The following procedure describes how to configure a pay policy. For specific information about each setting in the pay policy, see Pay Policy Settings.
To configure a pay policy:
- Go to Pay Setup > Pay Policy.
- Click Add.
- In the General panel, enter a name and, optionally, a description of the pay policy.
- Select which location this pay policy applies to.
- (Optional) In the Reference Code field, enter a cross-reference code. This code must be unique and must not contain special characters.
- Select any of the following checkboxes:
- To prevent time entry processing for the pay policy, select Skip Time Entries. Don’t select it for pay policies assigned to employees who clock in and out using Dayforce clocks.
- To split employees’ pay when it crosses two business days, select Split Pay at Day Start Time.
- To support 9/80 schedules, select Nine Eighty Split .
- To change the default behavior for which rate Dayforce pays employees, select the Respect Job Rate Worked checkbox, the Allow Lower Job Rate to Override Base Rate checkbox, or both.
- To spread salaried employees’ pay across each calendar week, select Spread Salary.
- To control how Dayforce calculates costing, select Use Schedule Data When Costing Future Dates Without Time Entries. When you select this checkbox, Dayforce calculates schedule and actual costs as follows:
- Only actual data is used (that is, time entry and pay summary data) when calculating the cost for days in the past.
- Actual data is used when calculating the cost for days in the future. If no available data is detected, Dayforce uses schedule data.
- Click Save.
Next, you must add pay policy rules. See Add Rules to Pay Policies.