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Pay rule calculation type - Spread of Hours

Chris Knight
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This article discusses the Spread of Hours pay rule calculations as part of Deputy's Pay Rate Builder.

Before you begin, please read about adding and editing pay rule calculations

 

Description

The Spread of Hours pay rule will trigger when the total time between the start of the first shift and the end of the last shift for the day is greater than a specified threshold.

It should be applied only on the last shift for the day.

IMPORTANT: Deputy requires the business recalculation setting to be turned on for this calculation type to work correctly. Please read Recalculating approved timesheets.

 

Example use case

A loading can be configured to pay when an employee has been at the worksite for more than 10 hours, regardless of breaks or splits in the shift.

 

Supported rule types

This rule is only available as a shift loading. This means that it will be paid as an additional payment on top of other calculated hours such as ordinary time and overtime.

 

Outputs

Loading:

  • Unit - 1 x unit of Spread of Hours pay
  • Hourly - pay for all time beyond the threshold

 

Configurable parameters (standard)

These are the standard fields you can configure in the Spread of Hours pay rule calculation

Name Defines the name of the pay rule
Rule Threshold

Defines the time after the start of the first shift in the day until when the premium will be paid.
Pay rate

Can be configured as a multiple of the employee’s base rate or as a flat rate:

  • When configured as a multiplier, this pay rate will pay in hours at the employee’s base rate multiplied by the input value.

  • When configured as a flat rate, the user can choose if they would like Hourly or Unit Values:

    • An Hourly value will pay each calculated hour at the set value

    • A unit value will pay each unit at the set value (not available for base pay rules)
Export code Defines if this pay rule should be exported to payroll. If yes, they can also define a code for the rule.
Days of the week this calculation applies

Defines which days of the week this rule applies to.

For example, if Saturday and Sunday are selected, only parts of the timesheet overlapping Saturday and Sunday are calculated with this rule.
Time of the day this calculation applies

Defines which part of the day this rule is applicable to.

By default this is all day. However, it can be used to define a portion of a day (eg. a defined night shift, such as 6pm-6am). If this is done, only those parts of the timesheet overlapping this are calculated.
Public holiday

Select whether this pay rule applies:

  • Always applies (ie. applies whether the day is marked as a public holiday or not)
  • Applies only on days marked as public holiday
  • Does not apply on public holidays (ie. only applies on days not marked as public holidays)

 

Configurable parameters (advanced):

These are the advanced fields you can configure in the Spread of Hours  pay rule calculation

Apply pay rule to unscheduled shifts

Defines how the pay rule interacts with scheduled and unscheduled shifts:

  • If set to unscheduled, this rule will only trigger for unscheduled shifts.
  • If set to scheduled, this rule will only trigger on scheduled shifts.
  • If set to both, it will trigger on all shifts provided other conditions are met.
Pay portion rule

Generally, an hourly rate will be assigned according to the exact hours that are matched, however, it is possible to enforce an hourly rate for a full shift even if it only matches a minor or major portion of that shift.

Deputy recommends using the Exact Hours option in most cases.
Rate type

Categorises the pay rule as Overtime, Ordinary, Penalty or Non-Payable time.

These are used to define time worked for other calculation types (for example, Periodic Overtime counts Ordinary and some penalty hours towards it).
Rate tag

A custom value that can be applied to the timesheets.

Deputy recommends only using this if advised by your implementation consultant.
Areas

Will only apply this rule to areas selected in the drop down.

By default, all areas are selected.
Clock in and out requirements

For this rule to apply, the team member must clock in and clock out within the defined periods.

By default this is midnight to midnight (ie. any time is allowed.)
Custom Timesheet Fields

With this, the rule will only apply if particular values are selected in the custom timesheet field questions.

Note that only List and Boolean questions are available.

Read more at Creating custom timesheet fields for shift questions.
Custom Shift Fields:

This rule will only apply if particular values are selected in the custom shift fields in the schedule.

Note that only List and Boolean questions are available.

Read more at: Creating custom shift fields

Custom Employee Fields

(Enterprise Accounts Only)

This rule will only apply if particular values are selected in the employee’s custom fields (for example, job position).

Note that only List and Boolean fields are available. Read more about setting up employee fields.

This is an Enterprise plan only feature.

 

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