Configure the Piece Rate Rule

Dayforce Implementation Guide

Version
R2025.1.1
Configure the Piece Rate Rule

The Piece Rate Rule can be configured to pay employees a premium for rest and recovery periods associated with certain dockets.

For more information about configuring dockets, see Create Dockets. For more information about this pay rule, see Piece Rate Rule.

To configure the rule to pay a premium for rest and recovery periods:

  1. Go to Pay Setup > Pay Policy.
  2. Add an instance of the Piece Rate Rule to the appropriate pay policy.
  3. Define the settings as follows:
    • Pay category to assign: Select the pay category that is assigned to indicate piece rate work.
    • Piece rate: Define the rate that is used to calculate pay for eligible rest and recovery periods.
    • Piece rate to base rate mode: Select Increment to pay employees their base rate plus the hourly price rate.
    • Eligible dockets: Select the dockets that should be included in the piece rate calculations.
    • Reset original rates: Select the checkbox to use the rate assigned in this rule when performing calculations.
    • Pay codes ineligible: Select the pay code associated with meals to exclude it from the calculations.
    • Sum Up Hours From Entire Workday: Select the checkbox to ensure that all eligible workday hours are assigned to the docket for which the piece quantity is being calculated.
  4. Click Save.