Add Rules to Pay Policies

This topic describes how to add a rule to a pay policy. For information about each pay rule’s settings, see Pay Rules.

To add a rule to a pay policy:

1. Go to Pay Setup > Pay Policy.
2. Select the relevant pay policy. A slide-out panel opens.
3. In the Rules Configuration tab, click the add icon () and then click Rule:
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4. Enter a name and, optionally, a description for the rule.
5. Enter the effective dates for the rule.
6. Note: This date isn't inclusive, meaning Dayforce doesn't apply the rule on the selected date and that the last date it could potentially run is the date before its effective end date.
6. Select the Active for schedule cost checkbox to consider the rule when estimating a schedule's cost in Schedules. By selecting or clearing the checkbox, you can control which pay rules in the pay policy contribute to the schedule costing calculations and which should be omitted to improve performance.
7. Note: Pay rules with the Active checkbox selected are still applied to employee time and attendance records when Dayforce calculates pay, even if the Active for schedule cost checkbox is cleared.
7. In the Type drop-down list, select the rule you want to add.
8. Configure the rule's settings. The rule settings are specific to each rule.
9. Click Save.

In the same pay policy, you can also copy and paste an existing rule so that you can reuse its settings and update only the settings that apply to your new rule. Make sure you update the Effective From and Effective To dates in the copied rule.