In this article, you’ll learn how to create an overtime policy. Overtime policies allow organization owners to add a multiplier to team member pay rates when they exceed their weekly work hours.
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Creating an overtime policy
To create a new policy, follow these steps:
Step 1
Navigate to Settings & Policies > Features.
Step 2
Next, click on the Overtime tab, then Add policy.
Step 3
Add the policy name, threshold, multiplier, and team members, then hit Save.
Overtime policy status
On the Status column of each policy, you will find the below statuses:
- Pending – this means that the policy has not started and there is no active time tracked.
- Active – this means that the policy is operational and time is tracked within the policy.
- Archived (on the archive page) – this means that the policy has been deactivated.
Overtime notifications
Once team members exceed the set threshold and go into overtime, managers and users will be notified via email:
User email notification
Manager email notification
Where is overtime visible?
Timesheet approvals
Navigate to Timesheets > Approvals:
Amounts owed report
Navigate to Reports > Amounts owed:
Time and activity report
Navigate to Reports >Time and activity report:
Weekly report
Navigate to Reports> Weekly report:
reports weekly
Payments
Navigate to Financials > Send payments > Approved timesheets
