Overview
The Automatic Corrections for Manual Breaks feature automatically adjusts break and work times on employees’ timesheets based on your company’s predefined break rules.
When and why to use it
- Ensure that timesheets comply with legal break requirements.
- Save time by avoiding manual review and correction of break records.
- Improve accuracy and consistency across all timesheets.
How to Use
Follow these steps to activate and manage automatic break corrections:
- Go to Time Tracking in your Factorial sidebar.
- Open the Settings tab and navigate to Break Rules.
- Review your company’s break policies and required minimum break durations.
- Enable manual breaks
- Under Automatic Corrections, choose one of the following options:
- Alert employees — Employees receive a notification to correct their breaks if they don’t meet the requirements.
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Apply automatic corrections — The system automatically adjusts the timesheet to ensure compliance and correct calculation of extra time
Manual breaks must be enabled.
- Save your changes.
Monitor the changes in the Timesheets view to ensure the rules are being applied as expected.
FAQ
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Can I apply automatic corrections retroactively?
Currently, corrections apply only to newly recorded or edited timesheets. For past entries, adjustments must be made manually. -
Will employees be notified of automatic changes?
Yes. Employees will receive an alert whenever a correction is applied to their timesheet. -
Is this feature available in all countries?
At the moment, it’s available only for companies operating in Germany. Expansion to other markets will be evaluated later.