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How to Edit Shift Time and Breaks

Managers can correct an existing shift from a team member’s timesheet. Changes saved by a Manager update the shift and its calculated hours immediately. Team members follow a similar editing flow, but their changes are sent to a Manager as a time correction request instead of changing the shift directly.

Step 1: Open the team member’s timesheet

Open Timesheets, then select the team member whose shift needs to be corrected.

Timesheets

Isabel Turner
EST PAY
$0.00
REG
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OT
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DT
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PTO
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Step 2: Open the shift

Choose the date range that contains the shift, then tap the shift entry to open its details. Review the current clock-in time, clock-out time, paid hours, and breaks before making a change.

Isabel Turner UNPAID
DATE TIME REG OT DT UNITS
Thu 10/30
12:00 PM8:00 PM
8h
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Fri 10/31
Sat 11/1
Sun 11/2
Mon 11/3
Tue 11/4
Wed 11/5

Step 3: Edit the shift date or times

Tap Edit from the shift details screen. On Edit Shift, change the date, clock-in time, or clock-out time as needed. ShiftFlow supports overnight shifts, so an end time earlier than the start time can continue into the next day.

Edit Shift

Date
Flat Rate Pay
Tip
Bonus
Mileage

Step 4: Add a break

In the Breaks section, tap + Add. The choices shown here follow the business’s Break Settings:

  • With Flexible or Auto Deduct settings, choose Paid or Unpaid and add a name if needed.
  • With Predefined settings, choose one of the break types configured for the business.

Edit Shift

Date
Flat Rate Pay
Tip
Bonus
Mileage

A paid break remains part of the team member’s paid hours. An unpaid break is deducted from paid hours. Select the option that matches the business’s break policy and the break the team member actually took.

Edit Shift

Date
Flat Rate Pay
Tip
Bonus
Mileage

Add Break

Step 5: Set the break times

After adding the break, set its Start and End times. Both times should fall within the shift, and breaks cannot overlap each other.

Edit Shift

Date
Lunch Unpaid
Flat Rate Pay
Tip
Bonus
Mileage

Step 6: Update or remove an existing break

To correct a break, tap its Start or End value and choose the right time. To remove a break that did not happen, tap the remove icon beside it.

Edit Shift

Date
Lunch Unpaid
Flat Rate Pay
Tip
Bonus
Mileage

Step 7: Save and verify the totals

Tap Save. If a job entry or break falls outside the updated shift, ShiftFlow asks whether to adjust the conflicting entries or expand the shift. Review the result, then return to the timesheet and confirm the paid and unpaid hours before payroll is exported.

Edit Shift

Date
Lunch Unpaid
Flat Rate Pay
Tip
Bonus
Mileage

Team member corrections

Team members do not directly change completed shift records. Their saved edits become a time correction request that a Manager can approve or reject. See How to Request a Time Correction for that workflow.

If the correct paid, unpaid, or predefined break option is missing, update the business policy first. See How to Set Account Break Policy.