Payroll Settings

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The payroll settings page is where you can define your global payroll rules. Here you can define when and how overtime is calculated, whether to round time, what the work week comprises, and automatic break application. For more information please see the following table.

Setting Description

Pay Daily Overtime If you pay daily overtime check this box.

Pay Daily Overtime After Enter the number of hours after which daily overtime should be paid here.

Pay Weekly Overtime If you pay weekly overtime check this box.

Pay Weekly Overtime After Enter the number of hours after which weekly overtime should be paid here.

Length of Work Week Enter the length of your work week here. This is used to calculate the equivalent hourly rate for salaried employees.

Overtime Calculation Select how you would like overtime calculated here. You can calculate on the basis of daily overtime only, weekly overtime only, or both.

Report Time Rounding Select an option here if you want to use rounding for reporting purposes. You can round to the nearest minute, 1/10th of an hour, 15 minutes, or 30 minutes. Without the Least Quantity box ticked Time Clock MTS uses normal rounding rules. So, if you have your rounding set to 30 minutes and someone clocks in before 8:45:00 AM their time will be rounded down to 8:30:00AM. If someone clock in on or after 8:45:00AM their time will be rounded up to 9:00:00AM.

Least Quantity Select this option if you have rounding enabled and you want to always round up clock-in times and round down clock-out times. This setting over-rides the normal rounding rules described above and always results in the minimum hours worked value for the given clock in/out times and the rounding value.

First Day of Week Select the first day of your work week here.

First Day of Fiscal Year Set the first day of the fiscal year here, this date is used for vacation/sick time accruals.

Automatically Apply Breaks If you want to apply breaks automatically to employee times check this box.

Apply Breaks After Select a number consecutive hours after which you wish to apply breaks here. If an employee works more than this time without a clock out then a break will automatically be applied.

Apply Breaks Of Select how long in minutes you want your automatically applied breaks to be here.

Paid Holidays Affect Overtime Check this box if you want employees who get paid holidays to have these holidays affect their overtime. Thus if a week has one 8 hour holiday then the weekly overtime limit will be reduced by 8 hours.

Sick/Vac Time Affect OT Check this box if you want sick or vacation time taken effect overtime calculations. If ticked an employee taking 8 hrs sick or vac time in a week will have their overtime limit in the week reduced by 8 hours.

Setting	Description
Pay Daily Overtime	If you pay daily overtime check this box.
Pay Daily Overtime After	Enter the number of hours after which daily overtime should be paid here.
Pay Weekly Overtime	If you pay weekly overtime check this box.
Pay Weekly Overtime After	Enter the number of hours after which weekly overtime should be paid here.
Length of Work Week	Enter the length of your work week here. This is used to calculate the equivalent hourly rate for salaried employees.
Overtime Calculation	Select how you would like overtime calculated here. You can calculate on the basis of daily overtime only, weekly overtime only, or both.
Report Time Rounding	Select an option here if you want to use rounding for reporting purposes. You can round to the nearest minute, 1/10th of an hour, 15 minutes, or 30 minutes. Without the Least Quantity box ticked Time Clock MTS uses normal rounding rules. So, if you have your rounding set to 30 minutes and someone clocks in before 8:45:00 AM their time will be rounded down to 8:30:00AM. If someone clock in on or after 8:45:00AM their time will be rounded up to 9:00:00AM.
Least Quantity	Select this option if you have rounding enabled and you want to always round up clock-in times and round down clock-out times. This setting over-rides the normal rounding rules described above and always results in the minimum hours worked value for the given clock in/out times and the rounding value.
First Day of Week	Select the first day of your work week here.
First Day of Fiscal Year	Set the first day of the fiscal year here, this date is used for vacation/sick time accruals.
Automatically Apply Breaks	If you want to apply breaks automatically to employee times check this box.
Apply Breaks After	Select a number consecutive hours after which you wish to apply breaks here. If an employee works more than this time without a clock out then a break will automatically be applied.
Apply Breaks Of	Select how long in minutes you want your automatically applied breaks to be here.
Paid Holidays Affect Overtime	Check this box if you want employees who get paid holidays to have these holidays affect their overtime. Thus if a week has one 8 hour holiday then the weekly overtime limit will be reduced by 8 hours.
Sick/Vac Time Affect OT	Check this box if you want sick or vacation time taken effect overtime calculations. If ticked an employee taking 8 hrs sick or vac time in a week will have their overtime limit in the week reduced by 8 hours.

Payroll Settings

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