In Dayforce, meals and breaks have a configured set of rules that dictate when you can schedule them during a shift, their duration, how many you can schedule, and which shifts are eligible to receive them. These rules are set in time entry policies, which are configured in Pay Setup > Time Entry Policy. The details of your time entry policy are already configured in Dayforce to mirror your organization’s rules regarding breaks.
When you add shifts, Dayforce automatically schedules a meal or break if the shift qualifies for one. Dayforce takes into account your organization’s time entry policy when determining when to schedule the break.
For example, if breaks must start at least 30 minutes after shifts start, but not within an hour of the shift’s end, Dayforce schedules breaks for the middle of this allowable range of time.
In Schedules, how you schedule meals and breaks depends on whether you use the Grid View or the Bar View.
Grid View
To schedule meals and breaks in the Grid View:
- Go to Schedules and load a schedule.
- Select the shift that you want to edit, then click the edit icon.
- Click the arrow beside the add meal icon to expand the drop-down list, and then click Add Meal or Add Break. You can also click the add meal icon (
) to add a meal. - Modify the start and end times.
- Click OK, then Save.
Bar View
To schedule meals and breaks in the Bar View:
- Go to Schedules and load a schedule.
- Click the add meal icon (
) or the add break icon (
). - Locate the shift, and then click the time that you want to add the meal or break. For example, in the following screenshot, the user is about to click the shift to add a meal for Zenaida at 4:30 PM:
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- Click Save.
You can also add meals or breaks in the Edit Shift Details slide-out panel: