Setting staff 'time outs'

Setting staff 'time outs'

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Setting lunch

Setting lunch breaks is simple, just click the right mouse button on the screen where you want to make the lunch break, from here you can select either 'set 15 minutes lunch' or 'set 30 minutes lunch'.

Setting a break

If you want to set a break simply right mouse click where you want the break to be and select 'set break' from the drop-down menu. This will then open into a screen which allows you to choose the duration of the break, press 'ok' to apply the break or 'cancel' to close the screen without applying the change.

Setting a meeting

If you want to set a meeting simply right mouse click where you want the meeting to be and select 'set meeting from the drop-down menu. This will then open into a screen which allows you to choose the duration of the meeting, press 'ok' to apply the meeting or 'cancel' to close the screen without applying the change.

Setting training time

If you want to set training time simply right mouse click where you want the training to be and select 'set training from the drop-down menu. This will then open into a screen which allows you to choose the duration of the training, press 'ok' to apply the training or 'cancel' to close the screen without applying the change.

Setting reception time

If you want to set cover on reception simply right mouse click where you want the reception time to be and select 'set reception from the drop-down menu. This will then open into a screen which allows you to choose the duration of the reception time, press 'ok' to apply the change or 'cancel' to close the screen without applying the change.

Staff Holiday/Sickness

If you wish to allocate a period of holiday or sickness to a staff member this will be shown on the main booking screen. This must be done on the individual staff member's card. To access the staff members file from the booking screen, double click on the staffs name at the top of their column on the booking screen.

See client card in this manual to learn how to set staff holidays and sickness.

Cancelling staff time outs

If a staff member has a time out on the booking screen and you wish to cancel it, right click your mouse on the break you wish to remove, and then from the dropdown list select the option Cancel Selection. If there are more than one break/lunch/reception/training cells a question box will appear, asking whether you wish to delete just the selected break/lunch/reception/training or all the breaks below the one selected, if you wish just to delete the cell you are on press no if you want to remove all subsequent breaks press yes.