As soon as a break policy is enabled, Timebutler checks whether you comply with the requirements from the break policy.
When you record a time entry via the time clock or the time recording terminal, or enter it via the entry form, Timebutler checks your entries for compliance with the break policy. If you do not meet the requirements — meaning you do not take the minimum breaks for your working time/presence time, or you exceed the maximum daily working time — Timebutler applies the break policy.
Depending on the setting for the choice option in the break policy, Timebutler makes the adjustment automatically, asks you to confirm the adjustment, or gives you the choice to make the adjustment or decline it.
Calculating the requirements
Timebutler includes all time entries of the calendar day when calculating your working time. For example, if you enter one time entry of 4 h, then one of 2 h, and another of 2.5 h, the total working time for the day is 8.5 h. The minimum break for 8.5 h of working time then applies.
Timebutler also adds up the breaks: if the three time entries have 15 minutes, 0 minutes, and 10 minutes of break, the total is 25 minutes of break. If the minimum break is 30 minutes, Timebutler adds 5 minutes to the break.
Breaks between multiple time entries With multiple time entries, Timebutler treats the intervals between entries as breaks.
Break policy errors
Read here more about apparent break policy errors.
Notification when the break policy is violated
Timebutler shows a message when you do not meet the requirements from the break policy — both in the time clock and when you save a time entry.