Business example 9: Shift Premium Zone Rule
This example covers these business needs:
- Employees earn premium pay for every hour of eligible work between 15:00 and 23:00 (evening premium).
- Employees must be working on or after 18:01 to qualify for the premium.
Configuration
Condition: Always True
Rule parameters:
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Shift Premium Zone | EVENING |
Shift Premium Zone parameters:
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| *Zone Name | EVENING |
| Zone Description | 15:00 - 23:00 |
| *Zone Start Time | 3:00p |
| *Zone End Time | 11:00p |
| Time Code | EP |
| Hour Type | PREM |
| *Labor Metrics Method | Preserve Labor Metrics option selected |
| *Rate | 0.00 |
| Premium Maximum Minutes per Day | 1000 |
| Premium Maximum Dollars per Day | 1000.00 |
| Eligible Time Codes | WRK, WRK-HOL |
| Eligible Hour Types | |
| *Type of Time Eligible for Premium | Both option selected |
| *Base Shift Eligibility on | Actual Shift option selected |
| Must End Work on or After Time | 6:01p |
| *Type of Eligible Detail | Work option selected |
| Date for End Time |
Results
9a - Employee does not earn a premium
In this example, the employee worked a 5 hour shift from 13:00 to 18:00:
| Work Date | Start Time | End Time | Hours | Time Code | Hour Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | 13:00 | 18:00 | 5 | WRK | REG |
Although the employee worked three hours within the shift premium zone, the employee does not receive a premium because the work ended at 18:00.
9b - Employee earns a premium
In this example, the employee worked an 8 hour shift from 13:00 to 21:00:
| Work Date | Start Time | End Time | Hours | Time Code | Hour Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | 13:00 | 21:00 | 8 | WRK | REG |
Since the work ended after 18:00, the employee is awarded a 6 hour premium for the hours worked between 15:00 and 21:00:
| Start Time | End Time | Hours | Time Code | Hour Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | 21:00 | 8 | WRK | REG |
| 15:00 | 21:00 | 6 | EP | PREM |
9c - Employee does not earn a premium for overnight shift
In this example, the employee worked an 12 hour shift from 13:00 to 01:00:
| Work Date | Start Time | End Time | Hours | Time Code | Hour Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | 13:00 | 00:00 | 11 | WRK | REG |
| November 23 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 1 | WRK | REG |
By default, the date from the work detail end time (November 23) is used when comparing the Must End Work On or After Time (18:01) against the work detail end time (01:00). Since the work detail end time (November 23 01:00) is before the Must End Work On or After Time (November 23 18:01), the employee does not qualify for the premium even though the employee worked after 18:00 on November 22.
To address the overnight scenario, configure the Date for End Time parameter to Start Date. With this configuration, the date from the work detail start time (November 22) is used instead. Since the work detail end time (November 23 01:00) is now after the Must End Work On or After Time (November 22 18:01), the employee would qualify for an 8 hour premium for the hours worked between 15:00 and 23:00.