---
title: "Understanding Breaks"
slug: "understanding-breaks"
tags: ["Breaks"]
updated: 2025-01-23T23:09:49Z
published: 2025-01-23T23:09:49Z
canonical: "support.maidcentral.com/understanding-breaks"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.maidcentral.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Understanding Breaks

## **Breaks are a great feature within MaidCentral's Clock System that allow Technicians to clock out while still on a job. This can be used to more accurately track a technicians time and build more confidence in how you are paying your technicians for time worked. Here is all the documentation needed to build and use Breaks:**

**Breaks are built at Company > Compliance**

- [How to Set Up and Use Breaks](/v1/docs/how-to-set-up-and-use-breaks-in-maidcentral)
- [Time To Complete](/v1/docs/maidcentral-technicians-time-to-complete)
- [Technicians and Breaks](/v1/docs/technician-breaks)
- [How to Start and Stop a Break](/v1/docs/understanding-breaks)
- [In Progress Break](/v1/docs/taking-a-break-during-an-in-progress-job)