Put breaks inside the roster builder so coverage never suffers. Add meal and rest breaks to each shift, stagger them to maintain service levels, and publish with confidence knowing your Fair Work break rules and internal policies are respected.
Break rules and warnings built in
See headcount while planning to avoid downtime
Add/stagger breaks as you schedule
RosterElf makes it simple to plan, record, and stay compliant with break requirements — keeping payroll and Fair Work rules accurate every time.
Define unpaid and paid break lengths directly in your roster settings. You can customise break times by role, award, or site to meet Fair Work requirements.
When staff clock in and out for breaks using the Time Clock or mobile app, RosterElf automatically records the exact duration and applies your rules.
Break data flows directly into digital timesheets and payroll integrations — ensuring accurate hours, clean records, and zero manual edits.
Built-in break rules help you meet award requirements automatically, reducing the risk of underpayment or breaches.
Staff clock in and out of breaks through the Time Clock or mobile app, ensuring actual break durations — not estimates — are recorded.
Break data flows straight into timesheets and payroll integrations, so paid and unpaid breaks are always calculated correctly.
Managers can see who’s on break in real time, helping maintain coverage and accountability across the team.
No need for paper logs or manual adjustments — RosterElf handles recording and syncing automatically.
Consistent break tracking helps ensure every team member gets their required rest time, boosting morale and compliance.
Break planning is a rostering feature that allows managers to embed paid and unpaid meal and rest breaks directly into shifts — ensuring coverage, compliance, and simplicity. Instead of leaving break scheduling to chance or manual oversight, you build breaks into your roster structure so everyone knows when they should be off duty and operations stay seamless.
The goal of break planning is to remove gaps, avoid service disruptions, and make sure your team receives the correct breaks according to award rules or internal policies. By setting breaks during the roster build, you minimise risk of back-to-back shifts, overlapping breaks, or under-rested staff — all while keeping productivity high.
Modern systems like RosterElf let you define break rules by role, award or site — then roll them through the roster. Breaks are planned, staggered and visible to both managers and employees, so everyone knows when to step away and operations stay covered.
Because break planning connects directly to live rostering, time & attendance tracking and payroll, planned breaks sync automatically — actual break durations are captured, exceptions flagged and payroll calculations updated. This ensures accurate pay, compliant records and fewer manual edits.
In short, break planning transforms break scheduling from an after-thought into a built-in part of your roster. The result: smoother operations, stronger compliance and a fairer, more predictable work environment.
