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  • ​​How do I create and manage timetables?
  • What views are available in the Shifts timetable?
  • What tools are available in the shifts timetable?
  • How do I assign employees to a timetable?
  • What are shift templates and how can I create them?
  • How do I assign shifts in a timetable?
  • How do I assign shifts or days off to multiple timetable cells at once?
  • What are activities and how can I add them to shifts?
  • What are shift patterns and how do I use them?
  • Can I add days off and time off directly from the timetable?
  • How to create and configure on-call shifts
  • How do on-call shifts affect time calculations?
  • What are coverage shifts?
  • Can I add notes to shifts in the timetable?
  • Can I place more than one shift in the same timetable cell?
  • Can I hide employees for a period of my choosing?
  • Can I view and download the timetable showing only employees with no shifts assigned?
  • Can I copy the shift schedule?
  • What are performance indicators?
  • How can I view the overtime balance in the timetable?
  • How to publish the Shifts timetable
  • What are the timetable statuses and what do they mean?
  • How do employees manage their shifts from the app?
  • Can artificial intelligence help me plan my shifts?
  • What is the AI shift planner?
  • What is the Shift import agent?
  • How does the AI assign coverage shifts?
  • Can I assign recurring days off to several employees at once?
  • What is "Staff volume" in the day view?
  • Can I assign night shifts?
  • Can I include breaks in employees' shifts?
  • How do I create shifts in the timetable?
  • Can I delete an employee's shifts?
  • What does the Shift Manager role do?
  • Can I configure who receives notifications about shift changes?
  • What are availability preferences?
  • How do I manage my team's availability requests?
  • How do I copy, paste, and drag shifts in the timetable?
  • How do I undo or redo a change in the timetable?

Can I include breaks in employees' shifts?

Absolutely! You can add as many breaks as you need to your employees' shifts.
 

In this article, we explain step by step how to create and configure a break.

 


How to add a break to a shift

  1. Go to Shifts and select the relevant timetable.
  2. From the Employees tab, find the shift you want to add the break to.
  3. Click the pencil icon to edit the shift.
  4. In the panel that opens on the right-hand side, click "Breaks" >> "+ Add".
  5. Choose whether you want to apply an existing break template or create a custom break.
  6. Configure your break options (whether it is paid or unpaid, whether it can be taken at any time during the working day, etc.).
  7. When you're ready, simply click "Add".

Finally, the system will let you decide whether you want this break to apply to all identical shifts on that same day or only to that specific shift.
 

 

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