Enter breaks | Manual

In the Belbo calendar, you can enter breaks for your employees. During this time, no appointments can be booked and breaks are deducted from the working time statistics.

Enter regular breaks in the schedule

If an employee has regular breaks, these can be entered directly in the schedule and copied into the future when transferring the working hours.

Example:
Employee A has a break every Monday from 12:00 – 1:00 PM.

Enter breaks in the schedule

Go to the schedule overview and click on the desired day to which you want to add a break.

In the Break tab, select the start and end time of the break and save it.

Display of the break in the schedule

If breaks are entered, you can identify them by the colored blocks that are shown in each shift column of an employee.

Transfer of working hours with break

Learn how to transfer your working hours into the future in this detailed article. If breaks are set for the working hours to be transferred, they will be transferred as well.

Enter irregular breaks in the calendar

If you determine the break times for each day on short notice, these can be entered directly in the calendar.

Example:
Employee B determines the most suitable break time each day depending on existing appointments and workload.

Select the desired day and drag an appointment at the break start time for the length of the break. Then select the Break tab in the appointment dialog.

Short video on entering and moving breaks directly in the calendar:

Enter regular breaks in the calendar

To repeat breaks entered in the calendar for six weeks, select the Break tab in the appointment dialog and click on Break recurrence options. Then select the desired days on which a break of the same length and time should be entered. Once you save, all breaks will be entered.