Most timeclocks have 4 buttons: Start or End for both a Rest or Meal break. The benefit is that the timeclock can impose additional rules on users (e.g., a meal break can't be ended before the required length of time).

Chronically only has 2 buttons: Start or End a break; our smart algorithm does the categorization. With less user entry, there's less possibility for errors, less need for adjustments, and therefore less need to impose additional rules on users!

For example, if employee starts a rest break but meant to select a meal break, if this is not manually adjusted, then later it could be argued that they were not properly "given" a meal break.

Chronically's algorithm classifies breaks such that firstly, all required unpaid meal breaks are met (higher legal risk) & secondly, paid breaks are paid out to fullest extent possible.

For example, if employee took 2 rest breaks when 1 was earned, the first one being 5 minutes and the second one being 10 minutes, the second one gets paid out rather than the first one.

This will require a little bit of training (so that employees don't clock out early of a meal break), but not more than the basic training inherently required (people still have to push the buttons!). To make this easier, we provide guidelines on when a break should be ended to count as a meal break on the employee's active shift.

We think this trade-off overall leads to lower risk & fewer errors and adjustments. Let the computer do the work!

Real life doesn't always follow a schedule! Chronically always uses real-time clock-in/out data

Scheduled shift	Actual clock-in/clock out	Risk	Chronically solution
8 hour shift + 30 min unpaid meal break	Due to rush of customers, only 25 min break taken	Under-payment This break is too short; employee likely goes into overtime	On shift - Notify & alert employee & manager to prevent missed break or going into overtime (can prevent clock-out until break is taken) Reporting - Highlight missed break & calculate paid time including overtime
4 hour shift + 10 min paid rest break	Employee runs 35 minutes late, works rest of shift & takes break as scheduled	Over-payment With less than 3.5 hours of work, no paid break is earned	Reporting - Calculate paid time excluding unearned break