Do unpaid breaks impact tip pooling?

Question

How do unpaid breaks impact tip pooling and labor hour calculations, especially across multiple Day Parts?

Answer

Yes, unpaid breaks subtract this break time from the worked hours doe the Employee, meaning they are not paid tips for the 30-minute unpaid break.

Here are more details about break time and labor hours:


Paid Breaks (not over 2 Day Parts):

  • No time is subtracted from labor hours worked.

 

Paid Breaks (over 2 Day Parts):

  • Punching in and out for breaks is not tracked the same way as punching in and out for a shift.
  • No time is subtracted from labor hours worked, and the first punch remains as the start of the shift.

Example: If a location has an AM day part from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM and a PM day part from 12:01 PM - 3:00 PM, and an employee punches in at 8:00 AM, then takes a paid break from 11:45 AM - 12:10 PM, their shift start time will stay at 8:00 AM, and no break time will be subtracted.

 

Unpaid Breaks (not over 2 Day Parts):

  • Break time is subtracted from labor hours worked.

 

Unpaid Breaks (over 2 Day Parts):

  • The break time is subtracted exactly by the time of the break that falls in each day part.

Example: If a location has an AM day part from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM and a PM day part from 12:01 PM - 3:00 PM, and an employee punches in at 8:00 AM, then takes an unpaid break from 11:45 AM - 12:10 PM, their shift start time will stay at 8:00 PM. 15 minutes of worked labor will be subtracted from the AM day part, and 9 minutes of worked labor will be subtracted from the PM day part.

 

Does Day Part rounding have an impact?

  • No. Rounding only considers the clock in/out time of punches, not breaks.

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