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Overtime Rules

The Hour Timesheet Overtime Rules page allows the system admin to establish a business rule to set a threshold on the timesheet so that employees are forced to charge time to an “overtime” pay type once certain criteria is met (defined by the rule). Once configured; the employees will be notified upon timesheet entry that hours must be moved to a pay type associated with overtime. These hours will be identified in RED on the timesheet to the employee Track Overtime | California Over Time

Creating Overtime Rules

1. Login to Hour Timesheet as Admin or Accountant 2. Navigate to Settings/Overtime Rules tab 3. Click Create New Overtime Rule 4. Enter Rule Name (description of rule) 5. Identify Pay Type(s) included in OT – these pay types should be the pay types associated with core hours (Regular, Hourly, etc.). This setting allows for multiple pay types to be identified. 6. Select check box with Rule Option. This setting allows the user to select a “Daily” or “Weekly” overtime Click Ok. 7. Identify Pay Types from drop down box that contain the overtime pay type that must be used once a user has exceeded the daily and/or weekly overtime rule.

Assigning OT Rules

1. Click the rule from the drop-down box 2. Move the Employees from the “Available” box to the “Selected” box – these can be selected one at a time or be filtered by group. 3. Click Assign

This feature allows the system admin to establish a business rule to set a threshold on the timesheet so that employees are forced to charge time to an “overtime” pay type once certain criteria is met (defined by the rule). Once configured; the employees will be notified upon timesheet entry that hours must be moved to a pay type associated with overtime. These hours will be identified in RED on the timesheet to the employee.

Hour Timesheet Product Screenshot of Timesheet OT Rules

Create Overtime Business Rules

1. Login to Hour Timesheet as Admin or Accountant

2. Navigate to Settings/Overtime Rules tab

3. Click Create New Overtime Rule

4. Enter Rule Name (description of rule)

5. Identify Pay Type(s) included in OT – these pay types should be the pay types associated with core hours (Regular, Hourly, etc.).

6. Select check box with Rule Option. This setting allows the user to select a “Daily” or “Weekly” overtime Click Ok.

7. Identify Pay Types from drop down box that contain the overtime pay type that must be used once a user has exceeded the daily and/or weekly overtime rule.

setup ot rules

Assign Overtime Rules

1. Click the rule from the drop-down box

2. Move the Employees from the “Available” box to the “Selected” box – these can be selected one at a time or be filtered by group.

3. Click Assign