Minimum Hours Per Schedule Rule

The Min Hours Per Schedule rule determines whether an employee has met the minimum number of hours that he or she is guaranteed to work per schedule. This rule counts the sum of the hours, even if they are spread across multiple shifts.

Notes

Shift length is calculated for the Min Hours Per Schedule rule as follows and compared to appropriate specified min value:

If SO_APPLY_SHIFT_WITH_NO_WORK_ACT_TO_WORK_HOURS registry parameter is set to True and a shift does not have any working activities, then shift length is calculated as follows:

  • Shift length = Total shift time – Any non-working activities (regardless if paid/unpaid)

    If SO_APPLY_SHIFT_WITH_NO_WORK_ACT_TO_WORK_HOURS registry parameter is set to False, shift length is calculated as follows:

  • If default labor is paid:

    Shift length = Shift detail length - (Unpaid breaks + Non-working activities)

  • If default labor is unpaid:

    Shift length = Total working activity length – Unpaid non-working activity + Paid non-working activity

The system shows a violation if the employee has been scheduled for less than his or her minimum number of hours.

The Schedule Validation begins counting the hours of the shifts that start on the initial day of the schedule week, and continues counting all hours through the schedule. This includes counting all scheduled hours from shifts that start on the last day of the schedule, even if they continue into the first day of the next schedule. For example, 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM.

If this rule is set with a Min Hours Per Schedule value of 40 hours and a 7-day schedule period starting Sunday, it defines a schedule week from Sunday 12:00 AM to Saturday 11:59 PM. Using the specified week, the following examples demonstrate the Schedule Validation report results.