Configure the Labor Log (Center Admins)
You must have the Configure Labor Log Settings permission to configure labor log activities.
Before You Begin
- If you do not already have roles created for your staff, create them now. If your sponsor manages user permissions and rules for your site, your sponsor may need to set these roles up for you.
- Review the default activities and determine if you will keep them, edit them, or remove them. The following activities have been provided as defaults:
- Food Preparation
- Meal Service Pre/Setup
- Meal Supervision
- Meal Service Cleanup
- Kitchen Cleanup
- Enrollment Processing
- Data Entry/Recordkeeping
- Budget Management
Enter Labor Details for Users
Enter your staff's normal working hours and hourly wages in their User profile.
You must have View/Modify Center Staff permissions and View/Manage Labor Detail permissions to update this information.
- From the menu to the left, click Administration and select User Permissions.
- Click the pencil icon next to the user to edit.
- In the Labor Details section, complete the following:
- Normal Start Time
- Normal End Time
- Hourly Wage ($)

- Click Save.
Configure Activities
Once you have roles set up, create activities to which you can assign roles.
- From the menu to the left, click Administration and select User Permissions.
- Click the Labor Log Configuration tab.
- To add new activities:
- Click Add New Activity. A pop-up opens.
- Enter the Activity Name.
- Choose an Activity Type. You can choose from the following:
- CACFP Labor: These are tasks directly related to meal service activities, such as meal preparation, kitchen clean-up, meal service itself, and so on.
- Administrative Labor: These are non-reimbursable tasks you may need to complete for CACFP tasks, such as claims processing and enrollment management.
- If you chose CACFP Labor, select the meal(s) for which this task is completed. Note that staff will have to select a specific meal served from the options you choose here.
- Click the Assign Roles drop-down menu and select the role(s) to which to assign this activity. You may select as many roles as needed.

- To edit existing activities:
- Click the pencil icon next to an activity to edit it.
- Make changes to the fields, as needed.
- Click Update Activity.
- To delete activities:
- Click the pencil icon next to an activity.
- Click Delete Activity.
- At the Are you sure prompt,. click Delete.
Note: You may only delete activities that have not already been used in an employee's labor log. This is to ensure that historical records are maintained accurately.