Meal Policies

Meal Policies are used when requiring employees to punch"IN" and "OUT" for their meal breaks using the <LUNCH> key on the time clock keypad, and can generate errors if the meal break is not taken correctly.

Policies can also be configured to automatically deduct a meal break from your employees' time and attendance hours totals. This makes it unnecessary for your employees to punch "IN" and "OUT" at the time clock for their meal breaks.

There are multiple types of Meal Policies to choose from.

Meal Threshold

A "Meal Threshold" deducts a set lunch amount from employee hours totals after they have worked a specified number of hours for the day.

Meal Window

A "Meal Window" uses a specified window of time during which the meal deduction is taken. If an employee punches during the specified meal window, the automatic deduction is overridden, and the actual punch times are used.

A Meal Window can also be configured to automatically deduct the remaining lunch amount when an employee takes less than the required number of minutes.

Meal Shift

A "Meal Shift" policy is similar to a "Meal Window" policy with one exception. This policy does not have a specific start and stop time. The window is dynamically adjusted based on an "after X hours" setting.

A Meal Shift can also be configured to automatically deduct the remaining amount when an employee takes less than the specified required number of minutes.

Floating Meal Window

This type of Meal Policy is used to comply with the state of California's laws and regulations concerning employee breaks.

See California Meal/Break Requirements for more information.

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