Keep breaks from blurring your work hours

Pause an active shift when work stops and resume when you return. At clock-out, that paused time becomes unpaid break time in the entry. For a lunch break, a split shift, or an interruption between appointments, the finished shift shows both the full day’s span and the hours you actually worked.

You can see the break as part of the day, with its own time clearly shown.

Some breaks happen away from the phone or in the middle of a rush. HoursKit lets you add unpaid break minutes while finishing or editing a shift, so a missed pause does not leave you with an overstated total. The break stays with the day it belongs to, alongside the start and end times.

That is handy for a quick lunch between appointments or an unplanned stop on a route.

Set a break reminder for a paused shift and a separate reminder to check a long-running active shift. A pause can turn into the rest of the afternoon; a clock-out can be forgotten during a handoff or commute.

These prompts bring the timer back into view while the details are fresh, leaving the final decision to you.

For shifts that usually include the same unpaid break, save that pattern in a shift template. A regular opening shift, recurring client visit, or weekend block can begin with its usual break already included. Edit it freely on the days lunch runs short, long, or does not happen at all.

The saved pattern handles the familiar part; the shift still records the day you actually had.