Work limits

Setting limits on how many hours employees work is an important factor for meeting contractual obligation, managing overtime, and overall employee happiness.

Work limits can be managed in different ways depending upon the requirements, which include managing contractual hours by minute, day, or shift across fixed periods or rolling windows.

Weekend work can be limited to a specific duration (minutes) or weekends per period (for instance, per month) or during a rolling window. Consecutive weekends can also be limited to ensure employees don’t work too many weekends in a row.

When scheduled hours differ from the logged hours this is managed with logged minutes.

When unpaid breaks fall within a shift, they can be defined on the shift and will not count towards the time worked.

The following guides provide examples and explain how to manage work limits for employees' hours:

Minutes worked per period
Minutes worked in a rolling window
Minutes logged per period
Days worked per period
Days worked in a rolling window
Consecutive days worked
Shifts worked per period
Shifts worked in a rolling window
Weekend minutes worked per period
Weekends worked per period
Weekends worked in a rolling window
Consecutive weekends worked