Glossary

The language of shift work, in plain terms.

The scheduling and time-tracking terms operators run into most, defined without jargon and linked to the part of Formclock that handles each one.

When one employee clocks in or out on behalf of a coworker who is late or absent, so the timesheet shows hours nobody actually worked.

Any practice where an employee is paid for time they did not actually work, from buddy punching to long unlogged breaks to rounded-up hours.

The number of hours worked in a defined period, usually a week, beyond which each additional hour must be paid at a premium rate.

A single workday divided into two or more separate work periods with a long unpaid gap between them, common in restaurants, cafes and hospitality.

Laws, also called fair workweek laws, that require employers to give advance notice of schedules and to pay a premium for last-minute changes.

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