Clocking and Break Rules

Clocking rules allow operators to control how employee clock-ins, clock-outs, breaks, and rounding behaviour work within Nory.

These settings help you:

Ensure employees clock in and out at the correct times
Apply break rules to schedules and payroll calculations
Control how clock times are rounded
Maintain accurate labour cost reporting

How to navigate to Clocking Rules

Follow these steps to open your clocking and break rule settings.

Step 1: Open Settings

Select the Settings icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.

Step 2: Open Business Settings

Select Labour under Business Settings.

Step 3: Open Clocking Rules

Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the pencil icon next to Clocking Rules.

This will open the area where you can configure:

Break time rules
Clock rounding rules
Clock-in and clock-out restrictions

Early Clock-Ins and Late Clock-Outs Prevention

The Early Clock-Ins and Late Clock-Outs Prevention setting allows operators to control when employees can clock in and clock out in relation to their scheduled shifts.

You can define:

How early employees can clock in before a shift starts
How late employees can clock out after a shift ends

This helps ensure that worked hours remain aligned with scheduled shifts and reduces unauthorised overtime.

How early can employees clock in?

Employees can only clock in within the allowed time window before their scheduled shift.

Example:

If clock-ins are allowed 10 minutes before a shift:

Clock in at 08:50 for a 09:00 shift. This is allowed.
Clock in at 08:40. This is not allowed.

If an employee attempts to clock in earlier than the allowed time, the system will prevent the clock-in.

How late can employees clock out?

Employees must clock out within the allowed time window after their shift ends.

Example:

If clock-outs are allowed 15 minutes after a shift:

Clock out at 17:10 for a 17:00 shift. This is allowed.
Clock out at 17:20. This is not allowed.

If an employee attempts to clock out after the allowed window, the system will prevent the clock-out.

What happens if an employee misses the clock-out window?

If the allowed clock-out window has passed, employees will no longer be able to clock themselves out.

In this situation, a manager must clock the employee out manually by updating the employee’s timesheet or shift record.

Important information

This setting:

Controls clock-ins and clock-outs for scheduled shifts
Does not prevent employees from starting an unscheduled shift
Helps improve schedule adherence and payroll accuracy

Break Time Rules

Use Nory to ensure that your schedules reflect the amount of time employees spend on breaks during a shift.

Whether the break is paid or unpaid, this setting allows you to accurately reflect labour costs in your schedules.

Step 1: Choose a break payment type

Select whether you want to make all recorded breaks paid or unpaid.

Step 2: Create custom break rules (optional)

If your break rules vary, select Create custom rules.

Step 3: Complete the break rule fields

Enter the required details to match how break rules operate in your business.

Tip: You can add up to two break rules and choose whether to pay for all, some, or none of the break time.

Step 4: Save your changes

Select Save changes at the top of the screen to apply your break rules.

Clock Rounding Rules

Clock rounding rules allow you to round employee clock-in and clock-out times to specific intervals.

This can help align clock times with scheduled shifts and simplify payroll processing.

Step 1: Create a custom rounding rule

Under Custom Rules, select whether the rule should apply to:

Clock-in times
Clock-out times

Step 2: Choose when the rule applies

Select whether the rule should apply to:

Early clock-ins
Late clock-ins

Step 3: Set the rounding window

Enter the number of minutes the rule should apply to.

Example:

If you set a rule for 30 minutes early, any employee clocking in up to 30 minutes before their shift will have their clock-in time rounded to the scheduled start time.