How Do I Set Up An "After X Hours" Meal Policy?

  1. Click on the main "Admin" navigation tab, and then on the Meal Policy link located under the Policies section of the screen.
  2. Under the section labeled Create an (After X Hours) meal policy, click on the [ADD MEAL POLICY] icon.
  3. Enter the name you would like to use for this policy. Example: Full Time, Part Time, Graveyard, etc.
  4. Enter the number of hours that the employee must work before receiving a lunch break. For example, if the employee must work over four hours in order to receive a lunch break, you would enter 04:00.
  5. Enter the deduction amount. For example, if the employee gets half an hour for lunch, you would enter 00:30.
  6. Put a check mark in the box if you would like the lunch deduction amount added to the employee's time card instead of being deducted.  Select a Premium Pay Code for this add amount from the drop-down menu.
  7. If you would like to award the employee a lunch disbursement dollar amount (as opposed to adding the lunch deduction amount to their time card), put a
  8. Click on the [FINISH/SAVE] icon to add the meal policy.