Feature
Break Policies
Pause enforcement automatically during scheduled breaks — no manual toggling.
Quick Summary
Break Policies pause enforcement automatically for a worker's scheduled break and resume it automatically when the break ends, so a worker's own time is never treated as governed work time.
Business Problem
Workers are entitled to real personal time during scheduled breaks, but a policy that enforces around the clock doesn't distinguish between paid working time and a worker's own break.
Feature Overview
Break Policies pause enforcement automatically for a worker's scheduled break window and resume it automatically when the break ends, so governance respects personal time without needing anyone to manually switch it off and back on.
Business Benefits
Real personal time during breaks
Workers get unrestricted internet access during their own scheduled time, without contacting IT.
No manual toggling twice a shift
Enforcement pauses and resumes automatically, without a supervisor or worker having to intervene.
Configured centrally, applied consistently
Break schedules are configured centrally and apply consistently across the group.
How It Works
Enforcement pauses automatically
Enforcement pauses automatically for the scheduled break window.
Enforcement resumes automatically
Enforcement resumes automatically when the break ends.
Centrally configured
Break schedules are configured centrally in the admin portal and apply consistently across the group.
Deployment
Set alongside shift policy
Break windows are configured as part of the same shift and policy setup, not a separate system.
No device-side configuration
Nothing to configure on the worker's device — breaks are recognized centrally.
Applies automatically
Once configured, break pauses apply to every device already governed by Cyber Pulse.
At a Glance
Privacy
Like every Cyber Pulse capability, Break Policies runs inside the same privacy architecture: no message content, call logs, GPS location, photos, files, or keystrokes are ever collected — only domain-level enforcement metadata.
FAQ
What are Break Policies?
Break Policies automatically pause internet-usage enforcement during a worker's scheduled break and resume it automatically when the break ends.
Why use Break Policies?
Because workers are entitled to real personal time during breaks, and manually toggling enforcement on and off is unreliable.
Who benefits from Break Policies?
Workers, who get genuine unrestricted access during their own time, and administrators, who don't have to manage it manually.
How is this different from just leaving enforcement on all shift?
Leaving enforcement on through breaks treats a worker's own time as work time. Break Policies distinguish the two automatically.
When should Break Policies be used?
Any time a workforce has scheduled breaks within a shift — which is nearly always.
Key Takeaways
- Enforcement pauses and resumes automatically around scheduled breaks.
- No manual toggling required from a supervisor or the worker.
- Break schedules are configured centrally and apply consistently across the group.
- Works alongside Shift Policies as part of the same setup.
Related Features
Policy Engine
The unified governance framework that applies Site, Shift, Break, and Department policies automatically, across the entire organization.
Learn more →Shift Policies
Enforce different rules automatically based on each worker's assigned shift.
Learn more →Site Policies
Apply different internet governance policies by site — branch, warehouse, plant, office, or store — without tracking employee location.
Learn more →Related Resources
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