You can use this qualifier to restrict a rule to run only on holidays. For example, if employees earn higher overtime rates on holidays, you can configure a daily overtime rule and associate it with the Holiday Qualifier so that it runs only on holidays. You can control which specific holidays the qualifier looks for by selecting appropriate holiday groups, which each contain a list of holidays and their dates. Holidays and holiday groups are configured in Pay Setup. See Pay Holidays.
Optionally, you can also configure the qualifier to restrict rules to run only on a holiday and if the employee worked a specific number of days within a specified previous period. For example, you can configure the qualifier to restrict rules to run on holidays, but only if employees have worked five days out of the last 14.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Pay Holiday Group |
The pay holiday groups that contain the holidays on which you want the associated rule to run. For example, if you select a holiday group that contains Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Thanksgiving, Good Friday, Columbus Day, and Independence Day, the rule would only run on those dates. |
| Pay holidays eligible | The holidays on which the rule should run. The qualifier restricts the rule to run only on the specified holidays. Leave blank and the qualifier runs for all holidays in the holiday group. |
| Pay holidays ineligible | The holidays on which the rule shouldn’t run. The qualifier restricts the rule to run on the holidays within the holiday group, except for on the selected holidays. |
| Pay holiday types eligible | The holiday types on which the rule should run. The qualifier restricts the rule to run only on the specified holiday types. |
| Pay holiday types ineligible |
The holiday types on which the rule shouldn’t run. The qualifier restricts the rule so that it doesn’t run on the specified holiday types. |
| Check for holiday on next work day | Checks if a holiday occurs on the next day and, if one does, the associated rule is executed. This functionality is meant for scenarios where employees should be paid for holidays that occur on the next day. |
| Number of days worked | To restrict the associated rule to run only on holidays if employees also worked a minimum number of days in a given period, enter an appropriate number of days in this field. This restricts the associated rule to run only if the employee worked the number of days specified in the period. |
| Number of worked minutes in day | The minimum number of minutes an employee must work within one day for Dayforce to consider the employee as having worked the day. |
| Number of days to look back | The number of days prior to a holiday the qualifier examines when determining if the employee worked the Number of days worked value. |
| Pay codes eligible | The pay codes that mark eligible work. The qualifier considers time marked with one of the selected pay codes as work and counts it toward the Number of worked minutes in day threshold to determine if the employee worked the day. Leave blank and the qualifier doesn’t consider pay codes when determining eligible time. |
| Pay codes ineligible | The pay codes that mark ineligible time. The qualifier doesn’t consider time marked with one of the selected pay codes as work. Leave blank and the qualifier doesn’t consider pay codes when determining ineligible time. |
| Pay categories eligible | The pay categories that mark eligible work. The qualifier considers time marked with one of the selected pay categories as work and counts it toward the Number of worked minutes in day threshold to determine if the employee worked the day. Leave blank and the qualifier doesn’t consider pay categories when determining eligible time. |
| Pay categories ineligible | The pay categories that mark ineligible time. The qualifier doesn’t consider time marked with one of the selected pay categories as work. Leave blank and the qualifier doesn’t consider pay categories when determining ineligible time. |
| Include premiums as work | Consider premiums with an eligible pay code or pay category as work, and count their duration toward the Number of worked minutes in day threshold. |
| Include current day | Include the current day when determining if employees worked the Number of days worked threshold. Clear the checkbox and Dayforce begins searching for eligible days worked on the previous day, up to the threshold specified in Number of days to look back field. |
| Below number of days worked threshold | Reverse the Number of days worked threshold, so that the associated rule runs only if the employee worked fewer than the specified number of days. For example, with the checkbox selected, the qualifier’s associated rule runs only if an employee worked fewer than eight days in the previous 14. |
| Invert output | By default, this checkbox is cleared and employees qualify for the associated pay rule if they meet the requirements specified in the settings described above. When this checkbox is selected, the reverse is true, and only employees who don’t meet these requirements qualify for the rule. |