
11. Under Break Waiver, leave blank (required for California Break Compliance)
12. Under Employees must take this break between hours __ & __ of the shift, leave blank (required for California Break Compliance)
13. Employees can waive the break between hours __ & __ of the shift, leave blank (required for California Break Compliance)
14. Check the box that corresponds with No Early Breakout if employees cannot come back from their break until it is completed or an Administrator overrides this with a Code or Uncheck the box if employees have the ability to come back from their break early without an Administrator override 
    
15. Enforce Violation, leave blank (required for California Break Compliance)
16. Employee Selectable, check the box in order for employees to see this break as an option to take
17. Warning Threshold, leave blank (required for California Break Compliance)
18. Danger Threshold, leave blank (required for California Break Compliance)
19. Once done, click Save

Additional Information

This is the second and final step to ensure employees can record their breaks. When these break options are created, the employees can choose what break to go for when inputting their Clock ID in the Push Time app. 

Note that Advanced Breaks is only available on the Push Time app.

Please note only Super Administrators have access to Breaks Setup.

The Advanced Break feature is currently available on the Premium Subscription.

If you do not have this feature and are interested, please contact Push Support at support@pushoperations.com to connect you with the relevant team. 

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