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How do I add a Break to the Normal Hours Roster?

Break is a period of time on the Roster which is blocked out in the Employee’s column, during which, availability will not show for that Employee.

A Break can be set in the Normal Hours Roster to appear on each day by default, or it can be set as a once-off Break (Task) using the Roster.


To add a Break to the Normal Hours Roster for an Employee, choose Roster from the left-hand menu

Using the Roster/Normal Hours toggle, select Normal Hours 

Click Edit against the Employees’ name:



Click Editin the Breaks column




Complete the following fields, then click Add:



The Break will appear as below:

Break is a period of time on the Roster which is blocked out in the Employee’s column, during which, availability will not show for that Employee.

A Break can be set in the Normal Hours Roster to appear on each day by default, or it can be set as a once-off Break (Task) using the Roster.


To add a Break to the Normal Hours Roster, tap Roster, then tap on Employee name

Tap Normal Hours then locate the required day and tap Breaks


Tap the + symbol, then complete the following and tap Done


Break is a period of time on the Roster which is blocked out in the Employee’s column, during which, availability will not show for that Employee.

A Break can be set in the Default Roster to appear on each day by default, or it can be set as a once-off Break (Task) using the Current Roster.


To add a Break to the Default Roster, from the menu tap Roster, then tap on the Employee name

Tap Default Week then locate the required day and tap Breaks


Tap ADD in the top right corner of the Breaks box


Tap the Time drop-down arrow and use the clock to select the start-time of the Break and tap OK


Enter the Duration of the Break in minutes


Tap ADD

Tap DONE


The Break will appear in the Booking Screen as below:


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