Schedule Change Rules and Qualifiers Library

Dayforce Implementation Guide

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R2025.2.1
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2025-11-14T19:56:07.958885
Schedule Change Rules and Qualifiers Library

After you configure a policy’s basic details, you must create the policy’s rules and qualifiers. The topics in this library describe the schedule change rules and qualifiers that you can configure in Schedule Setup > Schedule Change Policy:

Schedule change rules and qualifiers
Setting Description
Late Schedule Posting Rule Assigns premiums to employees when their schedule isn’t posted within a defined time range.
Shift Lockdown Period Rule Specifies the time ranges when you can’t modify shifts.
Shift Time Change Meal/Break Rule Determines the time range for which modifications to meals or breaks in posted schedules trigger a penalty.
Shift Time Change Rule Determines the time range for which modifications to posted schedules trigger a penalty.
Standby Shift Rule Determines whether calling an employee in for a standby shift constitutes a penalty.
Days Since Hire Date Qualifier Restricts the Shift Lockdown Period Rule to run only if a certain number of days have passed since an employee’s most recent hire date.