This article explains how restaurant owners and operators can configure and manage employee breaks using Peblla's POS system, along with detailed steps on employees starting and ending breaks, and reviewing break-related data.
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📖 Tutorial
Configuring Breaks
Navigate to Store Portal > Shifts > Break List.
Click Add/Edit Break to configure new breaks or edit existing ones.
Fill out the necessary details:
Break Name: Assign a name to the break.
Break Type: Select either Unpaid or Paid.
Duration: Specify the break length.
Enforce Minimum Time: Enable this option to prompt a reminder and require manager approval if an employee attempts to end the break early.
Click Save to confirm your settings.
You can organize your Break List by sorting breaks, activating/deactivating them, or deleting breaks entirely. Any changes made here will automatically update on the POS interface. You can also view the edit logs.
Employees Taking Breaks
Once breaks have been set up, employees who are clocked in can start and end breaks directly through the Peblla POS.
Starting a Break
On the Time Clock page, click the Start Break button.
If multiple break types are available, employees will select the appropriate one. If there's only one break type, it is automatically applied.
While on break, employees' status changes to "On Break" and they cannot access POS functionalities until the break ends.
Ending a Break
Employees on break logging into the POS will be automatically redirected to the Time Clock page.
Click End Break to finish the break.
If the Enforce Minimum Time setting is enabled and an employee tries to end their break early, manager approval (via manager PIN entry) is required.
Viewing Break Details
Break data is accessible through various reports:
Store Portal > Shifts List
POS Shift Review
Employee Productivity Report
Key Metrics:
Total Hours: Total duty time, calculated as Clock Out Time minus Clock In Time.
Unpaid Hours: Duration of unpaid breaks.
Paid Hours: Duration of paid breaks.
Payable Hours: Total payable hours, calculated as Total Hours minus Unpaid Hours.
By configuring and managing breaks effectively, you ensure accurate employee hours tracking and efficient operations at your restaurant.