LFSO schedule costing examples

These examples demonstrate how differences can occur between the schedule cost displayed and the actual cost. These differences can be caused by the configuration or by changes between the planned schedule and the executed schedule. The examples list the schedule cost that would be displayed in the Current Cost field in the LFSO Schedule screen and the actual cost, which can be viewed in the Supervisor Approval Worksheet.

These details are configured for all the examples:

  • The employee is scheduled to shifts on Monday and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
  • The employee is paid for the full eight hours of each shift.
  • The employee has a base rate of $20 an hour.
  • The hourly average rate for the employee's job is $15.
  • The employee's calculation group has a Shift Premium Zone rule that pays time and a half (an extra 50%) on Sundays.

Example: Schedule cost estimated by hourly rate

In this example, SO_PAY_RULE_BASED_SCHED_COST_CALC is set to false. Costs are calculated based on hourly rates without adjustments from pay rules.

Current cost Actual cost
Monday shift 120 160
Sunday shift 120 240
Total cost 240 400

Example: Schedule cost based on pay rules

In this example, SO_PAY_RULE_BASED_SCHED_COST_CALC is set to true. The Time and Attendance costing service is used and pay rule adjustments are included.

Current cost Actual cost
Monday shift 160 160
Sunday shift 240 240
Total cost 400 400

Example: Actual schedule cost affected by employee clock punch

In this example, the employee is asked to work an extra hour on Monday and clocks out at 6:00 PM. SO_PAY_RULE_BASED_SCHED_COST_CALC is set to true.

Current cost Actual cost
Monday shift 160 180
Sunday shift 240 240
Total cost 400 420

Example: Actual schedule cost affected by schedule detail edit

In this example, the Timesheet is used to edit the Monday shift to extend to 6:00 PM. SO_PAY_RULE_BASED_SCHED_COST_CALC is set to true.

Current cost Actual cost
Monday shift 180 180
Sunday shift 240 240
Total cost 420 420