Automatic pauses allow Begin to deduct break time from working hours automatically, without employees needing to manually register each break. This is useful for companies with fixed break policies. This feature is available to Admins.
How to configure automatic pauses
Go to Settings → Pause.
Configure the pause rules:
Pause duration — how long the break is (e.g., 30 minutes)
After which working hour will the pause be deducted? — how many hours the employee must work before the pause is deducted (e.g., after 6 hours)
Multiple pauses — choose whether a single pause or multiple pauses can be deducted per shift. When enabled, an additional pause is deducted each time the threshold is reached again.
Pause reset — set when the pause threshold resets, relevant for shifts that span multiple threshold periods
Click Save changes.
How it works in practice
When an employee's working hours for the day exceed the configured threshold, Begin automatically deducts the pause duration from their total hours. The deducted pause appears on the timesheet.
If multiple pauses is enabled and the employee works long enough to exceed the threshold again, an additional pause is deducted.
Manual vs automatic pauses
Manual pauses — employees press the Pause button in the app or on a terminal. The actual break duration is recorded.
Automatic pauses — a fixed duration is deducted automatically based on rules. No action needed from employees.
Your company can use one or both approaches.
Per-employee overrides
Pause settings can also be overridden at the individual employee level. If an employee has specific pause rules configured, those take priority over the company-wide defaults.