Dayforce can estimate how much the schedule would cost if every scheduled employee worked the times that they're assigned. The Cost panel in Centralized Schedules shows an estimate based on applying your organization’s payroll rules to the schedule. For example, when you review your schedule's cost information and your staffing requirements, you can adjust your schedule to avoid paying overtime on specific days.
Before You Begin: The typical pay rates for the job assignments that you can schedule are already configured in Dayforce. For more information, contact your system administrator.
If you schedule an employee 45 hours in a week and the employee earns overtime for any time worked beyond 40 hours, the estimated cost considers the five hours of overtime that the employee would be paid for working their shifts. Additionally, depending on your configuration, Dayforce might consider the amount of time scheduled for unfilled shifts. If you schedule 20 hours of unfilled shifts for a job assignment that typically earns $10 an hour, it adds $200 to your schedule's estimated cost.
| Tab | Description |
|---|---|
| Weekly |
A breakdown of the scheduled hours and cost, as compared to the plan for the week. This tab contains two filters that you can use to filter cost estimates:
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| Details | A breakdown of the amount of paid, unpaid, overtime, premium, or benefit hours employees earn on each day of the week for working their schedule. |
| Irregular | A breakdown of any irregular schedule costs, such as overtime or premiums. |
| Daily | A detailed view of the pay an employee earns for a day when you select a cell containing a shift. |
| Basic | An overview of the estimated costs of the week’s scheduled shifts (in hours and dollars) without running the rule engine. |