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Chapter 2 | Setting Your Time Clock Preferences
Before accurate reports can be generated and employee punch details are calculated correctly, you must set your time clock rules
and preferences.
Setting Your Pay Preferences
You can access your Pay Preferences in one of two ways:
Click
Set up Your Pay Period
in the Alert/Task list
Select
Preferences
from the Settings menu.
Follow the instructions below to set your Pay Preferences.
Select the applicable option from the
Pay Period Type
drop-down
1.
menu:
Weekly
- Employees are paid once per week
Bi-Weekly
- Employees are paid every two weeks
Semi-Monthly
- Employees are paid twice per month
Monthly
- Employees are paid once per month
If you select the semi-monthly pay period, two additional date fields
2.
display that must be completed.
Type the first day of the month that your pay period begins in the
Start Semi-Monthly on
field.
Type the second day of the month that your pay period begins in the
and on
field.
Click in the
Last Pay Start
field to open the calendar and select the date that your previous pay period started.
3.
Tip:
Use the
<<
and
>>
arrows to select the year. Use the
<
and
>
arrows to select the month.
Click in
the
This Pay Start
field to open the calendar and select the date that your current pay period started.
4.
Click in the
Next Pay Start
field to open the calendar and select the date that your next pay period will start.
5.
Type the time of day that your workday begins in the
Day Start
field. You only need to modify this setting if your
6.
company has a 24-hour work schedule and needs to accommodate overnight shifts; it is recommended that this setting
remain at 12:00am.
Select the day of the week that your work week begins from the
Week Start
drop-down menu. The company's weekly
7.
overtime calculations are based on this setting.
Setting Your Overtime Preferences
Your Overtime Preference settings are on the Pay
tab under Payroll
Preferences. The Universal Time Clock comes standard with two levels of daily
and weekly overtime and consecutive day overtime.
Overtime (OT1) is calculated at time-and-a-half (1.5) the rate of pay, and
double overtime (OT2) is calculated at two times the rate of pay (2.0).
Follow the instructions below to set your Overtime Preferences.
