Overtime and off-day rules
Turn on overtime with a minimum, approval and a rate for each band, and choose what happens when staff work on a weekly off or a holiday.
On this page
Overtime
- Go to Attendance → Rule sets and select Edit on a rule set.
- Under Overtime, turn on Apply this rule.
- Turn on Overtime needs approval if a manager must approve it before it is paid.
- Set the Minimum overtime (minutes). Shorter extra time is not counted.
- Set the rates: Rate after shift, Rate on weekly off and Rate on holiday. A rate of 2 pays double the normal hourly rate.
- Select Save.
X has three fixed overtime bands, After shift, Weekly off and Holiday, each with its own rate.
Work on off days
Under Work on off days, choose what working on a Work on a weekly off and on a Work on a holiday earns:
| Choice | Result |
|---|---|
| Nothing extra | No extra pay |
| Pay an extra day | One more paid day, or half a day for half a day's work |
| Pay overtime | The hours are paid as overtime at the band's rate |
| Give comp off | A comp off day the person can take later |
For comp off, also set Comp off expires after (days). See Comp off for work on off days.
Approving overtime
Overtime that needs approval appears on the Attendance page. See Record and approve overtime.
Related articles
Record and approve overtime
Add overtime hours to a day by hand, approve or reject overtime waiting for a decision, and see how overtime bands and rates reach the payslip.
Comp off for work on off days
Give staff a compensatory day off when they work a weekly off or a holiday, set when it expires, and let them take it as leave.
Set up an attendance rule set
Decide how attendance is marked, whether a punch-out is needed, when unmarked days become absent, the location check, and who the rules apply to.
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