This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to record time on a desktop computer or mobile device and attest to breaks and meal breaks in MyTime.
How to Record Time and Attest to Meal Breaks
- On the Home page, locate the Punch tile.
- To punch in, select Shift Start. A confirmation message appears.
- To begin meal break, select Meal Start.
- At the end of the meal break, select Meal End.
- (Optional) If you select Meal End before the end of your meal break, The following question appears:
“You are returning early from your meal break. Were you provided the opportunity to take a full, uninterrupted 30-minute meal break during which you were relieved of all duties but chose not to for solely personal reasons unrelated to work?”
Choose Yes, No, or Mistaken Punch then select Submit.
- To punch out, select Shift End on the Punch tile. This will begin a series of questions that confirm the accuracy of your timecard for the shift.
- If you took a lunch break, depending on your profile, one of the following questions appears:
“Did you start your first meal before the end of your 5th hour of work?”, or
“Did you start your first meal before the end of your 8th hour of work?”
Choose Yes or No. Select Next.
- If you worked more than 3.5 hours on shift, the following question appears:
“Today, were you given the opportunity to take all the rest breaks to which you were entitled in a timely manner consistent with University policy and California law (i.e., one 15-minute, uninterrupted, duty-free rest period for every 4 hours worked or major fraction thereof)?”
Choose Yes or No. Select Submit.
- You will receive the following prompt:
“You have now had a chance to review your time records for today. Do your records accurately and truthfully reflect all the time that you performed any work for the university today?”
Below it will show your punches for the day.
Select Yes or No. Select Submit.
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If you did not take a meal break during your shift or took your meal break after the specified hour established for your user profile (either the 5th or the 8th hour), you will receive the following question:
“Your time record for today shows you did NOT start your meal before the end of your 5th/8th hour of work. Were you provided the opportunity to begin an off-duty, uninterrupted 30-minute meal break before the end of your 5th/8th hour of work but chose not to for solely personal reasons unrelated to work?
Choose Yes or No. Select Submit.
- If you did not take a meal break during your shift, you will be prompted to answer if the missed meal was voluntary or due to operational needs. You will be asked one of the following questions, depending on your meal waiver status and the number of hours you worked:
- If you worked more than 5 hours but less than 10 hours and did not punch out and back in for a meal break, the Attestation question is: “You have worked 5-10 hours and missed the 1st meal. Was it voluntarily missed or were you required to work due to operational needs?”
- If you worked more than 10 hours and did not punch out and back in for the 1st meal break, the Attestation question is: “You have worked over 10 hours and missed the 1st meal. Was it voluntarily missed or were you required to work due to operational needs?”
- If you do not have a meal waiver on file, worked more than 10 hours, and did not punch out and back in for a 2nd meal break, the Attestation question is: “You have worked over 10 hours and missed the 2nd meal. Was it voluntarily missed or were you required to work due to operational needs?”
- A confirmation screen will appear stating that your attestation of your time has been recorded. Press OK to exit and continue.
