Shift Premium Zone Rule

The Shift Premium Zone Rule automatically pays premiums to employees as extra compensation for working under certain circumstances. The rule relies on the configuration of shift premium zones, which determine when and how the premium is paid.

Technical Details

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Overview

The Shift Premium Zone Rule is used to pay premiums to employees, according to the configuration of a shift premium zone. A shift premium zone is a range of time, during which eligible employees earn premiums for eligible work.

Premiums can be paid based on a variety of factors, such as the employee’s schedule, the hours the employee works, or if the employee worked unscheduled time. Premiums can be limited to employees working specific jobs or projects, or to employees who work a minimum amount of time.

The main aspects of premiums, controlled by shift premium zones, are:

  • Which employees are eligible to earn the premium?
  • What work earns employees the premium?
  • How is the premium amount calculated?
  • What is the maximum employees can earn in a premium?

Which employees are eligible?

You define which employees are eligible to earn the premium by applying the rule to their calculation group. Only the employees in the calculation groups to which the rule is applied are eligible to earn the zone’s premium.

The list of eligible employees, drawn from the calculation groups, can be further refined based on:

What work earns a premium?

The initial factor that determines whether an employee's work earns a premium is when the work occurred. The worked time must occur during the time range defined by the shift premium zone's start and end time. These times define the range of time during which eligible work is paid a premium.

Work details are records in the application with a start and end time, associated time codes, hour types, labor metrics, and other information, which describe what an employee was doing for a period of time. If a work detail occurs during the shift premium zone, the work detail potentially earns the employee a premium, but the work detail must pass the zone's conditions. If a work detail in the zone passes all the zone's conditions, the work detail is considered eligible work and earns the employee a premium.

You can define what work details are eligible to earn premiums based on:

In addition to eligible work, the rule can also be configured to pay premiums on work premiums (for example, when an employee receives premium time that must be included in the employee's calculated shift premium monies owed). For an example, see Business Example 6 - Shift Premium Zone.

How is the premium amount calculated?

The basic premium amount is calculated as the premium's rate multiplied by the duration of the premium. The zone's start and end times define the duration of the zone and set the boundaries during which premiums can be earned.

You configure how the premium duration is determined. The premium duration can be:

Also, you configure how the premium rate is calculated. The premium rate can be:

What is the maximum employees can earn?

The maximum amount employees can earn from a premium can be controlled by several parameters. The maximum amount is partially controlled by the duration of the shift premium zone. The larger the zone, the longer employees can perform eligible work, and the larger the premiums.

The rule can be configured to insert premiums of a constant duration. So this duration, multiplied by the premium's rate, defines how much employees can earn.

You can also limit how much employees can earn from premiums by:

Configuration

The Shift Premium Zone Rule's behavior is based on the values of the rule's parameters, the conditions assigned to the rule, and the parameters of the shift premium zones the rule implements.

The majority of the configuration involves the shift premium zone. Add shift premium zones through Maintenance > Schedule Settings > Shift Premium Zone.

Rule Parameters

Parameter Description Valid Values
Shift Premium Zone The names of the shift premium zones to which the rule applies. You can select one or multiple zones. If left blank, the rule applies all shift premium zones that are set up in the application. Either:
  • Any valid shift premium zone
  • Multiple, valid shift premium zones
  • Blank; the rule applies all shift premium zones that are set up in the application

Shift Premium Zone Parameters

Parameters marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

Fields marked with ++ are not displayed, by default, on versions of the application that were upgraded to the 5.0.5.0 release. See Upgrade information.

Parameter Description Valid Values
*Zone Name Specify the name of the shift premium zone. Any text
Zone Description Specify a brief description. Any text
*Zone Start Time Specify the start time of the shift premium zone. Only eligible work details on or after this time, and before the Zone End Time, earn a premium. Zones can span midnight, such as from 22:00 to 2:00 the following day. If the start time is greater than the end time, the application assumes the zone crosses midnight and the Zone End Time occurs on the next day. If you specify the same time for the Zone Start Time and Zone End Time parameters, the zone covers a 24-hour period, starting at the time specified and ending at the same time the next day. For an example, see Business Example 5 - Shift Premium Zone. A time value, in HH:mm format
*Zone End Time Specify the end time of the shift premium zone. Only eligible work details after the Zone Start Time and before this time earn a premium. A time value, in HH:mm format
Time Code Select the premium's time code. When employees earn premiums, the premium record is inserted on their timesheet with the specified time code.
Note: The time code is required unless the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly. If the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly, then the rule updates the affected work details directly instead of creating a premium record. With this configuration, if a time code is specified in this field, the time code value is updated in the work details to which the shift premium zone applies. If left blank, the time code value of the affected work details remains unchanged.
Any valid time code
Hour Type Select the premium's hour type. When employees earn premiums, the premium record is inserted on their timesheet with the specified hour type. The specified hour type's multiplier (the value of the Multiple field on the related configuration page) is also used with the Apply Hour Type Multiplier to the Rate parameter, if selected. If left blank, the rule uses the hour type of the work detail that earned the employee the premium. If multiple eligible work details have different hour types, the rule inserts one premium for each work detail with a different hour type.
Note: If the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly, then the rule updates the affected work details directly instead of creating a premium record. With this configuration, if an hour type is specified in this field, the hour type value is updated in the work details to which the shift premium zone applies. If left blank, the hour type value of the affected work details remains unchanged. When updating the affected work details directly, the Apply Hour Type Multiplier to the Rate parameter can also be used.
 Any valid hour type
*Labor Metrics Method++ Select what the premium's labor metrics are based on from the drop-down list. When employees earn premiums, they are charged against labor metrics, such as specific departments or jobs. The premium's labor metrics can be based on one of these options:
  • Default: Inserts the employee's default labor allocations with the premium. For an example, see Business Example 2 - Shift Premium Zone.
  • First: Inserts the same labor metrics as the first eligible work detail in the zone with the premium. For an example, see Business Example 4 - Shift Premium Zone.
  • Last: Inserts the same labor metrics as the last eligible work detail in the zone with the premium.
  • Preserve Labor Metrics: Inserts matching labor metrics with each eligible work detail in the zone. With this option selected, multiple premiums may be inserted on the timesheet so that each work detail that earns a premium in the zone has a corresponding premium record with matching labor metrics. For an example, see Business Example 1 - Shift Premium Zone.
    • If all work details in the zone have the same labor metrics, only one premium record is inserted with matching labor metrics.
    • If the Insert Lump Sum of Minutes parameter has a value, the rule does not preserve labor metrics and instead uses the employee's default labor allocations.
  • Update Details Directly: Updates the existing work details affected by the shift premium zone instead of creating a premium record. When using this option, the rate value of the work details to which the shift premium zone applies is updated based on the configuration of the shift premium zone. In addition, if any of labor metric fields (time code, hour type, job, department, project, docket, and quantity) are specified in the shift premium zone, the affected work details are updated with the specified values.

    For examples, see Business Example 7 - Shift Premium Zone and Business Example 8 - Shift Premium Zone.

When Update Details Directly is selected, then the Apply Hour Type Multiplier to Hours, Insert Lump Sum of Minutes, and Populate Premium Time Fields parameters are ignored.

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Job++ Select which job the premium is charged against. This selection overrides any job labor metric that is inserted using the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter. If left blank, the premium's job labor metric is determined by the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter.

If the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly, then the rule updates the affected work details directly instead of creating a premium record. With this configuration, if a job is specified in this field, the job value is updated in the work details to which the shift premium zone applies. If left blank, the job value of the affected work details remains unchanged.

 Any valid job
Department++ Select which department the premium is charged against. This parameter overrides any department labor metric that is inserted using the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter. If left blank, the premium's department labor metric is determined by the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter.

If the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly, then the rule updates the affected work details directly instead of creating a premium record. With this configuration, if a department is specified in this field, the department value is updated in the work details to which the shift premium zone applies. If left blank, the department value of the affected work details remains unchanged.

 Any valid department
Project++ Select which project the premium is charged against. This parameter overrides any project labor metric that is inserted using the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter. If left blank, the premium's project labor metric is determined by the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter.

If the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly, then the rule updates the affected work details directly instead of creating a premium record. With this configuration, if a project is specified in this field, the project value is updated in the work details to which the shift premium zone applies. If left blank, the project value of the affected work details remains unchanged.

 Any valid project
Docket++ Select which docket the premium is charged against. This parameter overrides any docket labor metric that is inserted using the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter. If left blank, the premium's docket labor metric is determined by the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter.

If the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly, then the rule updates the affected work details directly instead of creating a premium record. With this configuration, if a docket is specified in this field, the docket value is updated in the work details to which the shift premium zone applies. If left blank, the docket value of the affected work details remains unchanged.

 Any valid docket.
Quantity++ Specify the premium's quantity value that the premium is charged against. This value overrides any quantity labor metric that is inserted using the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter. If left blank, the premium's quantity labor metric is determined by the Premium Labor Metrics Method parameter.

If the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly, then the rule updates the affected work details directly instead of creating a premium record. With this configuration, if a quantity is specified in this field, the quantity value is updated in the work details to which the shift premium zone applies. If left blank, the quantity value of the affected work details remains unchanged.

 Any valid quantity
Populate Premium Time Fields++ Select to populate the Start Time and End Time fields on the Daily Timesheet and the Work Details pop-up with the premium's start and end time. When selected, the premium is coupled to the worked time that earns the premium. If the eligible work is from 20:00 to 22:00, the resulting 2-hour premium is also from 20:00 to 22:00. If the parameter is not selected, or if the Insert Lump Sum of Minutes parameter is used, the premium's start and end times are not displayed.

This parameter is not applicable when the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly.

 Selected or cleared
*Rate Specify the rate at which the premium is paid. When the Rate is a Percentage? parameter is selected, this number is a percentage of the employee's base rate or worked rate (as indicated in the Rate to Use parameter).

Otherwise, this number is a dollar amount, representing an hourly rate.

If the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly, then the rule updates the affected work details directly instead of creating a premium record. With this configuration, the calculated rate is used to update the rate value of the work details to which the shift premium zone applies.

 Any integer. You can specify up to 2 decimal places. 20.55 represents 20.55% or $20.55 an hour.
Rate is a Percentage? When selected, the value in the Rate parameter represents a percentage of the employee's base rate or the worked rate (as indicated in the Rate to Use parameter). When cleared, the Rate value is a dollar amount. Selected or cleared
*Rate to Use Select whether the premium is calculated as a percentage of the employee's base rate or the worked rate:
  • Base Rate: The premium is calculated as a percentage of the employee's base rate. This is the default.

    For example, assume the employee's base rate is $12.50 and the Rate value is 10. If the employee clocks 8 hours of eligible work, then the rule inserts a single premium of 8 hours in duration at a rate of $1.25 ($12.50 x 10%).

  • Worked Rate: The premium is calculated as a percentage of the rate applied to the work detail(s).
    For example, assume the employee's base rate is $12.50 and the Rate value is 10. If the employee clocks 4 hours of eligible work at $15.00 and 4 hours of eligible work at $11.00, then the rule inserts two premiums:
    • A premium of 4 hours in duration at a rate of $1.50 ($15.00 x 10%)
    • A premium of 4 hours in duration at a rate of $1.10 ($11.00 x 10%)

    In the case of multiple premiums, the sum total of the premiums are compared to the Premium Maximum Minutes per Day and Premium Maximum Dollars per Day values, if present.

This parameter is only used when the Rate is a Percentage? parameter is selected.

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Apply Hour Type Multiplier to the Rate++ Select to multiply the rate by the premium's hour type multiplier. If the premium's hour type has a multiplier of 0, the rule inserts premiums with a rate of 0.

If the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly, then the rule updates the affected work details directly instead of creating a premium record. With this configuration, if this option is selected, then the hour type multiplier is applied to the rate value that is updated in the work details to which the shift premium zone applies.

 Selected or cleared
Apply Hour Type Multiplier To Hours Select to multiply the premium's duration by the hour type multipliers of the work details that earned the premium. For an example, see Business Example 5 - Shift Premium Zone. This parameter is ignored if the Insert Lump Sum of Minutes parameter has a value. If this parameter is selected but the Hour Type parameter is blank, the rule uses the hour type multiplier of the premium's time code.

This parameter is not applicable when the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly.

 Selected or cleared
Insert Lump Sum of Minutes Leave this parameter blank to configure the rule to calculate the duration of the premium to be proportionate to the duration of eligible work details in the zone. Specify the duration, in minutes, of the premium that employees earn if they report any eligible work during the shift premium zone. Regardless of the amount of eligible time employees work during the zone, the premium duration is the specified value. If you specify a value, the rule ignores the Apply Hour Type Multiplier to Hours? and Premium Maximum Minutes per Day parameters. Also, the rule uses the employee's default labor allocations.

This parameter is not applicable when the Labor Metrics Method parameter is set to Update Details Directly.

 Blank or any integer, representing minutes
Premium Maximum Minutes per Day Specify the maximum number of premium minutes an employee can earn per day for eligible work in the zone. The maximum duration only takes into account premiums earned from this shift premium zone. Any positive integer, representing minutes
Premium Maximum Dollars per Day Specify the maximum dollar amount employees can earn in premiums, per day, for eligible work in the zone. The maximum dollar amount only takes into account premiums earned from this shift premium zone. Any positive integer, representing dollars
Eligible Time Codes Select the time codes that define eligible work. Time without the selected time codes does not earn employees a premium, even if the time falls within the zone. If left blank, all time codes are considered eligible work. Any valid time code
Eligible Hour Types Select the hour types that define eligible work. Time without the selected hour types does not earn employees a premium, even if the time falls within the zone. If left blank, all hour types are considered eligible work. Any valid hour type
Eligible Shift Patterns Select the eligible shift patterns. Employees not working the selected shift patterns do not earn premiums, even if they work during the zone. If left blank, employees can be assigned to any shift pattern and be eligible. Any valid shift pattern
Day Type Select on which days employees can earn premiums:
  • ALL DAYS: Employees can earn a premium on any day.
  • WORK DAY: Employees can earn a premium on any work day, which is considered any day on which the employee is scheduled. The rule takes into account any shift, shift pattern, or schedule detail overrides.
  • FIRST DAY OFF: Employees can only earn premiums on days off that occur one day after the last work day.
  • SECOND DAY OFF: Employees can only earn premiums on days off that occur two days after the last work day.
  • THIRD DAY OFF: Employees can only earn premiums on days off that occur three days after the last work day.
  • FOURTH DAY OFF: Employees can only earn premiums on days off that occur four days after the last work day.
  • SATURDAY: Employees can only earn premiums on Saturdays. The rule considers all time allocated to the Saturday work summary date on the timesheet.
  • SATURDAY CALENDAR DAY: Employees can only earn premiums on Saturdays. The rule only considers work detail time on the Saturday calendar day.

    For example, an employee records clocks from 21:00 on Friday to 04:00 on Saturday. In this case, only the four hours recorded on Saturday are eligible for a premium, regardless of the work summary date that the time worked falls on.

  • SUNDAY: Employees can only earn premiums on Sundays. The rule considers all time allocated to the Sunday work summary date on the timesheet.
  • SUNDAY CALENDAR DAY: Employees can only earn premiums on Sundays. The rule only considers work detail time on the Sunday calendar day.
  • WEEKDAYS: Employees can only earn premiums on weekdays. The rule considers all time allocated to the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday work summary dates on the timesheet.
  • WEEKDAY CALENDAR DAY: Employees can only earn premiums on weekdays. The rule only considers work detail time on the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday calendar days.

    For example, an employee records clocks from 21:00 on Sunday to 04:00 on Monday. In this case, only the four hours recorded on Monday are eligible for the premium, regardless of the work summary date that the time worked falls on.

  • WEEKEND DAY: Employees can only earn premiums on weekends. The rule considers all time allocated to the Saturday and Sunday work summary dates on the timesheet.
  • WEEKEND CALENDAR DAY: Employees can only earn premiums on weekends. The rule only considers work detail time on the Saturday and Sunday calendar days.

    For example, an employee records clocks from 21:00 on Saturday to 04:00 on Sunday. In this case, all 7 hours are eligible for the premium as the details fall on the Saturday and Sunday calendar days.

  • HOLIDAY CALENDAR DAY: Employees can only earn premiums on days with holiday overrides on their timesheets. The rule only considers work detail time on the actual holiday.

    For example, an employee records clocks from 21:00 on December 25 to 04:00 on December 26. If a holiday override has been applied to the employee's timesheet on December 25 (but not December 26), then only the three hours recorded on December 25 are eligible for the premium.

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Eligible Shifts Select the eligible shifts. Employees not working the selected shifts do not earn premiums, even if they work during the zone. If left blank, employees can be assigned to any shift and be eligible. The value of the Base Shift Eligibility on parameter impacts what the rule considers as the employee's shift. Any valid shift
Eligible Jobs++ Select the jobs that define eligible work. Time worked for other jobs does not earn employees a premium, even if the time falls within the zone. If left blank, work in any job is considered eligible work. Any valid job
Eligible Departments++ Select the departments that define eligible work. Time worked for other departments does not earn employees a premium, even if the time falls within the zone. If left blank, work in any department is considered eligible work. Any valid department
Eligible Projects++ Select the projects that define eligible work. Time worked for other projects does not earn employees a premium, even if the time falls within the zone. If left blank, work in any project is considered eligible work. Any valid project
Eligible Dockets++ Select the dockets that define eligible work. Time worked for other dockets does not earn employees a premium, even if the time falls within the zone. If left blank, work in any docket is considered eligible work. Any valid docket
Quantity is Greater Than or Equal To++ Specify the quantity value that defines eligible work. A work detail is eligible if the related quantity is greater than or equal to the specified value. If left blank, eligible work can have any quantity value. If this parameter has any value, work details with a quantity of -1000 are not considered eligible as this value is the application default for a null value. A numeric value.
Quantity is Less Than or Equal To++ Specify the quantity value that defines eligible work. A work detail is eligible if the related quantity is less than or equal to the specified value. If left blank, eligible work can have any quantity value. If this parameter has any value, work details with a quantity of -1000 are not considered eligible, as this value is the application default for a null value. A numeric value
*Type of Time Eligible for Premium Select whether scheduled worked time, unscheduled worked time, or both, is used to determine eligible worked time. Select one of these options:
  • Scheduled: Employees earn premiums for eligible work that coincides with their scheduled time. Work that is otherwise eligible does not earn the employee a premium if the work occurs when the employee is not scheduled.
  • Unscheduled: Employees earn premiums for eligible work that occurs when they are not scheduled. Work that is otherwise eligible does not earn the employee a premium if the work occurs when the employee is scheduled.
  • Both: Employees earn premiums for eligible work, regardless of the employee's schedule.
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*Base Shift Eligibility on Select the schedule the rule examines when determining shift eligibility. The rule can be configured to only pay premiums to employees who work specific shifts, or shifts that start or end before or after specified times. This shift eligibility can be based on an employee's:
  • Default Shift: Only the employee's default shift, defined in the employee's shift pattern, is considered.
  • Actual Shift: The employee's actual shift takes into account any shift, shift pattern, or schedule detail overrides. If there are no overrides for the day, the default shift is used. For an example, see Business Example 2 - Shift Premium Zone.
  • Work Summary Shift: The rule takes into account shift groups and clock on times. If the application has been configured to use shift groups, the employee's shift becomes the shift in their shift group that has the closest start time to when the employee clocked on for the day. Also, if the employee has multiple shifts, the rule considers the employee's shift as the start time of their first shift and the end time of their last shift. For an example, see Business Example 4 - Shift Premium Zone.
  • Actual Schedule: The rule examines the employee's scheduled start and end times, instead of their scheduled shift. If multiple shifts exist on a single work summary day, the actual schedule is the scheduled start time of the earliest shift to the end time of the latest shift.
This parameter controls the shift is used with the Eligible Shifts, Shift Must Start On or After, Shift Must Start On or Before, Shift Must End On or After, and Shift Must End On or Before parameters. 		One of the drop-down list selections
Shift Must Start On or After Specify the scheduled time that employee shifts must start on or after, for the employee to be eligible to earn a premium. A time value, in HH:mm format
Shift Must Start On or Before Specify the scheduled time that employee shifts must start on or before, for the employee to be eligible to earn a premium. A time value, in HH:mm format
Shift Must End On or After Specify the scheduled time that employee shifts must end on or after, for the employee to be eligible to earn a premium. A time value, in HH:mm format
Shift Must End On or Before Specify the scheduled time that employee shifts must end on or before, for the employee to be eligible to earn a premium. A time value, in HH:mm format
Scheduled Range Start++ Specify the time employees must be scheduled to be eligible to earn a premium. Employees who are not scheduled at the specified time are not eligible to earn a premium, even if they work eligible time during the zone. If you specify a time in the Schedule Range End parameter, the rule checks a time range between the start and end times. As long as employees are scheduled during part (or all) of the range, they are eligible to earn a premium. The schedule range can span midnight. If the start time is greater than the end time, the application assumes the range crosses midnight and the Schedule Range End occurs on the next day. A time value, in HH:mm format
Scheduled Range End++ Specify the end of the time range during which employees must be scheduled to be eligible to earn a premium. A time value, in HH:mm format
Minimum Number of Minutes Worked Specify the minimum number of minutes of eligible time an employee must work within the zone to be eligible to earn a premium. Eligible time is defined by the zone's eligibility parameters. A positive integer, representing minutes
Must Start Work On or After Time++ Specify the time employees must start work on or after, to be eligible to earn a premium.

By default, the date from the work detail start time is used when comparing the specified time against the work detail start time. To use a different date, configure the Date for Start Time parameter.

 A time value, in HH:mm format
Must Start Work On or Before Time Specify the time employees must start work on or before, to be eligible to earn a premium.

By default, the date from the work detail start time is used when comparing the specified time against the work detail start time. To use a different date, configure the Date for Start Time parameter.

 A time value, in HH:mm format
Must End Work On or After Time Specify the time employees must end work on or after, to be eligible to earn a premium.

By default, the date from the work detail end time is used when comparing the specified time against the work detail end time. To use a different date (for example, to accommodate overnight shifts), configure the Date for End Time parameter.

 A time value, in HH:mm format
Must End Work On or Before Time++ Specify the time employees must end work on or before, to be eligible to earn a premium.

By default, the date from the work detail end time is used when comparing the specified time against the work detail end time. To use a different date, configure the Date for End Time parameter.

 A time value, in HH:mm format
Must Work Minutes Defines the minimum amount of eligible time an employee must work, as either a number of minutes or a percentage, to be eligible to earn a premium. Eligible time is defined by the zone's eligibility parameters. The parameter accepts these values:
  • A number of minutes employees must work during their scheduled time. Specify the number of minutes, followed by S. For example, specify 120S to require employees to work 120 eligible minutes during their scheduled time. For an example, see Business Example 3 - Shift Premium Zone.
  • A percentage of scheduled time employees must work. Specify the number, followed by %S. For example, specify 45%S to require employees work 45% of their scheduled time. For an example, see Business Example 1 - Shift Premium Zone.
  • A number of minutes employees must perform eligible work during a specified time range. Specify the number of minutes, followed by T. For example, specify 120T to require employees to work 120 eligible minutes during the time range specified with the Must Work Minutes Start and Must Work Minutes End parameters. For an example, see Business Example 2 - Shift Premium Zone.
  • A percentage of the employee's work day that employees must work during a specified time range. Specify the number, followed by %T. For example, specify 45%T to require that the eligible time employees work during the specified time range is greater than or equal to 45% of their entire work day. For an example, see Business Example 4 - Shift Premium Zone.
A positive integer, ending with either S, %S, T, or %T
Must Work Minutes Start Specify the start of the time range that is used with the Must Work Minutes parameter. A time value, in HH:mm format
Must Work Minutes End Specify the end of the time range that is used with the Must Work Minutes parameter. A time value, in HH:mm format
*Type of Eligible Detail Specify whether the rule considers eligible work details or work premiums, or both:
  • Work: Only eligible work details are considered by the rule. With this option, premiums can only be paid on work details. This is the default.
  • Premium: Only eligible work premiums are considered by the rule. With this option, premiums can only be paid on work premiums.
  • Both: All eligible work details and work premiums are considered by the rule. With this option, premiums can be paid on both work details and work premiums.

If an eligible premium does not have start and end times, then all of the premium time is considered. If an eligible premium has start and end times, then only the portion of the premium that falls within the defined zone start and end times is considered.

For an example, see Business Example 6 - Shift Premium Zone.

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Date for Start Time Select the date that is used for the time specified in the "Must Start Work On or After Time" and "Must Start Work On or Before Time" parameters:
  • Start Date: The date from the work detail start time is used. This is the default.
  • End Date: The date from the work detail end time is used.
  • Charge Date: The charge date is used.
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Date for End Time Select the date that is used for the time specified in the "Must End Work On or After Time" and "Must End Work On or Before Time" parameters:
  • Start Date: The date from the work detail start time is used.
    Note: When using the "Must End Work On or After Time" parameter, choose this option if the shift can end after midnight. See Business Example 9 - Shift Premium Zone.
  • End Date: The date from the work detail end time is used. This is the default.
  • Charge Date: The charge date is used.
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