Business Example 4 - Guarantees Plus Rule

This example covers the business needs where employees in DC are guaranteed four hours of pay. The guarantee is to be paid out at the minimum wage

Configuration

Rule parameters:

Parameter Value
*Time Codes WRK, TRN
Hour Types REG
Type of Eligible Detail Both option selected
*Guarantee Period Day option selected
*Use Guaranteed Minutes from Constant Duration option selected with 240 specified in the field
Use effective minutes when calculating eligible minutes Unchecked
Consider independent occurrences Unchecked
*Premium Time Code Assign time code option selected with GUAR selected from the lookup
Premium Hour Type Assign hour type option selected with REG selected from the lookup
Premium Rate Minimum wage option selected with District of Columbia selected from the lookup

Additional configuration:

Ensure your state minimum wages have been updated to reflect the latest values (Maintenance > Payroll Settings > State Minimum Wages).

Results

The example below shows how the premium is paid out at the specified minimum wage rate instead of the worked rate:

Before running:

Date Start End Duration Time Code Hour Type Rate
MON 0800 1000 120 WRK REG $10.00

After running:

Date Start End Duration Time Code Hour Type Rate
MON 0800 1200 120 WRK REG $10.00
0000 0000 120 GUAR REG $9.50