Schedule breaks and meal times

There are 3 ways to schedule meals and breaks, based on what works for your business.

Option 1 – Split Shifts

If you want to schedule just meals, you could schedule 2 split shifts. Example, if someone is scheduled 9-5 and you want them to have a break from 12:30-1:00, you can schedule a 9-12:30 and a 1:00 to 5:00 shift.

Option 2 – Shift Notes

In the NOTE field of a schedule, you can add a comment letting your employees know. As an example

On the schedule, the employee will see the comment

Option 3 – Turn ON Break/Meal Alerting

1. Go to MANAGE MY BUSINESS
2. Go to MANAGE ALERTS
3. Go to the BREAKS/MEALS tab and enable this option
   

This will allow you to enter the default meal/break times in timebands and templates, ex

When you create a shift like this, you will see the meal/breaks in the detailed schedule information: