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# How to create break policies and assign them to staff?

### ${color}[#696969](How to create break policies?)

###### ${color}[#696969](Setting up a well-managed break system isn't just good for business – it's good for the whole team.)
###### ${color}[#696969](See how EasyTeam makes it easy to get started with breaks:)

#### ${color}[#696969](Creating Break Types)

➡️ ${color}[#696969](As an admin, go to the **Settings** page in EasyTeam.)

➡️ ${color}[#696969](Choose **Time tracking & breaks** from the menu.)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/931439f481791800/break-settingssmaller-red-circ_hl8gno.png)


➡️ ${color}[#696969](In the Break Types section, click **Add new break** to create a new break type)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/931439f481791800/lunch-break-config-examplesmal_1egfu00.png)

➡️ ${color}[#696969](Choose your break configuration:)

* ${color}[#696969](**Break name**: Choose a descriptive name like 'Lunch break' or 'Bio Break'.)
* ${color}[#696969](**Type**: Choose Paid or Unpaid. These will reflect differently on the staff member's timesheets.)
* ${color}[#696969](**Duration**: Choose a type in minutes for the break. You can later choose to limit the break time to this exact duration or let the staff members end a break early.)
* ${color}[#696969](**For every**: Specify how frequently this break can be taken by each staff member.)
* ${color}[#696969](**Assign to locations:** Select which specific locations offer this break type, or choose 'All locations' to apply it everywhere.)
* ${color}[#696969](**Mandatory**: Show a warning for staff members who do not take this break during their shift. This is useful for compliance purposes.)
* ${color}[#696969](**Set as default**: Mark this checkbox to have this break available on all future shifts. Otherwise, you'll have to allow it on specific shifts in the Schedules screen.)

➡️ ${color}[#696969](Click **Save**)

${color}[#696969](Your staff members will now see this break option on their Shopify POS time clock during active shifts.)

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