There are options for configuring a Department to follow specific rules when an Employee punches in/out for their breaks and lunches. The uAttend system is also able to automatically deduct lunch breaks, for scenarios where the employees will not punch in/out from a timeclock or the web portal.
Lunch Punches
If your employees are using one of the Platinum Series C time clocks (BN6500, BN6000, CB6500, CB6000) or punching through the uAttend website, they can be configured to record break and lunch punches, folloing rules set up at the department level.
To use the lunch punch features for a department, follow these steps:
1. Click the Departments tab on the main menu.
2. Select the department from the list.
3. If you wish to deduct lunch punches from timecards, click the Edit link in the Deduct Lunch Punches From The Timecard field and select Yes. Click Save when finished.
Even if the employees are punched out during lunch, you can choose to pay them for their lunch breaks by specifying the maximum amount of time that you wish to pay.
4. If you wish to pay employees for a lunch break during which they are clocked out, click the Edit link in the Add Up To field in the Lunch Punches section, and enter the maximum amount of time that will be added on to the employees' timecards for their lunch break. Click Save when finished.
You can choose to prevent employees from punching in until the end of a lunch break by enabling the lunch lockout feature.
6. If you wish to enable the lunch lockout feature, click the Edit link in the Lunch Lockout field and select Enabled. Click Save when finished.
If you wish, you can deduct time for lunch breaks and add paid breaks for departments.
Lunch Deduction/Duration
If you wish to automatically deduct time for lunch breaks for a department, follow these steps:
1. Click the Departments tab on the main menu.
2. Select the department from the list.
3. Click the General link.
4. Click the Edit link in the Lunch Deduction/Duration section.
5. From the first drop-down menu, select the number of hours that an employee must work before the deduction will be taken.
6. From the second drop-down menu, select the length of time the deduction will be.
7. Check the Recurring box if the lunch deduction will keep recurring throughout an employee's shift (e.g., if you have set a 30-minute lunch deduction every 4 hours, then this setting allows a 30-minute deduction to be taken every 4 hours throughout the entire shift).
8. Click Save.
NOTE: We do not recommend having both types of deductions enabled, as this can lead to multiple lunch deductions in a single day.
