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# FrontStation - How to configure employee break time?

# How to configure employee break time?  

> 💡 Helps you translate complex labor law requirements into automated system records, accurately control employee working hours and labor costs, and **protect the restaurant from legal risks due to non-compliant break durations**.

### I. How to Create and Enable Break Rules?

You must **create and enable break rules** in the Front's merchant dashboard (Admin.fronttab.com) before employees can clock out for breaks on the POS terminal.

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Navigate to the path: [Admin.fronttab.com] → [Organization] → [Employee Attendance Report] → **[Break Setting]**

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1.  **Break Setting:** You need to click **[Break Setting]** on the page to add the break name, duration, type, whether to allow early end, and **[Enable]** these rules. Currently, a maximum of **9 break rules** can be configured.

2.  **Rule Type:** Please select **"Paid/Unpaid."** Note that **unpaid break duration will not be included in the employee's salary calculation.**

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3.  **Break Frequency:** Employees can take multiple breaks as needed between a Clock In and a Clock Out.

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* **[Friendly Reminder]** If you modify or delete a break rule in the backend after an employee has started a break, the current break record will not be affected and will still be settled according to the original rule. The changed rule will take effect the next time the employee takes a break.

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### II. Working Hours and Salary Calculation

The system automatically tracks and calculates employee working hour data:

* **Clock in &out Duration (h):** Total time from Clock In to Clock Out.
* **Unpaid Break (h):** Break duration that is not included in the salary.
* **Hours Worked (h):** **Clock in & out Duration - Unpaid Break.** Employee salary calculation is based solely on this **"Hours Worked."**

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You can view, summarize, and edit employee break records in the Front's merchant dashboard, and also export the records for review.

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### III. Break Time Restriction and Approval Mechanism

This mechanism is used to ensure that employee break durations comply with labor regulations.

#### 1. Break Time Restriction Setting

Navigate to the path: [Admin.fronttab.com] → [Organization] → [Employee Attendance Report] → **[Break Setting]**

* **Switch ON:** Please pay attention to and configure the **"End Break Early"** switch (default is ON).

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* **Switch OFF:** If you turn this switch OFF, the employee will not be able to end the break before the preset duration is completed, and a pop-up prompt will appear on the Station terminal.

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#### 2. Break Approval Process

When an employee cannot end a break early, they can initiate a request:

* After the employee initiates the request, they must enter the PIN of a role with **[Break Approval]** permission to end the break early.

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#### 3. Break Approval Permission Configuration

Please set which roles have approval permission.

Navigate to the path: [Admin.fronttab.com] → [Organization] → [Role Management] → [Edit] → **[Break Approval]**

* **Default Authorization:** Owner and Manager roles have this permission by default.
* **Permission Adjustment:** You can manually configure permissions for other roles.

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### IV. Report Statistics

* **Statistical Items:** Reports will include statistics for "Paid Break," "Unpaid Break," and "Hours Worked," making it easy for you to review and verify.
* **Order/Tip Attribution:** **The rules for attributing orders and tips during the break remain unchanged**; they still belong to the original server and will not be automatically transferred by the system.
* **Output Support:** Tip reports support printing and exporting.

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