Setting Up Labor Rules and Parameters

Adding Labor Rules

1. Go to Settings > System Parameters > Labor Cost > Work Hour Rules

   • First Weekday: This should correspond to the start of their fiscal week and will align all reporting

   • Default Period: Override from Daily to Weekly to calculate hours properly

   • Work Hours for Orange Alert: This controls the warnings based upon the number of hours worked

     • ⚡Best practice is to set to 32

   • Work Hours for Red Alert: This controls the warnings based upon the number of hours worked

     • ⚡Best practice is to set to 40

       

2. Go to Settings > System Parameters > Regional Settings > Owner Dashboard

   • Two shifts are required to be set up “Morning” and “Afternoon” aka Shift One and Shift Two

   • There can be up to 5 unique shifts that run throughout the day each with a customizable name and time frame.

   • The time that is defined is the start of the shift. All times must be in 24-hour clock

   • Each additional shift beyond “Morning | Shift One” and “Afternoon | Shift Two” will need to be enabled.

     

Additional Labor Parameters

1. Login only clocked-in Users: Allows clocked in users to Log In (Excluding managers which is governed by an additional parameter)

2. Print Clock In/Out Bon: Allows hourly team members to print the clock in/out slip

3. Enable Clock In/Out: Allows hourly team members to clock in and out

Adding Overtime Rules

1. Go to Staff > Over Time > Select the “+”

   

2. Enter in the below information and select “Save”

   • Rate Description: Overtime

   • From (number of hours): Enter in the number of hours that determines overtime as applicable to your local state laws

     • ex: 40

   • To (number of hours): Leave blank

   • Active Rate (%): Enter in the overtime rate that is applicable to your local state laws

     • ex: 150%