Creating a work schedule for an employment contract

  1. Select Payroll Administrator > Contract Pay > Setup > Employment Contracts.
  2. Select an employment contract record and then click Create Work Schedule.
  3. Specify this information:
    Eligibility Group
    Specify an eligibility group. The eligibility group is used to identify which employees use this work schedule in their contract pay assignments. HR Payroll uses the first work schedule that the employee qualifies for.
    Begin
    Specify a date for the work schedule to begin.
    End
    Specify a date for the work schedule to end. The begin and end dates create a date range that determines the days that are considered paid days.
  4. In the Details tab, specify this information:
    Payment Schedule
    Select a payment schedule to use for the work schedule.
    First Pay Cycle Start Date
    Specify a start date for the first pay cycle.
    Standard Hours Per Day
    Specify the standard hours of work per day for employees. If the Unit Type field is set to Hours or Days, this field is required.
    Unit Type
    Select a unit type.
    Option Description
    Hours The annual units displayed are the product of the total paid days multiplied by the standard hours per day. The value displayed in the Annual Units field is in hours.
    Days The annual units displayed are the product of the total paid days multiplied by the standard hours per day. The value displayed in the Annual Units field is in days.
    Zero Annual Units Used to track volunteer work. No payments are calculated.
    Paid Day Indicators
    Select the days that are considered paid days. If you save the work schedule with no paid day indicators selected, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are selected automatically.
  5. Click Save.