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# Break Reconciliation

Reconciling break times for employee shifts is essential for ensuring compliance with labor laws, optimizing workforce productivity, and maintaining operational transparency. 

**1. Access Break Reconciliation**  
To begin:

- Navigate to the Invoice module.
- Select Reconciliation Management.
- In the upper-right corner of the page, click on Break List.

![](https://www.staffwizard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/31671373580567-3.png)

**2. Filter Breaks**  
Use the available filters to narrow down the breaks you want to review:

- Branch
- Client
- Employee
- Shift Date Range (From / To)
- Break Type
- Break Flag

![](https://www.staffwizard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/31671373581463-3.png)

**3. View and Reconcile Breaks**

Here, you’ll be able to reconcile both the break start time and duration as needed. Additionally, for each break, you can select one of the following Pay and Bill options:

- Use the Break – Approve the break as valid and unpaid.
- Ignore the Break – Disregard the break entirely (it will not be counted or paid).
- Use Premium – Pay the employee for the break time (typically used when a break was missed or shortened)

Once completed, click Submit to finish the break reconciliation.

![](https://www.staffwizard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/31671373581975-3.png)  
The break status will be updated and reflected under the corresponding shift details.

![](https://www.staffwizard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/31671388059287-3.png)

**5. Archived Breaks**  
To review or reconcile older breaks:

Click on the \[Archived Breaks List\] option in the upper-right corner.

If a mistake was made or changes are needed, breaks can also be unreconciled to allow for correction.

![](https://www.staffwizard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/31671373582999-3.png)

 

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